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How to remove TDSS, Backdoor.Tidserv, Alureon trojan/rootkit

Myantispyware team November 5, 2008 169 Comments Rootkit, Trojan, Tutorials - HowTo

TDSS trojan also known as Backdoor.Tidserv [PCTools], Backdoor.Tidserv.I!inf [Symantec], Rootkit.Win32.TDSS.y [Kaspersky Lab], Patched-SYSFile.a [McAfee], Mal/TDSSRt-A [Sophos], Virus:Win32/Alureon.F [Microsoft] is very dangerous. It installs onto your computer through a vulnerability in an already installed programs (mostly in InternetExplorer) or with the help of a rogue antispyware programs. Trojan TDSS uses rootkit-specific techniques designed to hide the

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Sophos Anti-Rootkit Eliminates hidden applications and processes

Myantispyware team August 28, 2006 No Comment Free Software, Rootkit

Free Sophos Anti-Rootkit, finds and removes any rootkit that is hidden on your computer. Removing rootkits without compromising system integrity is particularly challenging and needs to be done with care.

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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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