13
Jul
It never fails. When you think we’ve covered every nasty rogue anti-spyware program there is out there, another one rears its ugly head. This time it is in the form of Virusheat and it is one of the newest ones infecting computers world wide. Getting rid of this nasty little program takes a lot patience […]
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27
Oct
A new variant of the Gozi Trojan has been discovered, raising the specter of a comeback for the infamous malware, which excels at pilfering financial information even when it’s protected using supposedly secure mechanisms.
The new strain was first detected on Tuesday when Russian miscreants unleashed a small avalanche of malware-tainted PDF files that tried to […]
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27
Mar
It is getting creepier and creepier knowing that Botnets are on the rise. More and more PCs are being infected of Bots and trojans lurking in your PC without you knowing it. It is estimated that a quarter of all PCs currently connected to the Internet (around 150 million) could be infected by Trojans that […]
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25
Mar
Overview
Zlob is a trojan taking advantage of popularity of video download and video streaming. It poses as a fake video codec, but instead it loads more threat.
Zlob may arrive as a downloaded file from a malicious Web site. Upon execution, it creates the following registry entry to ensure its automatic execution at every system startup: […]
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25
Mar
Overview
TIBS C is a Trojan that comes to your PC through opening email messages with suspicious content, or pulling down a program from a chat room. It is using Outlook address book to propagate to your email contacts.
It will also try to download and execute other software like the TIBS dialer without user permission. […]
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22
Mar
Overview
DriveCleaner 2006 a malicious computer parasite that is usually downloaded and installed under the false pretense of being a “free” hard drive optimizer and cleaner. It is claims to erase files that you don’t want anyone else to see.
However, once installed, DriveCleaner 2006 bombards the user with fake popups designed to look like Windows […]
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