Articles in the F-Secure Category
Posted in F-Secure on 2 January 2009
A standalone malicious program which uses computer or network resources to make complete copies of itself. May include code or other malware to damage both the system and the network.
Posted in F-Secure on 30 December 2008
Exploit:/SymbOS/SMSCurse.A is a Denial-of-Service (DoS) exploit that affects messaging components of phones that use Symbian Series 60 versions 2.6, 2.8, 3.0, 3.1, and Sony Ericsson UiQ devices.
When the exploit crashes SMS messaging on a phone, the phone remains otherwise completely functional. The only effect is that it cannot receive any new SMS/MMS messages.
Posted in F-Secure on 24 December 2008
This type of worm is embedded in an e-mail attachment, and spreads using the infected computer’s e-mailing networks.
Posted in F-Secure on 23 December 2008
This type of trojan secretly downloads malicious files from a remote server, then installs and executes the files.
Posted in F-Secure on 23 December 2008
This type of trojan secretly installs spy programs and/or keylogger programs.
Posted in F-Secure on 22 December 2008
Backdoors are Remote Administration Tools (RAT) that expose infected machines to external control via the Internet.
Posted in F-Secure on 18 December 2008
This type of trojan secretly installs spy programs and/or keylogger programs.
Posted in F-Secure on 18 December 2008
This type of trojan contains one or more malicious programs, which it will secretly install and execute.
Posted in F-Secure on 15 December 2008
Exploit:JS/Agent.IHL is JavaScript, usually found on malicious or compromised websites.
It is used to silently install malicious software onto the website visitor’s system.
Posted in F-Secure on 12 December 2008
A standalone malicious program which uses computer or network resources to make complete copies of itself. May include code or other malware to damage both the system and the network.









