Malware News
Rogue Antivirus: How They Work and How to Remove Them
Rogue Anti-virus applications are being produced in ever increasing numbers each week now. Why? This is a scam that works big time! Rogue Anti-Virus scams are able to steal money, credit card numbers and sometimes entire identities. Below you can see the life cycle of a Rogue Anti-Virus scam.
1. You get infected with a Trojan [...]
MP3 Trojan Downloader-UA.h
Downloader-UA.h is a fake mp3 file that once played downloads play_mp3.exe (a Trojan). Once the Trojan is executed (if it is) it will display a barrage of ads on the PC. Downloader-UA.h has been seen on all the major p2p networks. I have found this Trojan on 2 PC’s, both pc’s had [...]
Malware - 65% of New Applications
According to the Symantec malware research group 65% of applications developed last year were malware based. Malware is becoming highly profitable and a much more streamlined business. Underground malware companies are now being run like legit big business with departments, contracts and yes … guarantees (for example - if this piece of malware [...]
