Published in November 20th, 2008
W32.Redlofs is a low risk worm that is currently affecting all versions of the Windows operating system.
The worm spreads by copying itself to hard drives and removable drives. Once these drives are connected to another computer, the worm will then copy itself to those drives and spread further.
On infected computers, the worm will copy itself [...]
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Published in November 18th, 2008
An Orlando company has been ordered not to sell keylogger spyware by a district court. The company, Cyberspy Software, LLC, marketed a product called RemoteSpy keylogger spyware to customers, who in turn were enabled to secretly monitor unsuspecting users computers.
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint (PDF) against Florida-based CyberSpy Software on November 5, alleging [...]
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Published in November 17th, 2008
This is a new worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The worm spreads via network shares and mapped drives.
On infected computers, the worm will copy itself to a file called “sbsb.exe”. The worm will also create numerous registry entries and will attempt to download files from remote locations. The remote files [...]
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Published in November 13th, 2008
This is a trojan affecting Windows operating systems.
When a computer is infected, the trojan will add registry entries as well as adding a program “retadpu.exe” in the startup task list.
This trojan attempts to download more harmful malware onto infected systems. Once the additional malware is installed, the infected computer will experience huge problems.
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Published in November 11th, 2008
W32.Gaut is a new worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
The worm spreads via drives and instant messaging programs. It can spread to removable or fixed storage drives and if these are connected to other computers it will then attempt to spread to those drives.
The worm will add various registry keys and files [...]
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Published in November 10th, 2008
If you are looking for another great spyware removal tool to add to your toolkit, then this is one of the best out there.
Spyware Doctor (from PC Tools) has been around for years and this product has won numerous awards. It has gone through many revisions over time, but is now one of the most [...]
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Published in November 6th, 2008
W32.kernelbot.A is a worm currently affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows. This worm infects computers by exploiting the Microsoft RPC vulnerability.
If you haven’t been running Microsoft updates, then you should do so immediately. Microsoft has recently released some critical security updates that address many of these recent issues.
The worm is spreading through networks and via peer [...]
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Published in November 5th, 2008
The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) from Microsoft is a product that is definitely worth having in your arsenal against malware and spyware.
Microsoft have been improving this product over the years and it’s now a pretty decent malware removal tool. It is compatible with Windows VIsta, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Server 2003. It can [...]
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Published in November 4th, 2008
This is a Worm affecting Windows XP and Windows Server 2000/2003. The worm spreads by using an exploit in the Microsoft RPC. You should make sure all of your windows updates have been installed to help avoid worms such as this.
The W32.Wecorl worm will copy itself to a .dat file and will also create several [...]
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Published in October 30th, 2008
This is a relatively low threat trojan that is affecting all versions of Windows operating systems.
The trojan copies itself to the explorer.exe file. It will also create several registry keys and will start up every time explorer.exe starts.
As with all trojans, they have the ability to further install malware and allow for remote access to [...]
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