W32.Rispif.A

Published in August 26th, 2008

Posted by admin in Adware, General Safety News, Malware, Worms

This is a new worm that attacks any version of Windows. The worm spreads itself by attaching to any type of fixed or removable hard drive, A-Z.
If you are infected, the worm will create the following files:
C:\lo.tmp
%SYSTEM%\wuauclt.exe
%SYSTEM%\dllcache\wuauclt.exe
%SYSTEM%\wsotdet.dll
%SYSTEM%\wssndet.dll
It will also drop autorun files on drives that it infects.
The worm also edits the Windows Registry so that [...]

Trojan.Downloader.Wimad.A

Published in August 21st, 2008

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This is a Trojan that hides itself as a common media file. When the user attempts to open the file, it then downloads malware from an external server. The malware installed on the system will then lead to further serious problems.
If a user attempts to open this trojan, Windows Media Player will open, but it [...]

Trojan.Swizzor.1

Published in August 13th, 2008

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Trojan.Swizzor.1 is a new threat that is being seen infecting computers recently. Trojan.Swizzor.1 is a downloader and in installed on your machine when you install other bundled software on your PC (3wPlayer etc), it then starts downloading other copies in your temp folder.
Trojan.Swizzor.1 is an annoying threat, some of the effects you will see on [...]

Facebook Hit By Malware

Published in August 11th, 2008

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The popular networking site Facebook is the target of a new attack that is spreading messages with malicious links. Boston-based IT security and control firm Sophos is warning users about the problem. Sophos said a Facebook user’s computer can be infected after they view a video that is infected with the bad code.
Hackers, impersonating members’ [...]

Trojan Scan and Trojan Removal

Published in August 7th, 2008

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Most of you have heard of the term trojan when it comes to computer viruses, but not many really know what these nasties are.
Trojans are a type of malware that appear to be legitimate, but instead perform some other type of malicious functions. That is how they came to be known as trojans, from the [...]

Twitter Hit

Published in August 6th, 2008

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Micro blogging site Twitter is the latest target of cyber criminals who are increasingly finding easy ground on social networks.
Users of the micro-blogging service are being offered up links to booby-trapped sites from a compromised profile.
The password stealing software, which is apparently coming from Brazil, is disguised as a fake version of Adobe Flash which [...]