Archive for the 'Viruses and parasites' Category

We are seeing regular updates of infamous rogues SpyLocked and Spyware Locked. Now there are SpyLocked 3.6, SpyLocked 3.7, Spyware Locked 3.3, Spyware Locked 3.4 and Spyware Locked 3.5. All these versions are identical. The only differences between them are a little bit different file and folder names.
Trojans that install these corrupt programs keep changing […]

Malware makers are actively using social engineering to trick people into downloading and installing malicious software positioned as something useful and irreplaceable. They don't bother writing sophisticated viruses and worms any more. Now it's all about frauds.
You have probably seen hundreds of corrupt spyware removers, bogus registry cleaners and fake video codecs. Some time ago […]

If you didn't notice, SpyLocked has been renamed to Spyware Locked recently. This name change is easily explained. Spyware Locked is actually an updated variant of SpyLocked - some minor, mostly cosmetic changes have been introduced in order to avoid detection by legitimate spyware removers. The application is downloaded from the same web site as […]

Internet connections were never considered being safe. When you post some text to regular web site it is transferred to remote server unencrypted. Anyone standing between your computer and a server can easily intercept all your traffic. That’s why neither of banks, online shops or other financial online services uses plain, unencrypted connections. All the […]

File sharing networks are among the largest sources of malware infections. I guess it’s not news to you. Lots of trojans and worms create infected files in shared folders of installed peer-to-peer applications. That’s how a plague spreads over the Internet. You search for a “cracked” version of some software, but often get malware instead.
Experienced […]

We all hate spammers, right? How many times did you see spam with unrelated links on your favorite forums? I bet you see it often. Sometimes you also receive bogus e-mails or instant messages containing malicious links from your buddies or complete strangers. You are very lucky, if you don’t.
So, who sends all that spam? […]

We see a major decrease in AntiVermins, AntiVerminser and AntiVermeans infections. Does this mean we can all rest now and surf the Internet without fear like long time ago? No, we can’t! There’s a new rogue on the loose. Meet SpyDawn.
SpyDawn is brand new corrupt anti-spyware illegally distributed with the help of malicious parasites, exploits […]

Panda Software, makers of the popular Panda Antivirus, have noticed new rapidly spreading Internet worm. This parasite has already infected hundreds, if not thousands of computers around the world. And that’s less than in one day.
Nurech, that’s how the new threat is called, is a mass-mailing worm that arrives attached to bogus e-mails with variable […]

AntiVermins, corrupt illegally distributed spyware remover, has got the new name (AntiVerminser) one month ago. The name was the only difference between the original application and its successor. Needless to say that this change has been introduced in order to avoid detection by legitimate spyware removers.
Today the situation is better. Most spyware removers detect and […]

Storm Worm (aka Peacomm), a trojan spreading by e-mail through socially engineered messages with infected files attached, has evolved. Its latest variants come with integrated rootkits that hide parasite files, registry entries and even active network connections. Some antiviruses cannot detect such kind of threats, so a rootkit detection and removal program should be used.
A […]