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Browsezilla – next internet generation – Web browser that contains malware

Myantispyware team July 12, 2006 No Comment Adware

PandaLabs has discovered that Browsezilla, a free web browser available on several web pages, infects computers with the adware PicsPlace, without users’ knowledge. This adware, which activates whenever a user starts up the infected PC, opens a series of adult web pages, although they are not visible to the user. This tactic is aimed at

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Found new rogue antispyware – SpyHeal

Myantispyware team July 9, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware

Sunbeltblog reported about new rogue antispyware SpyHeal. This is probably the replacement for Spyware Quake (or SpywareQuake). Sysprotectionpage(dot)com showed spyheal(dot)com as one of the new partner sites and some rogue anti spyware apps also. After opening Sysprotectionpage(dot)com, i have got message: Warning! W32.Myzor.FK@yf is a virus that infects files with .exe extensions. It attempts to

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New malware poses as Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification

Myantispyware team June 30, 2006 4 Comments Malware

A new piece of very nasty malware has been recently discovered on spyware help forums, first here and again here. The file name is wgavn.exe and it creates a service named “Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification”, as seen in this line in the HijackThis log. O23 – Service: Windows Genuine Advantage Validation Notification (wgavn) –

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SMS text messages used to spread malware/keylogger

Myantispyware team June 27, 2006 No Comment Malware, Trojan

CA has received reports of Win32/Bambo.CF being distributed via SMS text messages sent to mobile phones, enticing people to visit a malicious website. The messages may contain the following: Thanks for subscribing to *****.com dating service. If you don’t unsubscribe you will be charged $2 per day. The text message then directs the recipient to

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Found new rogue antispyware – AdwareFinder

Myantispyware team June 26, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware

Found new rogue antispyware – AdwareFinder. The program claims it detects and destroys spyware, yet it is part of engagemarketing(dot)com which is being bundled via Dollarrevenue. URL: www(dot)adwarefinder(dot)com/AdwareFinder_download(dot)html Thanks to Sunbeltblog.

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Found Mailbot family that use ADS hidden streams to hide themselves

Myantispyware team June 23, 2006 No Comment Rootkit

F-Secure reported Mailbot family that use hidden streams to hide themselves. Let’s take Mailbot.AZ(aka Rustock.A) as an example. Mailbot.AZ is a kernel-mode rootkit that modifies the kernel to hide its presence on the compromised system. It contains an encrypted payload that will be executed in the context of a process named “services.exe”. The payload is

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New worm disables Security Software

Myantispyware team June 20, 2006 2 Comments Worms

Sanbeltblog reported about new World Cup Soccer Worm. The worm arrives as an E-mail attachment with one of the following subjects and message bodys: Subjects: 1. Soccer fans killed five teens 2. Crazy soccer fans 3. Please reply me Tomas 4. My tricks for you 5. Naked World Cup game set 6. My sister whores,

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Another rogue antispyware app for your blacklist – Trust Cleaner

Myantispyware team June 16, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware

Bleepingcomputer blog and Sunbelt blog reported about rogue antispyware – Trust Cleaner. At first view, this rogue anti-spyware application works the same way as the other ones that have been released lately like SpyFalcon and SpywareQuake as it uses trojans to display fake warnings that act as a goad to make you purchase the full

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Found new rogue antispyware – Titan Shield

Myantispyware team June 12, 2006 No Comment Rogue Anti Spyware

Found new rogue antispyware – Titan Shield. Available at antispywarebox(dot)com (a new rogue site) and titanshield(dot)com If you can`t uninstall or remove, ask about help: Spyware Removal Forum

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More fake codecs – nvidcodec, media-codec

Myantispyware team June 6, 2006 No Comment Malware, Trojan

Found new fake codec – nvidcodec. The codec is malicious programecs that deliver popup advertisements and hijack search engine results. Some AV vendors detected the codec as Trojan.Downloader.Zlob

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