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Download the FREE Conficker removal tool and be infected no more!

March 23, 2009 froshfrau 3 comments

So, you start up your computer system, and you notice that your system is lagging, and is behaving in a rather strange manner. sunset_saber_by_maxv3

Now you get to thinking: “Is it my Ram? Or has my computer been infiltrated by a nefarious application, now leaving my system compromised on all levels.”

The latest dubious application to be causing all sorts of havoc online is none other than the Conficker Virus. Also known as Downadup or Kido Worm, this application is very capable of destroying a computer system is has infiltrated.

Conficker is a worm application that exploits the Windows MS08-67 service vulnerability. Conficker spreads through USB memory devices or via MP3 players.

The Windows Option Menu that appears after inserting the USB device will disguise the option to run the program as the option to open the folder. Once this dubious file is opened, the Worm Conficker is released onto the system. Read more…

PcClient JM and why it is so dangerous to your computer

February 10, 2009 froshfrau Leave a comment

Ok, so by now, you are well familiar with the fact that viruses and malware are ever prevalent on the World Wide Web. security_100209

The ‘new-kid-on-the-block’ in the world of viruses has got to be the latest fake worm application: PcClient JM

So what is the modus operandi of PcClient JM? Well, firstly, a variety of renegade anti-spyware applications and Trojan horses will create phony security alerts about PcClient JM infection, but all of this is aimed at coercing and tricking the user into purchasing the spyware remover applications.

PcClient JM has been known to slow down the system processes of a computer and may result in critical system errors and even a system crash. Read more…

Malicious worm squirms into Millions of Computers

January 30, 2009 froshfrau 1 comment

US software protection firm F-Secure says a computer worm known as “Conficker” or “Downadup” had infected more than nine million computers and was spreading daily.omni_luna___godlike___by_sei_ten

The worm, a self-duplicating program, takes advantage of networks or computers that have not kept up to date with security patches for Windows RPC Server Service. It can  harm  other machines from the Internet or by hiding on USB memory sticks carrying data from one computer to another. Once inside a computer it digs deep, setting up defenses that make it hard to extract.

Malware could be triggered to pilfer data or turn control of infected computers over to hackers amassing “zombie” machines into “botnet” armies. Read more…

Beware: YOUR-MOTHER-NAKED-hahahaha.pif – the latest Skype parasite

January 7, 2009 froshfrau Leave a comment

No, this is not some pornographic article, or even a chain email for all those sinister types – this is in fact the latest malware that has appeared on Skype. skype_tan_by_cowslip
YOUR-MOTHER-NAKED-hahahaha.pif
, also known as YOUR MOTHER NAKED hahahaha, is the newest Skype infection, which began its spreading-spree via a rather tiny file.

YOUR-MOTHER-NAKED-hahahaha.pif is a W32.Silly type worm application. As with these type files,  tends to Read more…