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How to remove Security toolbar 7.1

Myantispyware team December 9, 2007 Comment Closed Malware, Malware removal

Security Toolbar 7.1 is an adware program that also installs rogue security applications and display false alert on compromised computer. Security toolbar symptoms. False pop-up saying you that “Your computer is infected”. Browser been hijacked to other websites. Fake Windows Security Center popup messages.

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Trojan Vundo/Virtumonde turns a good file into a Trojan-Dropper

Myantispyware team December 9, 2007 No Comment Trojan

VirusList posted about new variant Trojan Vundo/Virtumonde. Vundo Authors are now using file infection so Virtumonde checks which files run at Windows startup and tries to infect them. Effectively this means that Virtumonde turns the original host file into a Trojan-Dropper. Dropper code is prepended to the original host file, with a copy of Virtumonde

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How to make Internet Explorer more secure

Myantispyware team December 9, 2007 No Comment Tips

Follow these simple instructions: From within Internet Explorer click on the Tools menu and then click on Options. Click once on the Security tab Click once on the Internet icon so it becomes highlighted. Click once on the Custom Level button. Change the Download signed ActiveX controls to Prompt Change the Download unsigned ActiveX controls

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New updates to Ad-Aware and SpyBot-search & Destroy

Myantispyware team December 9, 2007 5 Comments Updates

0038.0000 is now available, new definition file for Ad-Aware 2007. SE1R207 03.12.2007 is now available, new definition file for Ad-Aware SE. New definitions: ==================== DrProtection +2 ErrorDigger +3 Win32.Trojan.AdClicker +2 Win32.TrojanDropper.Frijoiner +19 Updated definitions: ==================== ABetterInternet.Aurora AdvancedCleaner +5 Adware.2Search +3 Adware.Agent +30 Adware.BHO(generic) +10 Adware.CasClient Adware.Dropper Adware.LoopAd Adware.TTC Adware.VapSup Adware.WebBuying +3 AntiVermins +2 AntivirusPCSuite +4

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How to remove webcry.com hijacker

Myantispyware team December 8, 2007 3 Comments Browser Hijacking, Tutorials - HowTo

Symptom: When you do any kind of search, the search results come up like normal, however when you click on a link under the results the page goes blank and you keep getting re-directed to webcry.com Download HijackThis and save the file to your desktop. Double click on the file for install. Download CCleaner. Double

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Found first Christmas malware

Myantispyware team December 4, 2007 2 Comments Malware

F-Secure reported about malware runs using fake Christmas Cards as the lure. Example: A Dear friend has sent you an ecard from http://www.123Greetings.com Your ecard will be available with us the next 30 days. … To view your card,CLICK HERE … After run this ecard file x-mas.exe you got Zapchast mIRC-based backdoor. Read more: Merry

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Found some new fake codecs

Myantispyware team December 3, 2007 No Comment Spyware, Trojan

Sunbelt blog reported about some new fake codecs: codechq – codechq(dot)net Pushes both Windows and Mac TrojanDNSChanger. Sample binaries: Mac: codechq(dot)net/download/codechq(dot)dmg; Windows: codechq(dot)net/download/codechq(dot)exe. vplprocedure – vplprocedure(dot)com Sample binary vplprocedure(dot)com/download.php?id=10581 codectime – codectime(dot)com Pushes both Windows and Mac TrojanDNSChanger. Sample binaries: Mac: codectime(dot)com(dot)/download/codectime(dot)dmg; Windows: codectime(dot)com(dot)/download/codectime(dot)exe If you cannot remove fake codecs follow the steps in the

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