Posts Tagged ‘registry changes’

Don’t pay the rogue, scan with MSRT

May

2013

?We added three new families to this month’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT): Win32/FakeDef, Win32/Vicenor, and Win32/Kexqoud. In this blog, we will talk about the rogue antivirus family Win32/FakeDef. It’s not a big player in rogues’ world, but it holds its own unique characteristics. We found this family in the wild in December 2012. Initially […]

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Trojan Locks Computers, Demands Ransom for Bogus ‘Offense’

Dec

2012

A new “ransomware” campaign uses a novel approach to extort money from Internet users. It locks your computer and displays a localized webpage that covers your desktop and demands the payment of a fine for the possession of banned material.The following system changes may indicate the presence of this malware:<startup folder>\<random file name>.dll.lnk<startup folder>\<random file […]

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