Published in July 14th, 2009
W32.Topion.B is a worm affecting all versions of the Microsoft WIndows operating system. The worm spreads by copying itself to all removable drives on infected computers. Once a computer is infected with the worm it will copy itself to “Explorer.exe”. The worm also creates various registry keys to run the program at startup. It can [...]
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Published in February 23rd, 2009
This is a trojan virus affecting Windows XP and Windows Vista. If the trojan infects a computer it will copy itself to files as well as creating registry entries so that it can begin during startup. The trojan will then attempt to download files to the infected computer from remote locations. Generally it will download [...]
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Published in February 12th, 2009
In January the French military had to ground some planes due to the conficker virus. The conficker virus infected their network and affected the data systems being fed to the planes. Conficker has also affected millions of other systems, but most of these can be patched with Microsoft updates. Make sure you scan you computer [...]
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Published in February 2nd, 2009
KeyProwler is a keylogger spyware application that affects all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. KeyProwler has the capability to record keystrokes on your computer. This can expose your private and personal data including: website logins, passwords, usernames, bank account details, email accounts and much more. This application can also capture screenshots of your [...]
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Published in January 30th, 2009
Zefarch is a trojan affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. The trojan will create various registry entries to begin on startup. It will also copy itself to various files in the Windir and Firefox UserProfile directory. On infected computers, the trojan can monitor certain URLs that are accessed by the user. It [...]
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Published in January 27th, 2009
Initbar is a trojan affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. On infected systems, the trojan will overwrite the userinit.exe file in the system directory. It will also create the files mousehook.dll, ntdll64.dll and win32hlp.cnf. Check for the existence of these files to see if you have been infected. The trojan has the [...]
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Published in January 23rd, 2009
GoBacker M, also known as Generic BackDoor is another malware application affecting Windows operating systems. As was previously mentioned, backdoors can be very harmful as they put your data and privacy at risk. Backdoors quite often operate in stealth mode, so there is no apparent symptoms of infection. For this reason you should perform a [...]
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Published in January 21st, 2009
Dfdoor is a backdoor affecting versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Backdoors operate by opening an “backdoor” to the infected computer. Once this happens, data can be transmitted from the infected computer to remote locations. Further malware can also be downloaded onto the infected PC, including: keyloggers, spyware and other harmful programs. Backdoors are [...]
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Published in January 13th, 2009
Pidief.bg is a form of spyware affecting all versions of the Windows operating system. This is a medium level risk which should be scanned for immediately. This can install further malware on your system and compromise your data and privacy. Scan and remove Pidief.bg
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Published in January 7th, 2009
Lemir.VA is a spyware application affecting all versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system. This spyware is a keylogger and can capture passwords, logins and other very sensitive data. Various registry keys will be created and some files will also be copied onto infected computers. The existence of the file “new7.exe” is a common sign [...]
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