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. Anti-spyware and antivirus programs remove […]

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.
A flaw discovered on September 18 is utilized by an […]

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. Workarounds and even third-party patches are available, but surprisingly a lot of […]

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. Muni said HostGator checked […]

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. We recommend one that involves unregistering of the vgx.dll […]

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 […]

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. There are other nasty infections like […]

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 […]

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. This guide can still be useful. However, we understand that manual removal of such sophisticated, complex threat […]

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. VirusBurst is actually the same SpywareQuake risk. The only difference is name. Infection symptoms and […]