Published in October 28th, 2008
Adware.FakeAntivirus is web based adware that attempts to trick users into believing they have a virus or infected files on their computer.
The process starts by prompting the user to run a scan for for malware and spyware. If the user performs the scan, it then displays a (fake) large list of infected files. The scan [...]
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Published in August 26th, 2008
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 [...]
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Published in August 21st, 2008
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 [...]
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Published in August 7th, 2008
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 [...]
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Published in July 29th, 2008
The latest high risk adware currently infecting PCs is known as Adware.PlayMP3z.B
This form of adware is disguised as a codec for viewing media files, or for listening to audio files. As mentioned in an earlier post, beware of any media file that requires any type of download in order to play. Adware.PlayMP3z.B will prompt the [...]
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Published in June 17th, 2008
Evidence from the Metropolitan Police’s computer crime unit has helped to convict Robert Matthew Bentley for infecting a company’s network of computers in Europe with “adware” that cost thousands of pounds to detect and repair.
The hijacked PCs were used to attack other computers and install programs that plagued users with pop-up adverts. He was caught [...]
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Published in May 20th, 2008
According to Microsoft, some of you actually like having adware on your system. The company’s free Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) is currently installed on 450 million systems worldwide, and provides the Redmond giant with some interesting data.
But new statistics released by Microsoft would indicate that not all users are clamoring to uninstall adware programs, [...]
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Published in May 9th, 2008
Mozilla warned Wednesday that a malicious program inserted adware code into a Firefox plug-in that has been downloaded thousands of times over the past three months.
The add-on was a Vietnamese language pack, and though it has been removed from the official Mozilla add-on website, it was undetected until this week.
The Firefox 2 Vietnamese language pack [...]
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Published in March 12th, 2008
A Home Office official has made public the contents of an internal analysis fmor the Home Office dealing with the question of whether Phorm’s model for targeted advertising is legal under interception of communications legislation.
Trend Micro told The Register: “The nature of Phorm’s monitoring of all user web activity is certainly of some concern, and [...]
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Published in February 11th, 2008
Over the weekend, security vendor iDefense reported three specific exploits affecting a fully patched version of Adobe Acrobat and Reader 8.1 running on Windows. In each of the cases, the attacker would need to have the users open a specially crafted PDF file delivered via an e-mail attachment or linked from a Web site.
The infection [...]
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