January, 2006 | MyAntiSpyware - Part 5

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New IM Worm Targets AIM Users to Deliver Adware Payload

Myantispyware team January 7, 2006 No Comment Worms

The new worm targets PC hosts infected with lockx.exe or palsp.exe and utilizes IRC enabled malware to connect the host to a server for further infection through a series of commands. One of the commands has the ability to control the AIM client on the infected host and send a message containing links to the

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More fake security sites

Myantispyware team January 7, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware

dnserror404(dot)com todaywarnings(dot)com updatesystempage(dot)com yoursecuritysystem(dot)com Pages are advertising several anti-spyware programs, all on the Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware list. Don`t install these programs. More here and here

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New fake security site – securitycaution.com

Myantispyware team January 6, 2006 4 Comments Tips

A new fake security site is starting to show up on anti-spyware help forums Everytime I go inot Internet Explorer it goes to a site called http://www.securitycaution.com/ and says the following: Attention! Your system is under control of remote computer with IP address 227.4.167.118. The remote computer has access to the following folders on your

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New rogue anti-spyware – SpywareStrike

Myantispyware team January 6, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware, Tips

It is downloaded with spyware just like its twin SpyAxe. The SpywareStrike website is identical to the SpyAxe site except for the name. The domain registration information looks familiar, too. Domain Name: SPYWARESTRIKE.COM Registrant: Keramitsu LLC David Alan Taylor 321th Melburn Street Seattle Washington,98107 US Tel. +207.9545521 Like the SpyAxe.com registration information, this looks bogus.

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Microsoft WMF patch available for download

Myantispyware team January 5, 2006 No Comment Critical patch, Tips

Many of you already know this if you receive advance notification from Microsoft. For everybody else, see their announcement about an early release of the WMF patch. The patch and details about it are available here. If you have installed any of the earlier patches or workarounds, here is our recommendation for updating: 1. Reboot

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How to remove the Aurora, Nail.exe, Epolvy Hijackers

Myantispyware team January 5, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking, Malware removal, Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

Nail.exe is a is a hijacker which means it will intermittently change your Internet Explorer settings / Desktop to the link of it’s author’s sponsors. This program is usually installed through consent, however is sometimes packaged as another product. Aurora.exe is an advertising program by Aurora. This process monitors your browsing habits and distributes the

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What antivirus can to detect WMF exploit ?

Myantispyware team January 4, 2006 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

On today in the Internet have been found 73 variants of the WMF exploit. The following antivirus products successfully picked up all varians: * Alwil Software (Avast) * Softwin (BitDefender) * ClamAV * F-Secure Inc. * Fortinet Inc. * McAfee Inc. * ESET (Nod32) * Panda Software * Sophos Plc * Symantec Corp. * Trend

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.MSI installer file for WMF patch available

Myantispyware team January 4, 2006 No Comment Critical patch

For all of you corporate folk out there, we now have a .msi installer file available for version 1.4 of Ilfak Guilfanov’s unofficial patch for the Windows .WMF exploit. A very big “thank you” goes out to Evan Anderson of Wellbury Information Services, L.L.C. for his diligent efforts to get this put together. Note: Like

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WMF Vulnerability checker

Myantispyware team January 2, 2006 No Comment Free Software, Online Scanners

Ilfak Guilfanov, who has brilliantly come up with the ONLY legitimate patch for the WMF exploit, has a new tool to check to make sure it’s working. Check your PC here. You should use the vulnerability test that is available and install the patch if they are vulnerable to it. Read about patch here.

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Block lists have been updated

Myantispyware team January 2, 2006 No Comment Updates

* IE-SPYAD (original) * IE-SPYAD2 * IE-SPYAD for ZonedOut * AGNIS (for AtGuard/NIS/NPF) * AGNIS for Outpost * AGNIS for AdShield * AGNIS Sites List You can download all of these new versions at: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm You can download all of these new versions at: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/resource.htm Included with the original version of IE-SPYAD/IE-SPYAD2 is an uninstaller

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