March 20, 2010

'trojan' Tag Index

PC Security: Energizer DUO Software Carries Trojan

Government security experts are warning consumers that using Energizer's DUO USB battery charger could leave their Windows PCs open to attack from hackers.
Tags: security, hackers, USB, trojan, Energizer

CA Warns of Persistent Banking Trojan

The trojan uses annoying pop-up windows to force victims to disclose banking credentials.
Tags: CA, bank, pop-ups, trojan, banking

Trojan Pretends to Be Microsoft Security Suite

Quick quiz: Does Microsoft charge users for its Security Essentials software? How do you tell whether software is from Microsoft or from hackers trying to hold your PC for ransom?
Tags: Microsoft, malware, security, trojan, Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE)

ZeuS Bankrupts Marketing Firm

The trojan was used to rob the company of more than $164,000.
Tags: security, bankruptcy, bank, trojan, Zeus

Malware Can Activate Webcams

Trojans and other malware programs can be used to take control of a computer's webcam.
Tags: malware, Trojans, trojan, webcam, operating system

ZeuS Reigns Over 74,000 PCs

The computers were infected by the 'Kneber' botnet.
Tags: botnet, trojan, online banking, Zeus, NetWitness

Security Article Used as Bait

An article about a Trojan is being used to trick recipients into downloading the same Trojan.
Tags: hackers, trojan, Zeus, Sophos, blogs

Mozilla Retracts Add-On Malware Accusation

The Firefox developer revealed it had mistakenly identified an add-on to its popular browser as malware. Version 4.0 of the Sothink Video Downloader does not contain a Trojan.
Tags: Mozilla, Firefox, developer, security, trojan

Introducing Bugat

The new Trojan targets users' banking credentials.
Tags: malware, security, trojan, banking, Zeus

ZeuS Tracker Turns One

The site has tracked more than 2,800 botnet command and control servers in its first year.
Tags: malware, servers, botnet, trojan, Zeus

Panda Labs Warns of Fake Microsoft Update

The e-mail is designed to trick users into installing a Trojan.
Tags: Microsoft, e-Mail, trojan, Microsoft Update, pandalabs

Symantec Fears Spotify

The anti-virus software wrongly classified Spotify program files as malign.
Tags: security, software, Symantec, trojan, anti-virus

Zeus Targets AIM Users

A new iteration of the Trojan is now targeting AOL Instant Messenger.
Tags: instant messaging, AOL, update, AIM, trojan

Trojan Porn Dialers Resurfacing

The Trojans cause infected handsets to send SMS messages to high-cost numbers.
Tags: Trojans, trojan, mobile phones, mobile phone viruses, porn

1/8: Backdoor.Tidserv.J Triggers Malware and Other Threats

A summary of spyware, virus, and other malware alerts for today.
Tags: security, virus, spyware, trojan, firewall software

1/07: Agent-MCQ Windows Trojan and Other Malware

A round-up of today's virus and other malware threats.
Tags: malware, security, virus, trojan, anti-virus

12/2: Trojan.Vundo!gen1Is Low-Level Threat

Symantec describes the Trojan.Vundo!gen1 threat as "very low." It is a heuristic detection used to detect threats associated with the Trojan.Vundo family on Windows-based PCs.
Tags: Windows, IT, Symantec, trojan, 2009

11/13: Trojan.Avalanec Opens Back Door

Trojan.Avalanec is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer.
Tags: Symantec, business, trojan, page

11/10: Backdoor.Pfinet Steals Confidential Data

Backdoor.Pfinet is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on the compromised computer and may steal confidential information.
Tags: Symantec, business, trojan, page

11/5: Troj/Psyme-KS Exploits IE Vulnerability

This Trojan typically arrives in spam messages, typically about an unreleased Michael Jackson song or a September 11 conspiracy theory.
Tags: security, spam, IE8, index, trojan

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