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How to remove VideoActiveXCodec malware

Myantispyware team September 28, 2008 No Comment Browser Hijacking, Spyware, Tutorials - HowTo

Video ActiveX Codec (VAC, VideoCach, MediaTubeCodec, Media Codec Software, VideoAccessCodec) is a series of malicious codecs that deliver popup advertisements and hijack search engine results, installed from web sites proposing video and a codec (trojan) installation. Programs like these could be used to spread any piece of bad. They also frequently deliver advertisements for rogue

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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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October malware toplist by viruslist.com

Myantispyware team November 17, 2007 No Comment Malware, Spyware

# Greediest Trojan targeting banks: This month’s leader is a modification of Trojan-Spy.Win32.Banker.ezn, which targets 45 banks. This seems positively modest in comparison to last month’s leader, which set its sights on 134 banks simultaneously. # Greediest Trojan targeting payment systems: Backdoor.Win32.Xhaker.c is very equitable in its approach – it attacks three e-payment systems and

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