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HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006     No Comment    

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here’s the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are redirected to the spyware pusher/thief’s site which is made to look nearly identical to the real bank site.
HOSTS file hijacking can be prevented with a number of apps including several anti-spyware programs and utilities, including one of my favorites, WinPatrol.

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Author: Myantispyware team

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