Articles Archive for 18 June 2009
Posted in Information and Removal on 18 June 2009
Virus Remover Professional is a rogue anti-virus program - a fake virus remover, which relies on malicious methods both to spread and to sell. This parasite uses the infamous trojan Zlob or Vundo to enter the system. Virus Remover Professional also makes use of misleading advertising to trick users into purchasing its “full version”.
Upon entering [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 18 June 2009
Malware Destructor 2009 is a rogue anti-spyware program - a fake spyware remover, which uses trojans, such as Zlob or Vundo, to enter the system. The trojan is disguised as a video codec and distributed in various malicious websites, most typically those that deal with porn. Malware Destructor 2009 uses misleading advertising to trick users [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 18 June 2009
After a blackhat SEO attack, cybercriminals are again using the terrifying catastrophe of Air France Flight 447 or about China-made C919 Jumbo Jets competing with Airbus and Boeing for malicious intent. This time, spam messages are sent with an attached PowerPoint presentation, which is specially crafted to exploit a vulnerability in Microsoft Powerpoint.
The spammed [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
Posted in Information and Removal on 18 June 2009
Today we have noticed an increasing amount of dating spam mails containing phrases such:
I’m emailing you because I like you
wanted to let you know about my profile
you have been invited to join
The link in the spam directs to an adult-dating webpage that contains pictures of a woman, as well as a profile on the [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro






