Archive for January, 2007

Misleading advertising is widespread. Deceptive ads, fake warnings and bogus error messages lurk on numerous sites that sell questionable products. People got used to false alarms triggered by corrupt spyware removers. However, thousands of them still blindly believe in anything a stupid message says.
If users can be easily tricked into purchasing useless and even malicious […]

A lot of people ask me why software updates are so important and why do they need to update if their current setup works just fine?
I must confess I’m tired of answering to all those endless questions. But I still think that regular posts like this one are necessary. Someone will read it and it […]

Modern web depends on a variety of technologies - Flash, Java, ActiveX, etc. Interactive web sites often host a special code that need to be executed on your system. Otherwise you won’t see any animations or streaming videos, and you would be unable to use web-based applications and services.
However, freshly installed web browser or the […]

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 […]

A storm in Europe isn’t over yet. A natural disaster dubbed Kyrill has already claimed 41 lives in Britain, Germany, Netherlands, Czech Republic, France and Poland. It’s an undoubted tragedy.
But malware makers don’t care. They use a storm to spread the infection. By sending spam messages with a trojan attached they managed to infect thousands […]

The title might sound stupid and unreal, but it’s actually true. Julie Amero, a school teacher in U.S., is now facing up to 40 years in prison. She was accused and convicted of intentionally accessing porn web sites, leaving downloaded images on school computer and therefore exposing seventh-grade students to explicit pictures.
But what’s wrong with […]

Acer released a patch that fixes critical security vulnerability recently discovered in ActiveX control shipped with all Acer laptops.
All Acer laptops manufactured from 1998 to 2006 have a flaw that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system and control it remotely via the Internet.
If you own an Acer laptop, consider installing a […]

According to a recent research, all Acer laptops manufactured from 1998 to 2006 have a security flaw that allows attackers to gain unauthorized access to the system and control it remotely via the Internet.
A vulnerability was found in proprietary ActiveX control shipped with all Acer laptops. That control can be used by company support for […]

Table of contents.
Introduction
I. Find the process and try terminating it
+ Alternative steps for finding and terminating the process
II. Locate the malicious file and try deleting it
III. Using Pocket KillBox for removal of difficult malware
INTRODUCTION

Processes
Each program is a collection of files. To start the program you launch an executable file that runs the entire program or […]

AntiVermins, corrupt illegally distributed spyware remover, has been renamed to AntiVerminser. That’s the new name for the same rogue. And this is the only difference between AntiVermins and its new variant.
Both applications have the same look, use identical parasite definitions databases and consist of terribly similar components. Furthermore, AntiVerminser’s end user license agreement (EULA) is […]