Archive for September, 2006

Thanks to popular clichés, most users think that only viruses and spyware can slow their computers down. Popular advertising catchphrases like "You PC runs slowly? You have spyware/viruses!" on all those anti-spyware and antivirus sites make people think that only security software can speed their systems up. Usually that's true. More...

Today, on September 26, Microsoft has issued a security update to patch a highly critical vulnerability in Internet Explorer. This fix has been released out of cycle, two weeks earlier than scheduled. It seems that discussions, lots of news and unofficial third-party patches altered Microsoft plans. More...

There is one subject that most security experts are on now. It is VML exploit used to install loads of spyware, adware and viral parasites to vulnerable computers. As you already know, this exploit utilizes vulnerability in Internet Explorer, which is still unpatched. More...

It seems that an exploit to unpatched Internet Explorer vulnerability is hosted on a "large number of sites" already. HostGator general manager Jason Muni says that hackers have hijacked multiple web sites at the hosting firm. They seek to put exploits on legit, but hacked pages, and thus infect visitor systems. More...

Microsoft, makers of the Internet Explorer web browser vulnerable to latest zero-day exploit, acknowledged the threat and published a security advisory explaining the risks and providing temporary workarounds until the patch targeting the VML vulnerability is not released. Four tested workarounds are suggested. Each has own impacts. More...

A newly detected exploit is already being used to attack fully patched Windows systems. Any computer running the Microsoft Internet Explorer web browser is vulnerable, researchers at Sunbelt Software, makers of the CounterSpy spyware remover, state. According to them, the latest exploit utilizes a previously unknown flaw in Internet Explorer to run malicious code on the victim's computer. More...

In April, 2006, we wrote about fake codecs for Windows Media Player. Emcodec and Vcodec, purportedly useful applications, were actually malicious trojans designed to trick people into infecting their systems with widely spread parasites like SpywareQuake or SpyFalcon. The today's list of prevalent malware does not end with Spy Falcon. More...

Table of contents. Why do you need to get rid of VirusBurst / VirusBursters? What installs VirusBurst / VirusBursters without your knowledge and consent? Are you infected? Automatic removal of the VirusBurst / VirusBursters trojan Manual removal of the VirusBurst / VirusBursters trojan Alternate VirusBurst / VirusBursters manual removal instructions Why do you need to get rid of VirusBurst / VirusBursters? VirusBurst is a corrupt anti-spyware program illegally installed to user computers by widely spread trojans, through malicious advertisements and via numerous exploits. This application is not only a weak spyware remover, but also a clone of the infamous Spyware Quake risk. More...

Automatic Gromozon (LinkOptimizer) removal tool is now available. It's a small, but yet highly effective application capable of completely removing the infamous infection. A week ago, we have published Gromozon and LinkOptimizer Removal Guide providing mostly manual removal instructions. More...

There is a new trojan on the loose - VirusBurst. It began spreading just yesterday, but we already receive reports from people whose systems have been compromised. By saying "a new trojan" we didn't mean unseen, sophisticated or completely different parasite. More...