Articles Archive for 19 February 2010
Posted in Information and Removal on 19 February 2010
Antivirus Protection Center can be easily called the update of Antivirus’09 rogue anti-spyware which was released almost one year ago. This trialware, which usually uses Antivirus’09 name, is spread with a help of Trojans or through on-line malware scanners. When installed, it continuously offers registering so called “full” version which immediately after being purchased changes [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 19 February 2010
Antivirus‘09 is a dangerous application that was created only with one thing in mind – to rip computer users off. The program is distributed while browsing unsafe Internet sites where tons of pop-up messages and security notifications are displayed. These websites promote online PC scan tool. Once you use the scanner to check your system [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 19 February 2010
Perhaps you have already heard about Google Buzz application that is becoming more and more popular as many people are more impatient to try it out. It’s not a big surprise that this new application caught an eye of cyber criminals as well, despite the fact that it’s pretty new.
Comparing to attacks on other social [...]
Posted in Information and Removal on 19 February 2010
It seems that a recent Windows “patch” has been the cause of a series of blue screen crashes after users install a so-called Microsoft security update. The said patch, MS10-015, is said to be linked to this system malfunction, which leaves user systems with blue-screen-of-death (BSoD) errors.
According to an entry in the official Microsoft Blog, [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
Posted in Information and Removal on 19 February 2010
Cybercriminals again exploited one of the most-awaited global sports events—the “2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics”—to propagate at least two of their malicious wares. They piggybacked on the Olympics fever to promote malware-ridden sites.
In an attempt to affect as many users as possible, cybercriminals poisoned Google search results regarding the upcoming event. As usual, clicking the malicious [...]
Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro
Search for “Winter Olympics” and Take Your Pick—FAKEAV or Bogus Windows Media Player Updates
