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FakeScanti Rogue Hijacks HOSTS Files

29

Nov

2011

Patrick, our resident rogue AV expert from the AV Labs, have his eyes set on one particular family-FakeScanti. This rogue family first appeared in the first quarter of 2010, and it has been within the radar ever since. Enter AV Protection 2011. This particular rogue is the latest variant in a handful of noteworthy rogues […]

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W32.Qakbot – Under The Surface

20

May

2011

W32.Qakbot is a worm that's been around since at least 2009. The worm initially infects users by exploiting vulnerabilities when a certain Web pages are visited. It subsequenly spreads through network shares and removable drives. It downloads additional files, steals information, and opens a back door on the compromised computer. During the past few months […]

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Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again

13

May

2011

Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase a product to repair the “infected” systems. They exist in Windows and Macintosh environments. In my recent report explaining this threat, I included a table showing the approximate number of scareware products with their known release dates: After […]

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