Articles Archive for 4 June 2009
Posted in Information and Removal on 4 June 2009
Registry Cleaner Pro is a rogue security program, fake Windows registry cleaner. It’s just a remake of Registry Doktor which is also a bogus application. Usually, this rogue is promoted through the use of Trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo. These Trojans display fake security alerts and notifications about various dangerous infections and privacy issues. [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 4 June 2009
Issues surrounding the crash of Air France Flight 447 have not been fully resolved up to now but, it didn’t need be for cybercriminals; they’re already taking advantage of this tragedy too.
Through SEO poisoning, searches for reports related to the plane crash yield links that when opened trigger multiple redirections to various sites, which ultimately [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
Search Results for Air France Flight 447 Lead to Rogue Antivirus
Posted in Information and Removal on 4 June 2009
WinBlueSoft is a fake spyware remover and a clone of the rogue anti-spyware WiniBlueSoft. This parasite relies on trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, to enter the system. The most common way of infection is by downloading a video codec, supposedly needed to view one or another video online. WinBlueSoft uses misleading advertising to trick [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 4 June 2009
Invariably, summer is when people troop to online shops, book flights to go on much-awaited vacations, and schedule recreational activities or hobby-type classes. Trend Micro identifies some of the biggest threats that take advantage of summer, an “important season for the social agenda of individuals.”
Shopping invoices for ghost transactions: Users, even those who don’t [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
