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July MSRT on web redirector malware

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Jul

2011

This month, we added Win32/Tracur and Win32/Dursg, two of the most prevalent pieces of malware belonging to the category of ‘web redirectors’, to our Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT). After just over two weeks in release, we have early numbers on our success in detecting and removing these twinned threats.In terms of functionality, Win32/Tracur is […]

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MSRT July 2011: Targeting web redirector malware

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Jul

2011

The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) targets two prevalent families in this July 2011 release, Win32/Tracur and Win32/Dursg. Both families share common functionality that monitors user web search queries and redirects to a malicious URL to display advertisements or download more malware. It affects users of web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and […]

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MSRT June 2011: Targeting Yimfoca

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Jun

2011

This month’s MSRT families included Win32/Rorpian (an autorun worm that exploits a vulnerability in shortcut files), Win32/Nuqel (another autorun worm that spreads via network drives, removable drives, and instant messaging programs) and Win32/Yimfoca. The last, Yimfoca, is a prevalent IM worm that uses common instant messaging applications and social networking websites to spread. It also affects […]

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