A new report by Palo Alto security startup Dasient suggests that the number of Web pages infected with malware almost doubled in the last quarter compared to a year ago. More than 560,000 Web sites and their approximately 5.5 million pages were infected with… Malware – Dasient – Security – Malicious Software – Spyware and Adware
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This post was written by Ted on January 29, 2010
Following its November 2009 retrospective/proactive report, AV-Comparatives has released its December 2009 Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) comparative. PUA refers to adware, spyware, rogue, and other fraudulent software circulating on the Internet that are not typical malware (classification in the last category is sometimes not an easy task; under some circumstances, PUAs are accepted …
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This post was written by Ted on December 23, 2009
The criminals behind Rogueware attacks are becoming increasingly aggressive in their approach to make money. We recently stumbled across a sample (Adware/TotalSecurity2009) which uses a ransomware technique to improve its sales. Once the computer becomes infected, Total Security forces the victim to purchase it before it will allow any files from being accessed on the system. When attempting to open a file, a message pops up in the notification area claiming that the application was blocked due to infection. The pop up recommends activating the "antivirus" software, which costs $79.95. This would be a devistating blow to any user and would likely force the victim to purchase it, so we went ahead and cracked the sample to reveal all of the valid serial numbers. We're hoping that victims can find this blog post before shelling out any hard earned cash to these criminals. Watch the video to see it in action: Valid serials for Adware/TotalSecurity2009:WNDS-TGN15-RFF29-AASDJ-ASD65 WNDS-U94KO-LF4G4-1V8S1-2CRFE WNDS-6W954-FX65B-41VDF-8G4JI WNDS-G84H6-S854F-79ZA8-W4ERS WNDS-TTUYJ-7UO54-G561H-J1D6F WNDS-A1SDF-6AS4D-RF5RE-79G84 WNDS-A1SDF-RY4E8-7U98D-F1GB2 WNDS-5SRTS-AEHUF-YA54S-D6F35 WNDS-P9685-4H41A-DSW3A-2R64T WNDS-2AE32-1VFC2-B6894-G67YU WNDS-4TS8R-D6F5D-4JH8T-U4JK5 WNDS-FGS5D-649RG-4S53D-412SF WNDS-452S3-ER00F-TSE35-S8FSD WNDS-SERFH-2642S-F04SD-64FG1 WNDS-F40SA-1ER5H-4FG5D-F8412 WNDS-5D1V2-XB0D5-JT1TY-97DS3 WNDS-4BGY2-JY4KO-IT98Y-7HJ43 WNDS-G8FB6-1V87S-DRT1S-63SRG WNDS-HFVDR-9844O-U54DA-5TBSC WNDS-89OF7-7324R-5SAD4-TG68U WNDS-JUYH3-24GHJ-HGKSH-FKLSDYou can download a free trial to completely remove the infection once the ransomware feature is removed.Special thanks to Sherab Giovannini for extracting the serials.
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This post was written by Ted on December 18, 2009
Following its November 2009 retrospective/proactive report, AV-Comparatives has released its December 2009 Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUA) comparative. PUA refers to adware, spyware, rogue, and other fraudulent software circulating on the Internet that are not typical malware (classification in the last category is sometimes not an easy task; under some circumstances, PUAs are accepted …
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This post was written by Ted on December 15, 2009
With spyware and adware infections occurring even more frequently than the computer virus problems we have all learnt to cope with, having these tricks up your sleeve will win many friends and favours.
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This post was written by Ted on December 4, 2009
