100,000 PCs wiped as malware pulls “Kill OS” trigger If ever there was a good reason to keep your computer spyware-free, this is it. Last month a group of more than 100,000 Windows-based PCs saw their operating systems self-destruct, after the botnet that infected them issued the “nuclear option”. Little-used, though apparently present in several [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Spyware’
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4057 IRC/SdBot, Win32/Adware.AntiSpyware2008, Win32/Adware.AtlasAntivirus, Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009, Win32/Agent.PJK, Win32/Delf.OHS, Win32/PSW.LdPinch.NEL, Win32/Qhost.NBD (3), Win32/SpamTool.Agent.NCL, Win32/Spy.Banker.KSO, Win32/Spy.Banker.PPG, Win32/Spy.Zbot.PS, Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.AAB, Win32/TrojanDropper.Agent.NZZ, Win32/VB.OCY (2) URL: http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=6002&Itemid=26
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4056 JS/Agent.NAK (4), JS/Exploit.Pdfka.HA, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJH, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJI, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJJ, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJK, JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NJO, JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPQ (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPR (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPS (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPT (7), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPU (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPV (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPW (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPX (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPY (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NPZ (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Iframe.NEB (2), JS/TrojanDownloader.Iframe.NEC, JS/TrojanDownloader.Iframe.NED, MSIL/Autorun.D (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.ATA, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.NPG, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.NPH, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKW, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKX, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKY, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKZ, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLA, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLB, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLC (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLD, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLE, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLF, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLG, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLH, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLI, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLJ, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLK, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OLL, [...]
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4055 BAT/Agent.Y, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OGU, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKV, Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008, Win32/Adware.AntiVirusAgentPro, Win32/Adware.InternetAntivirus (4), Win32/Adware.MalwareDoctor, Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009, Win32/Adware.OneStep (3), Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009, Win32/Adware.WinWebSecurity, Win32/Agent.NGC, Win32/Agent.PBE, Win32/Agent.PDB (2), Win32/Agent.PEP, Win32/Agent.PHC, Win32/Agent.PJH, Win32/Agent.WPI, Win32/Autoit.AG, Win32/AutoRun.ACB, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IO, Win32/AutoRun.VB.DE, Win32/Boberog.W (2), Win32/Delf.OHP, Win32/FlyStudio.NKQ, Win32/Injector.NF, Win32/Koobface.FX (4), Win32/Koobface.NAY, Win32/Kryptik.OM, Win32/Kryptik.ON, Win32/LockScreen.E, Win32/Olmarik.FT (4), Win32/Olmarik.HM, Win32/Olmarik.HT, Win32/Patched.AT, Win32/PcClient (12), Win32/Peerfrag.AO, Win32/PSW.LdPinch.NEL, Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NMP (2), Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NNU (2), Win32/PSW.VB.NCL (3), Win32/PSW.WOW.DZI, [...]
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4049 BAT/StartPage.NAR, BAT/TrojanDownloader.Agent.AO (2), BAT/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NAG, HTML/TrojanClicker.IFrame.NAM, Win32/AdProt.AP (2), Win32/AdProt.AQ (2), Win32/Adware.Agent.NLX, Win32/Adware.Agent.NMA, Win32/Adware.Agent.NMG, Win32/Adware.BHO.NGE, Win32/Adware.BHO.NGF, Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (4), Win32/Adware.CoreguardAntivirus (5), Win32/Adware.GooochiBiz, Win32/Adware.MySideSearch, Win32/Adware.NaviPromo (4), Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009, Win32/Adware.SuperJuan.C, Win32/Adware.SuperJuan.E, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEK (2), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEZ, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NFA, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NFB, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NFC, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NFD, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NFE, Win32/Adware.WinWebSecurity (2), Win32/Agent.CEAU (2), Win32/Agent.NFX, Win32/Agent.NGH (2), Win32/Agent.NGI (4), Win32/Agent.NXO, Win32/Agent.PCN, Win32/Agent.PFZ (4), Win32/Agent.PIX (2), Win32/AutoRun.ABH (2), Win32/AutoRun.ADR, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.BL, Win32/BHO.NOP [...]
Canadian Parliament considers anti-malware law
Canadian Parliament considers anti-malware law The Canadian House of Commons is considering bill C-27, the Electronic Commerce Protection Act. In addition to providing civil penalties for unsolicited commercial e-mail (spam) and the unauthorized interception of e-mail (man in the middle attacks), it provides for similar penalties for the unauthorized installation of software. The specifics of [...]
