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How to Remove TheRegistrySentinel (TheRegistrySentinel removal) |
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Ban Bad Banner Ads |
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Fake RootkitBuster Busted! |
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Botnet on Demand Service |
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Apple's latest switchers: malware writers |
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Attacks exploiting RealPlayer zeroday in progress |
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How Russia became a malware hornet's nest |
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Sophos Top 10 Threats for September |
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Rise of web based malware in Q1 2007 |
Sophos has announced the results of its research into worldwide cybercrime activity during the first three months of 2007. The findings reveal that the overall number of new pieces of malware has grown dramatically, with the majority of malicious code writers selecting the web as its playground of choice.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
If It Acts Like Malware... |
Then it definitely is not an improvement and should be avoided by everyone who needs to use their PC. We are testing some RSS readers; web 2.0 based RSS readers and ran across a reader that has a number of interesting side effects.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
New Free Anti Rootkit from AVG |
Rootkits were originally used by hackers to cover their tracks after unauthorised access to computers. Today, these techniques have been redesigned in order to mask the presence of malicious software used to gather and exploit personal information such as credit card numbers and social security numbers creating a serious threat to users.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
How to infect + 40.000 computers in 1 second? |
Yes, I know we should talk about how to protect computers, not about how to infect them, but... aren't you curious? We found a server managed by a hacker that controls more than 40.000 computers. Only yesterday, he created a new trojan and sent a command to all zombies: download & run. This is not the typical IRC botnet, but a http based botnet, so the hacker won't find any problem if there is a firewall in the computer. It was just a downloader trojan that installed some malware in the infected computers...(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
How to Remove ACEBar (ACEBar removal) |
ACEBar is third party address toolbar for Internet Explorer. It logs keywords and addresses the user enters and transfers them to a predetermined web site. The threat also redirects the web browser to suspicious web sites without user consent. ACEBar runs on every Windows startup. It is able to secretly update itself via the Internet. The threat is installed along with some free, advertising supported software.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
The frustration of bot fighters |
This last week I was among those at the "secretive conference" of security folks, ISPs and law enforcement agents to discuss bots. Much like at last year's VB conference, there was much discussion about the need for more cooperation and information sharing between bot fighters. Not just within the three groups but within each of the individual disciplines.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Keylogging has become 'like Malware for Dummies,' McAfee says |
Keyloggers, a type of malware that tracks a person's keystrokes through either hardware or software may be one of the lesser known IT security threats, but, according to a just released McAfee white paper, they are very much on the rise and a booming business for cyber criminals.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Home PC users still vulnerable to rogue dialers |
Rogue dialers work by changing your Internet connection settings so that your computer dials a premium rate telephone number to connect to the Internet. Charges can run as high as £1.50 per minute and the switch sometimes isn't discovered until the next phone bill arrives. Many dialers are porn dialers, installed when a user visits a pornographic website. Or sometimes they're installed as a result of spyware or a virus infection. The main payload of a rogue dialer is an enormous phone bill.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
What do a Rootkit a Mitglieder and a Bagle do in the same pc? |
Sometimes malware variants are quite selfish. Not long ago we came across a variant that downloaded a virus scanner, to gain full control of the pc's resources. Today we are going to talk about cooperation. And how different variants can be combined.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
A Look Inside a Dirty Computer |
Once again this week I had the opportunity to look at a computer that had been visited by the world of NEWdotNET. The initial complaint from the computer's owner was that they couldn't connect to the Internet anymore. The error they were getting was "An error occurred while renewing interface Local Area Connection: the requested service provider could not be loaded or initialized.", along with various protocol errors.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Be proactive in your fight against malware |
Over the past few years, spyware has become a very real threat for organizations and computer users alike. If you're concerned about exposing private information and browsing habits every time your users surf the Web and who isn't? then your company probably runs one of the more popular adware/spyware removal programs.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
New Malware: Bck/tnegA.A |
For some time we are getting used to malware that checks if it is being monitored with different tools. As the race between malware creators and Antimalware companies continues, new tools and techniques are being developed to try to gain a small advantage against the others.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
The strange case of Dr.Rootkit and Mr.Adware |
In May, 2006, users started to report some strange behavior in Windows: strange crashes at boot up, unusual reports of antivirus software reporting heuristic detections of files they couldn't clean, and odd files appearing on the hard drive. Italian users reported the URLs of suspicious websites. When users visited these websites, their CPUs spiked abnormally high and their systems slowed down.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Puzzle Desktop identified as Badware |
We find that Puzzle Desktop is badware because it installs components that are reported to behave as a Trojan horse and adware, redirects invalid web addresses to a third party page, and adds a pornographic link to the user's desktop, all without informing the user or seeking their consent. In addition, it is difficult to uninstall.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
McAfee Labs predicts top 10 security threats for 2007 |
McAfee today announced its top ten predictions for security threats in 2007 from McAfee Avert Labs. According to McAfee Avert Labs data, with more than 217,000 various types of known threats and thousands more not yet identified, it is clear that malware is increasingly being released by professional and organized criminals.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Ransomware newest threat to computers |
Someone turns on their computer, then discovers that all of their files are being held hostage. It's the latest threat to computer users and it can be devastating. Is there a way to keep files safe? And if hit, how does someone get their files back?(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Over half of Chinese malware aims to steal passwords |
SophosLabs have revealed that over half of all malware originating in China in October was designed to steal usernames and passwords. This malicious code is designed to give cyber criminals easy access to personal and sensitive data for financial gain and identity theft.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Rootkits on a PCI Card? |
A well respected British security researcher has found a way to use a PCI device to plant an offensive rootkit on Windows machines. John Heasman, principal security consultant at NGSS (Next Generation Security Software) released a research paper on the Daily Dave mailing list discussing a means of persisting a rootkit on a PCI device containing a flashable expansion ROM...(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
How to Cheat Keylogger Spyware |
Keyloggers are nasty spyware tools that spy on your keyboard, they record whatever keys you press over a session and send this data over to someone else. Most of spyware removal tools can do a good job at detecting these parasites, however as any other malicious scripts keyloggers evolve rapidly and sometimes can go undetected. Though there is something you can do to make sure that your most sensitive information(banking login details, credit card numbers) stays hidden even when you got keylogger spying.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^
Wikipedia used to spread malicious code |
A Wikipedia page has been used by hackers in an attempt to spread malicious code.The entry for the MSBlast worm in the German version of the popular online encyclopedia was altered to include false information about a new version of the Lovesan/MSBlast worm, with links to a supposed fix, according to Sophos. The fix was actually a piece of malicious code, the antivirus vendor said in a notice published Friday.
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Spyware, Malware and Social Engineering |
Where is the most internet-related innovation at the moment? Rich Internet Applications, some say. User generated content, say others. Meta search, social networking sites, blogging, voice over IP and podcasting are other contenders.Cutesy technologies they may be, but sometimes the internet's innovation comes from underground sources. Popup windows(!), peer to peer file sharing and (more recently) bit torrents, owe a lot to hackers and the pornography industry.
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Losing The Botnet War |
The sophisticated SpamThru Trojan delivers a client that performs AV scans to get rid of rivals on a victim's computer and communicates through peer to peer technology. That is just one of many examples of bots that plague people from non technical web surfers to administrators of vast enterprise networks.(...Read more)-------------------------------------------------------- Top ^