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All organisms catch infections, from plants to whales. Even some bacteria can get infected. 1.Pathogen microbes are of three types: viruses, bacteria and protozoans. Not all the microbes are infectious. Most bacteria are inoffensive. Escherichia coli from our gut has a role in digestion. Diseases appear when our immu... |
9 January 2008
16:21 GMT |
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I must mention from the beginning that every unpatched system connected to the web is vulnerable to this rootkit, so in case you're running an outdated version of Windows XP, you may be in danger pal! Now, let's see some juicy (if you're one of those loving computer infections) details about the rootki... |
9 January 2008
14:31 GMT |
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A new worm has been spotted in the wild and, as far I can see, all the addicted gamers out there are vulnerable unless they got their computers protected. Security vendor Trend Micro writes that WORM_LEGMIR.FU affects most versions of the Microsoft operating system, including Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2... |
9 January 2008
08:37 GMT |
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I bet you first thought I was talking about a real antivirus... You know, that software application especially created to discover and block harmful files... But AlfaAntivirus is not that kind of program, it is actually a fake antivirus solution that wants to trick people and make them believe they are installing a s... |
7 January 2008
16:06 GMT |
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Christmas has come and gone so the use of infected ecards and season greetings is not so popular anymore. But today's hackers / attackers / spammers / whatever you want to name them seem to be working 24 hours a day, as new techniques, exploits and computer infections are released in the wild every day. Today, w... |
7 January 2008
13:31 GMT |
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MSN Messenger is once again under attack, as Trend Micro detected one more Windows worm attempting to spread itself through the famous instant messaging application. WORM_IRCBOT.EL may infect Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003, having a medium damage potential and a medium distribution potential. The worm c... |
4 January 2008
16:36 GMT |
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A new Facebook application brings the popular social networking service back in the spotlight, as it attempts to take users on a dangerous website and deploy malicious files on their computers. 'Secret Crush' is a Facebook application claiming that it is able to disclose the friend's name that has a "s... |
4 January 2008
12:56 GMT |
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Gmail and Yahoo have always been two of the most popular email services on the web and this obviously caught the hackers' and spammers' attention. A few days ago, it happened again: a new infection has been spotted in the wild, being used by attackers to gather new email addresses for other spamming purpose... |
4 January 2008
11:41 GMT |
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Remember that pay-by-phone exploit that attempted to infect your computer and steal your money? Well, it seems like it is much more dangerous than we've expected. Security company Trend Micro today published an advisory concerning TROJ_RANSOM.B, the Trojan horse that supports the entire attack, saying that it af... |
4 January 2008
02:45 GMT |
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Another day, another scam spotted in the wild. This time, it's a pay-by-phone attack, as the Sunbelt officials named it, because it attempts to steal people's money by phone. Remember that rogue antispyware attacks? Today's scam is pretty similar and let me explain why. First of all, the rogue antispyw... |
3 January 2008
15:11 GMT |
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So, we've seen a Trojan horse, a worm and now we get file infector with high damage potential and high distribution potential. Well, this is the beginning of the year I've always dreamed about (NOT). Security company Trend Micro spotted PE_PROYO.A-O in the wild and today rolled out a report informing that i... |
3 January 2008
12:06 GMT |
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Earlier this day, security company Trend Micro has published an advisory concerning a malicious JavaScript that attempts to open Internet Explorer in order to download additional infections on an affected computer. Now, another Microsoft Windows component is affected by a pretty dangerous infection: Windows Task Sche... |
3 January 2008
05:58 GMT |
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McAfee managed to cause a serious problem these days as it flagged several legitimate websites as infected. According to several reports, users who installed McAfee's Antivirus were alerted that multiple pages, including Verizon Wireless, Ars Technica, Friendster and ESPN.com, got infected with JS/Exploit-BO, a ... |
3 January 2008
05:34 GMT |
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The new year has come with an avalanche of threats that may seriously harm our computers if we don't protect them as we should. JS_PSYME.AZ has been spotted in the wild by security company Trend Micro, which wrote that this malicious JavaScript affects most Windows versions including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and eve... |
3 January 2008
04:20 GMT |
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Here we go again! If 2007 was a pretty busy year when it comes to computer infections, worms, Trojan horses and other types of threats, it seems like 2008 wants to become at least as dangerous as its predecessor. January 1st came with the first Trojan horse of the year as security vendor Trend Micro noted in the last... |
1 January 2008
10:08 GMT |
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Backdoor.Hupigon.aahh is the newest threat that may assault your computer, but this time, it may be a really important danger. According to SpywareRemove.com, the backdoor attempts to deploy its files through browser vulnerabilities discovered on your computer, but it may also be installed by email. It seems like Bac... |
28 December 2007
09:41 GMT |
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WORM_RBOT.HBZ is the latest threat spotted in the wild that targets the Windows systems and attempts to drop its files on most versions of the Microsoft operating system including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. The worm was discovered by security company Trend Micro, which wrote that it could easily reach your... |