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4047 BAT/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NAG, BAT/TrojanDownloader.Ftp.NBZ (2), HTML/TrojanDownloader.IFrame (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OGR, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKF (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKG (2), PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKH, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKI, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKJ, VBS/Agent.NBG, Win32/AdProt.AO, Win32/Adware.180Solutions, Win32/Adware.AntiSpyStorm, Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008 (5), Win32/Adware.AVSystemCare (3), Win32/Adware.Hengbang, Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009, Win32/Adware.Vapsup.AP, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEH, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEI, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEK (2), Win32/Adware.WinAntiSpyware, Win32/Adware.WinAntiVirus, Win32/Agent.AIB, Win32/Agent.PII (2), Win32/Agent.PIU, Win32/Agent.PIV, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF (2), Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M, Win32/AutoRun.Qhost.I, Win32/AutoRun.Spy.Agent.D (2), Win32/AutoRun.VB.DB, Win32/Banwor.NCK (2), Win32/Banwor.NCL (2), Win32/BHO.NHN, Win32/BHO.NOO, Win32/Delf.OHJ (5), Win32/Dialer.NHH, Win32/Dialer.NHI, Win32/Drooler.B, Win32/HackAV.CI, [...]
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4046 BAT/TrojanDownloader.Agent.NAG (5), IRC/SdBot, OSX/Jahlav.E, Win32/Adware.AntiSpyware2008, Win32/Adware.AntiVirusAgentPro (2), Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (5), Win32/Adware.Vapsup, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde (2), Win32/Adware.WinPCDefender, Win32/Adware.WinWebSecurity (2), Win32/Adware.XPGuard (2), Win32/Agent.CXD (2), Win32/Agent.PIT, Win32/Autoit.NDG, Win32/AutoRun.ABH (2), Win32/AutoRun.ADR, Win32/AutoRun.Delf.P, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IF, Win32/Delf.NFN, Win32/FakeInit.I, Win32/GreyBird, Win32/GreyBird.NBQ, Win32/Hupigon.NNU (2), Win32/Hupigon.NNV, Win32/Hupigon.NNW, Win32/Injector.NK, Win32/Koobface.NBF (2), Win32/Kryptik.OA.Gen, Win32/Olmarik.FT (13), Win32/Olmarik.HG (2), Win32/PcClient.NDN, Win32/Peerfrag.AM, Win32/PSW.WOW.NJW (3), Win32/Rootkit.Agent.ITJ, Win32/Small.NAE (2), Win32/Spy.Banker.QPW, Win32/Spy.Banker.QQP (2), Win32/Spy.VB.NEC, [...]
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4044 BAT/Monev.A, BAT/Qhost.NBH, IRC/SdBot (2), JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJB, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJC, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJD, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJE, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJF, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.AJS, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJS.Gen, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKA, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKB, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKC, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OKD, Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009, Win32/Adware.PersonalAntivirus (2), Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009, Win32/Adware.SpywareRemover, Win32/Adware.SpywareRemover.A (2), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde (2), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEF (2), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEK (4), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NET (2), Win32/Adware.VirusDoctor, Win32/Adware.WinWebSecurity (2), Win32/Agent.AFTP, Win32/Agent.AFTQ, Win32/Agent.NFX, Win32/AutoRun.ABH, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.KW, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.ID (2), Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IE (2), Win32/AutoRun.VB.DA (2), Win32/BHO.NMM (5), Win32/BHO.NOM, Win32/BHO.NON, Win32/FakeInit.L (2), Win32/FlyStudio.NKI (2), Win32/Hupigon.NNS, Win32/Hupigon.NNT, [...]
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4043 BAT/KillFiles.NBE, INF/Autorun, IRC/SdBot (2), JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NJA, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJV, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJW, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJX, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJY, Win32/Adware.Agent.NMP, Win32/Adware.Coolezweb, Win32/Adware.InternetAntivirus (4), Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009 (4), Win32/Adware.NaviPromo (3), Win32/Adware.SuperJuan.A, Win32/Adware.TargetSaver, Win32/Agent.AETL, Win32/Agent.DKR, Win32/Agent.NXN (2), Win32/Agent.PHC, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.HZ, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IA, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IB, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.IC, Win32/AutoRun.VB.CZ (2), Win32/Delf.OHH (4), Win32/Delf.OHI (2), Win32/FlyStudio.NKH, Win32/Hupigon.DSX, Win32/Joleee.NJ, Win32/Joleee.NK (3), Win32/KeyLogger.Ardamax.NAR, Win32/Koobface.FX (2), Win32/Koobface.NAY, Win32/Koutodoor.G (3), Win32/Koutodoor.I, Win32/Koutodoor.J, Win32/Kryptik.MP (2), Win32/LockScreen.D, Win32/Olmarik.FT (12), Win32/Patched, Win32/PcClient [...]
