http://pc-safety.org/blog Remove Spyware/Adware/Malware - Protect your PC and Data Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:54:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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, ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/20/w32redlofs/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/18/keylogger-software-banned/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/17/w32sigougou/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/13/trojanretapud/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/11/w32gauta/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/10/spyware-doctor-for-spyware-removal/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/06/w32kernelbota/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/05/malicious-software-removal-tool/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/11/04/w32wecorl/ 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 ... http://pc-safety.org/blog/2008/10/30/trojanmournor/