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W32.Changeup – A Malicious Gift That Keeps On Giving

28

Nov

2012

In mid-2009 W32.Changeup, a polymorphic worm written in Visual Basic, was first discovered on systems around the world. Over the last few years, we have profiled this threat, explained why it spreads, and shown how it was created.In the last week there has been an increase in the number of W32.Changeup detections. The increase in […]

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MSRT thwarts rogues with just one scan

10

Oct

2012

Most rogue antivirus software displays an interface that is predominantly in English, with some presenting a few other European languages as well. However, this month one of the families added by MSRT is Win32/Onescan, a Korean fake antivirus scanner that is the most prevalent of the Asian language-based rogues. Recently we noticed that several […]

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How to Spot Fake Antivirus Software

17

Aug

2012

A couple of months ago, a neighbor was chatting with me about a new miracle antivirus application that he got from a friend. He told me that it works great and frequently captures a lot of viruses on his computer. His only complaint was that he had to pay every time the software purged his […]

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