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Criminals fake Amazon.com to send malicious spam

24

Oct

2012

Doctor Web is warning users about malicious spam, allegedly from Amazon.com, that has been spreading widely since October 22. These messages prompt the recipient to download a license for Microsoft Windows; however, by clicking on the link, the user infects the system with two malicious programs simultaneously (Trojan.Necurs.97 and BackDoor.Andromeda.22). They stand by for the […]

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New rogue security products to watch out for

23

Oct

2012

Fake AV operators continue to change the graphic interface design on their malicious creations. Clones we’ve seen recently include “XP Antispyware Pro 2013,” “XP Defender 2013,” “XP Security 2013” and “XP Antivirus Pro 2013.” Download pages are detected by at least three AVG LinkScanner signatures. Since this is the time of year that legitimate AV […]

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Trojan.Proxy.23012 – universal spam machine

09

Oct

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about the malicious program Trojan.Proxy.23012, which is helping attackers carry out mass spam mailings. This Trojan has a number of features that distinguish it from other malware. Trojan.Proxy.23012 is downloaded to infected computers by other malicious programs such as Trojan.PWS.Panda.2395. The Trojan executable file is compressed with […]

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