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4042 BAT/Shutdown.EH, INF/Autorun, IRC/SdBot, JS/Exploit.Pdfka.NIZ, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJT, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJU, Win32/Adware.Agent.NMG, Win32/Adware.AntiSpyware2008 (2), Win32/Adware.AVAntiSpyware, Win32/Adware.Coolezweb (11), Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009 (2), Win32/Adware.SystemSecurity (3), Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEH, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEI, Win32/Adware.VirusRemover, Win32/Adware.WinPCDefender (3), Win32/Agent.CCEG, Win32/AutoRun.ABH (2), Win32/AutoRun.Delf.BS (3), Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.BK, Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.M, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.HX, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.HY, Win32/AutoRun.VB.CZ (4), Win32/Bagle.RD (2), Win32/Delf.NSM (6), Win32/Delf.ODU, Win32/Delf.OHF (2), Win32/Delf.OHG (3), Win32/FlyStudio.NKG, Win32/Inject.NCL, Win32/IRCBot.AMC, Win32/Koobface.FX, Win32/Kryptik.NO, Win32/Olmarik.FT (20), Win32/Olmarik.GW, Win32/Olmarik.HG (2), Win32/Olmarik.HL, Win32/Patched.AS, Win32/Prosti.AUW, [...]
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4040 BAT/Qhost.NBG (3), BAT/Runner.E, HTML/TrojanClicker.IFrame.NAL, INF/Autorun, IRC/SdBot (3), JS/Iframe.B, PDF/Exploit.Pidief.OJR, VBS/AutoRun.BX, Win32/Adware.Antivirus2008, Win32/Adware.AntivirusPlus (4), Win32/Adware.Coolezweb, Win32/Adware.InternetAntivirus (4), Win32/Adware.MSAntispyware2009 (7), Win32/Adware.PersonalAntivirus, Win32/Adware.SuperJuan.A, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEF, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEI, Win32/Adware.Virtumonde.NEK (3), Win32/Agent.BSKC, Win32/Agent.NGC, Win32/Agent.PIL, Win32/Agent.PIM (2), Win32/Agent.PIN, Win32/Agent.PIO (4), Win32/Agent.PIP, Win32/Agent.PIQ (2), Win32/Agent.WPI, Win32/AntiAV.NAB, Win32/Autoit.FQ, Win32/AutoRun.ADR, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.EU, Win32/AutoRun.Agent.NG, Win32/AutoRun.Delf.BR (3), Win32/AutoRun.FakeAlert.AF, Win32/AutoRun.FlyStudio.HW, Win32/AutoRun.IRCBot.AB, Win32/AutoRun.IRCBot.AC, Win32/BHO.NOE (2), Win32/Boberog.X, Win32/Cimag.W, Win32/Delf.NFS (5), Win32/Delf.NSL [...]
Ascentive products removed from active alerts list
Ascentive products removed from active alerts list After a few months of ongoing communication with StopBadware, Ascentive (operator of the website FinallyFast.com) has released new versions of its PC SpeedScan Pro and Spyware Striker Pro products. Both appear to address all of the issues that led us to labeling them badware. We have therefore updated [...]
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4038 IRC/SdBot (4), Win32/Adware.SpywareProtect2009, Win32/Adware.UltraAntivirus2009 (2), Win32/Agent.NXK, Win32/Autoit.NDD (2), Win32/Autoit.NDE, Win32/AutoRun.IRCBot.Y, Win32/AutoRun.Qhost.H (2), Win32/BHO.NOJ (2), Win32/Delf.ODU, Win32/Delf.OHB, Win32/PSW.LdPinch.NEL, Win32/PSW.OnLineGames.NTR (2), Win32/PSW.WOW.NJP, Win32/Qhost (2), Win32/Qhost.NJI, Win32/Qhost.NJJ, Win32/Spy.Banker.QNJ, Win32/Spy.Delf.NTQ (2), Win32/Spy.Zbot.JF, Win32/Spy.Zbot.PI, Win32/Spy.Zbot.PJ, Win32/TrojanDownloader.Bredolab.AA (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.FakeAlert.ABQ (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.OOK (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.OOL (2), Win32/TrojanDownloader.Small.OOM (2), Win32/TrojanDropper.Delf.NMZ, Win32/VB.NRE (2) URL: http://www.eset.com/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=5975&Itemid=26
Microsoft
User education key to IT security: Microsoft With the release of its latest Security Intelligence Report, Microsoft is encouraging its partners and customers to become more security aware and educated, as new attack tactics are on the rise. Mohammad Akif, national security and privacy lead for Microsoft Canada, says the biggest change observed in the [...]
