Articles Archive for 6 July 2009

on the efficacy of passphrases
Posted in Information and Removal on 6 July 2009

so now that we’ve all had a good think about whether masking passwords is really the right way to go, let’s question another bit of wisdom - let’s question whether passphrases are really as secure as we think they are.you see with all the thinking out …

best-protect.info
Posted in Information and Removal on 6 July 2009

best-protect.info is a malicious website created to promote the rogue anti-spyware application called AntivirusBEST. This website provides a free anti-malware scanner, which is of course also fake. The worst thing about best-protect.info is that it will attempt to execute a series of scripts that may install malware onto your computer. If you have incidentally visited [...]

TROJ_FFSEARCH.A
Posted in Trend Micro on 6 July 2009

Malware: TROJ_FFSEARCH.A

JS_DLOADER.BD
Posted in Trend Micro on 6 July 2009

Malware: JS_DLOADER.BD

TROJ_WIMPIXO.BG
Posted in Trend Micro on 6 July 2009

Malware: TROJ_WIMPIXO.BG

Win32/SybuexA Family
Posted in CA Security Advisor on 6 July 2009

This malware is detected by eTrust Antivirus solutions. Please see above for the relevant signature updates. This malware is being dissected by the CA Security Advisory Team - a detailed analysis will be available shortly.

 

WORM_KILLAV.AI
Posted in Trend Micro on 6 July 2009

Malware: WORM_KILLAV.AI