28 December 2007
04:24 GMT |
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We've seen similar infections in the past, but since this is a new one, it may bypass your antivirus and reach the files stored on your drives. PE_PAGIPEF.AD-O is that kind of infection that targets your executable files, so that some of them may become unusable because the file infector adds its codes at the be... |
27 December 2007
14:26 GMT |
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In case you thought you're safe this Christmas because you have applied the latest definitions for your security software, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but you're not safe at all. And a recently-spotted worm comes to support this statement. WORM_DLOADER.TBW is a Windows infection discovered by security... |
27 December 2007
06:02 GMT |
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OK, I get it, Christmas is one of those times of the year when all sorts of infections rise up and become extremely dangerous for every unpatched system. There have been so many security reports that it makes me think no one is safe these days. But, let's see one more threat which seems to be placed among the mo... |
27 December 2007
05:32 GMT |
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Christmas is only history now and we're all expecting the New Year celebrations. Hackers, attackers and scammers are also preparing for the new event, but, as usual, they like to do it in an unique way: by building Trojan horses, infections and other types of malware designed to be installed on people's com... |
27 December 2007
05:00 GMT |
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Remember the latest Storm that infected a huge number of computers? Well, it's back. This time, it comes with Christmas-related offerings. Just like usual, the most dangerous threat is delivered by email, so in case you receive suspect messages, you're advised to delete them as soon as possible. Most emails... |
27 December 2007
04:01 GMT |
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We all know this had to happen, so here it is: the first Christmas infection which attempts to install on Windows 2000 and Windows XP platforms. JS_REALPLAY.J is a malicious JavaScript that can be dropped on your computer once you visit an infected website used in the attack. And more important, the script attempts t... |
26 December 2007
03:36 GMT |
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WORM_VB.ZAA is a new kind of worm that attempts to infect the Windows computers, being executed once the user starts Windows Media Player. Security company Trend Micro wrote that the worm affected most versions of the operating system powered by Microsoft, including Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. But, ... |
21 December 2007
14:31 GMT |
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Here we go again: another Trojan horse affecting the Windows operating system was spotted in the wild by 2Spyware.com. The security company set a severity scale of 95 out of 100, which means the infection is extremely dangerous for every person affected by it. According to the reports, Tranzhva 1.0 is an Iranian Troj... |
21 December 2007
09:08 GMT |
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In case you got sick of pop-up windows displayed on your desktop, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but another adware infection waits for its turn. DreamPoper is an Internet Explorer browser helper object that attempts to harm the user with all kinds of error messages, displayed when searches on Google or HotBot are... |
20 December 2007
08:46 GMT |
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Remember the Pinch Trojan? God, it has been one of the most popular Trojan horses I have even seen and this because it was able to steal email, ICQ and other login credentials and send them to the attackers. Well, it seems that the two Russian virus writers who created the Pinch Trojan have been identified and the po... |
20 December 2007
06:41 GMT |
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Viruses simply hate antiviruses and it's obvious why. They're somehow like the police and the criminals in the real life. But, they can easily turn from enemies into friends. Somehow... Here's today's example: ExpertAntivirus, an antivirus that is supposed to protect your computer is actually bein... |
18 December 2007
17:06 GMT |
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Supposing you were a hacker, how would you try to get control over a computer connected to the Internet? Obviously, by exploiting a vulnerability in the software installed on the system, or by dropping an infection on it. Today's piece of news refers to the second solution, as one more Trojan file is being used... |
18 December 2007
16:06 GMT |
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BAT_DELF.OAU is a new batch file discovered out there in the wild that affects most Windows versions including 2000, XP and Server 2003. Sure you may say 'Oh, come on dude, it's only a batch file, it's not so dangerous!' And I agree with you, batch files are usually discovered by the antivirus tec... |
18 December 2007
06:25 GMT |
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TROJ_PROXY.PL is that kind of Windows infection that doesn't harm the files stored on your computer but instead, it attempts to use the system as a way to hide the identity of cybercriminals and allow them to remain anonymous while conducting illegal activities. Security vendor Trend Micro wrote in an advisory r... |
17 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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So, here it is: yet another Windows infection that attempts to take advantage of a vulnerability discovered in one of the most popular Microsoft technologies: PowerPoint. In case you're currently using Microsoft PowerPoint and you didn't install the latest patches for the presentation tool, you may get your... |
17 December 2007
05:10 GMT |
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Security company Trend Micro rolled out today an advisory concerning WORM_FUJACKS.HM, one of the latest and most powerful threats reported this month. The worm affects most Windows versions including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003, Trend Micro wrote in the notification. And more important, WORM_FUJACKS.HM has ... |
17 December 2007
04:06 GMT |
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Tired of taking piles of drugs? Here are the alternative (complementary) therapies. They are not largely taught in the colleges and many doctors are still skeptical. Still, over 32 % of the patients appeal to them (up to 33 % in Finland, and 49 % in Australia), in conditions in which they are rarely covered by medica... |
