Published in June 18th, 2009
Fujacks.CA is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This worm infects various files and spreads by copying itself to any available network shares.
The worm will copy itself to infected computers as the following file: “TXP1atform.exe”. It will also create various .ini files. The worm will then create registry entries to run [...]
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Published in June 5th, 2009
W32.Mibling is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This worm can spread via instant messaging software. Once a computer is infected, it has the ability to open a back door, to download further malware or for stealing of data.
This worm copies itself as various files related to Microsoft Word. It then [...]
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Published in June 3rd, 2009
Neeris.C is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This worm spreads via an exploit in the Windows RPC. For this reason it is very important that you always run critical Windows updates. Most of these issues are addressed quite quickly. Machines not updated will be exposed to this and other worms.
This [...]
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Published in June 2nd, 2009
Hanambot is a trojan affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This trojan has the ability steal confidential information from infected computers. It can also open a back door for further download/upload of data.
This trojan copies a randomly named .exe as well as a .jar file onto the infected computer. It will also create various registry [...]
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Published in May 27th, 2009
Korron is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
On infected computers Korron will copy itself to all available drives. It will also copy itself over certain files on the computer.
Korron has the ability to create a variety of different .exe files on an infected computer. It will also add registry entries [...]
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Published in May 26th, 2009
A few days ago the US Marshals service was hit by some unknown malware. The FBI was also affected and some other agencies were on high alert. The malware affected various networks, which had to be shutdown to stop the problem from spreading further.
Not much else is known about the malware at this stage. The source of [...]
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Published in May 21st, 2009
Kidkiti is a trojan affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The trojan has the ability to download further malware to infected computers.
This trojan is spread via spam emails. The email will appear to be from Symantec. If the trojan is installed it will copy various files to the computer as well as creating [...]
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Published in May 14th, 2009
Fiala is a relatively low risk worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This worm spreads in the usual way by copying itself to removable drives, network drives etc on infected computers. The worm also has the ability to download files to the infected computer and install further harmful malware.
The worm will copy [...]
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Published in May 5th, 2009
W32.Sens is a virus affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system.
This virus can steal private information from infected computers, as well as downloading files and infecting files on the host computer.
The virus will copy the file “seuss.dll” to the system files folder. It will then create a registry entry to execute the file [...]
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Published in April 30th, 2009
SillyFDC is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The worm has several different variants.
The worm spreads by copying itself to removable drives on infected computers. It will copy itself as the file “svchost.exe” as well as creating various registry entries. The registry entries will alter the behavior of Internet Explorer.
This [...]
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