Articles Archive for 8 March 2010

the energizer bunny looks more like a RAT
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 March 2010

that’s RAT as in remote access trojan, for the uninitiated.by now i’m sure most security folks have heard about this but if you haven’t yet, here’s the US-CERT advisory, symantec’s blog entry by liam murchu, a sophos blog post by graham cluley, a blog …

Win 7 Guardian 2010
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 March 2010

Win 7 Guardian 2010 is a rogue anti-spyware program that imitates legitimate security software. It is a clone program of Win 7 Guardian. Don’t be fooled, it’s not related to Microsoft. Win 7 Guardian 2010 is promoted and installed through fake anti-malware scanners  or Trojans that download and install Win7Guardian2010 without your consent. The fake [...]

Win32/Rimecud.TW
Posted in CA Security Advisor on 8 March 2010

Should you have this detection reported on a file that you normally use, we highly recommend that you submit a sample of the affected file to CA Anti-Virus Research for analysis.For detailed instructions on how to submit samples to CA, please see below.———-Submitting Malware SamplesPlease visit our Sample/Suspicious file submission form here:…

 

Win32/Rimecud.TV
Posted in CA Security Advisor on 8 March 2010

Should you have this detection reported on a file that you normally use, we highly recommend that you submit a sample of the affected file to CA Anti-Virus Research for analysis.For detailed instructions on how to submit samples to CA, please see below.———-Submitting Malware SamplesPlease visit our Sample/Suspicious file submission form here:…

 

Win32/Frethog.GGK
Posted in CA Security Advisor on 8 March 2010

Should you have this detection reported on a file that you normally use, we highly recommend that you submit a sample of the affected file to CA Anti-Virus Research for analysis.For detailed instructions on how to submit samples to CA, please see below.———-Submitting Malware SamplesPlease visit our Sample/Suspicious file submission form here:…

 

CleanUp Antivirus
Posted in Information and Removal on 8 March 2010

CleanUp Antivirus is a totally fake security program which was created only to rip PC users off. Clean Up Antivirus imitates the actions of a normal anti-spyware and includes system scanners, security notifications and alerts to convince victims even more. Keep in mind that these messages announce only invented threats, so they shouldn’t be taken [...]

Trojan:W32/Autoruninf.gen
Posted in F-Secure on 8 March 2010

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.

Trojan:W32/Buzus
Posted in F-Secure on 8 March 2010

A trojan, or trojan horse, is a seemingly legitimate program which secretly performs other, usually malicious, functions. It is usually user-initiated and does not replicate.