14 December 2007
09:49 GMT |
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BKDR_HUPIGON.IFZ is a fresh piece of backdoor, which targets most Windows versions including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. Security company Trend Micro set a high damage potential along with a low overall risk rating and a low distribution potential. However, the backdoor can easily infect your computer, as i... |
13 December 2007
09:26 GMT |
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TROJ_KILLAV.LW is a new type of Trojan that attempts to modify important changes of a Windows machine, in order to infect the computer and be sure that nobody ever manages to detect or stop it. Dream on, kid! The Trojan horse has already been identified by the security companies and most antivirus technologies have ... |
13 December 2007
02:06 GMT |
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Security companies from all over the world prepare their predictions for 2008 related to the security threats which are expected to evolve next year. One of the most interesting report comes from Finjan Inc., the company that predicts an avalanche of threats over the Web 2.0 technologies with more powerful and bad-i... |
11 December 2007
15:06 GMT |
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It's been a while since we last saw such a powerful worm, although its overall risk rating was set to low. Security company Trend Micro wrote in the WORM_VB.GOZ security advisory that this new threat affected the majority of Windows versions including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. But as the title says,... |
11 December 2007
05:02 GMT |
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The adware programs are usually extremely annoying, as they display lots of advertisements and pop-up windows without users' approval. In most cases, the consumers can remove them easily by installing an antivirus solution or simply an adware remover. But, what if your security solution is not able to discover ... |
10 December 2007
09:54 GMT |
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OK, so we all know that Christmas will come with lots of infections and computer threats aiming to harm your system. Today's lesson is another Christmas ecard, coming by email and attempting to get the users on a fake Yahoo Greeting website. Obviously, the website is hosted on another domain, but it uses the Su... |
7 December 2007
08:12 GMT |
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1.If you're a veggie, perhaps you enjoy uncooked sprouts of bean, soy, trifle or alfalfa. But research shows they can transmit bacterial infections. The most exposed are small children, elderly and those with a weak immune system. Even washing the sprouts with chlorine or alcohol solutions does not remove germs.... |
5 December 2007
14:06 GMT |
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A few days ago, a report signed by F-Secure revealed the first Christmas threat supposed to attack your computer: a dangerous ecard attempting to install a hidden infection on our systems. Although it was a single report, security company Symantec has informed today that an avalanche of eCards might start anytime soo... |
5 December 2007
10:07 GMT |
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Oh God, here's another .gov website (the domain which is supposed to be among the most secure on the web) hacked and infected with porn. Alex Eckelberry, of Sunbelt, wrote on the official blog of the security company that numerous common searches return malicious results, which are meant to redirect the users to... |
5 December 2007
02:46 GMT |
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Security vendor Trend Micro discovered a new threat targeting the Windows computers and revealed that TROJ_VUNDO.ZK may be deployed as a DLL file and serve as a method to download additional infections on an affected computer. The Trojan horse targets most Windows flavors including 98m ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 200... |
4 December 2007
09:57 GMT |
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Today's attackers are smart. That's for sure! Or at least, they are up-to-date with the latest world news and try to adapt their malicious attempts to the hottest topics. And it happened again yesterday. According to Adam Thomas of Sunbelt, the attackers managed to obtain high Google PageRanks and every tim... |
4 December 2007
02:38 GMT |
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A new research conducted by IronPort comes to confirm what we all knew: the computer threats, no matter if they are viruses, spam messages, spyware, malware, worms or anything else, are becoming very dangerous for all of us. That's the investment of an important amount of money is needed, in order to get powerfu... |
3 December 2007
16:31 GMT |
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Security vendor Sophos has released a top ten email-based malware threats today, revealing that Troj/Pushdo has won the first place, with 29.3 percent. In case this codename doesn't say a thing to you, you should know that this is the threat which acts by informing you that some hot nude pictures with Angelina J... |
3 December 2007
06:37 GMT |
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Yet another piece of worm attempts to infect most Windows flavors, including 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003. However, it's not that kind of threat which can be ignored, because once it reaches your computer, it will automatically copy itself on all network shares, on all removable drives, such as USB flash... |
3 December 2007
06:16 GMT |
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I must tell you from the beginning, this is not the kind of worm similar to 'OK, I'm infected, let's start the antivirus and remove it!' because this threat attempts to disable the antivirus protection and infect both computers and the connected removable drives. But what's more important is ... |
29 November 2007
10:42 GMT |
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A new threat was discovered by security vendor Trend Micro which said WORM_RASTY.A affects most versions of the Windows operating system. According to the company, the worm can infect Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and Server 2003 and can be downloaded from malicious websites without users' approval. In addition, ... |
28 November 2007
10:33 GMT |
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