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StartupList version 2

Myantispyware team January 16, 2006 No Comment Free Software

The new version shows a ton of new autostart locations in a nice treeview, along with help text for each section. The right-click menu of each item offers options to show the file or Registry key, or copy the information to the clipboard. A very special thanks to TonyKlein for his Collection of Autostart Locations,

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WMF exploit and Phishing

Myantispyware team January 16, 2006 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities, Identity Theft

F-secure labs have found a phishing scam exploiting this vulnerability. This scam works by sending out emails, urging customers of the global HSBC bank to visit a site called www[dot]jhsbc[dot]com. This domain, naturally, has nothing to with the real bank but it sounds close enough. The site is running on a owned home computer somewhere

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Spybot S&D Update 13 January 2006

Myantispyware team January 15, 2006 No Comment Malware removal, Updates

Hijacker + Web-Nexus + MaxSearch + Mirar + CoolWWWSearch.Feat2Installer + CoolWWWSearch.Service + CoolWWWSearch.Feat2DLL Malware ++ SurfEnhance ++ FCHelp + CAS-Client + WinFixer2005 + Adware.Webext + Pacimedia + Deskwizz ++ AUpdater + MediaMotor PUPS ++ AdwarePunisher ++ SpyiBlock Security + Windows.Explorer Spyware ++ iTunes.602 ++ 007 Spy Software + Exact Advertising.BargainsBuddy Trojan + Z-Quest + Elitum.EliteBar

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Why WMF is not a “Critical” issue on the Windows 9x platform

Myantispyware team January 15, 2006 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

It’s technical, but if you can wade through it, it’s well worth the read With WMF we want to be very clear: the Windows 9x platform is not vulnerable to any “Critical” attack vector. The reason Windows 9x is not vulnerable to a “Critical” attack vector is because an additional step exists in the Win9x

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Symantec uses rootkit-type techniques for hide files

Myantispyware team January 15, 2006 1 Comment Critical patch

News.com reports Symantec has released an update to its popular Norton SystemWorks to fix a security problem that could be abused by cybercriminals to hide malicious software In the PC-tuning application, a feature called the Norton Protected Recycle Bin creates a hidden directory on Windows systems. The feature is meant to help people restore modified

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Belarc Advisor – Free Personal PC Audit

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 No Comment Free Software

The Belarc Advisor builds a detailed profile of your installed software and hardware, including Microsoft Hotfixes, and displays the results in your Web browser. All of your PC profile information is kept private on your PC and is not sent to any web server. Download here.

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Spyware Block List File

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 2 Comments Free Software, Malware removal

Are you tired of Spyware, Malware and Adware programs being installed by ActiveX, but don’t want to lose out on important functionality? SpywareGuide has created a system that blocks known “dubious” ActiveX controls from running inside Internet Explorer by setting the “Kill Bit”. When a page tries to install a component from our list, it

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Ad AwareSE Update 11.01.2006

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 No Comment Updates

New definitions: ==================== Adware.Mediapipe Adware.Webext RepairRegistryPro UnSpyPc Win32.Trojan.Gunbound Updated definitions: ==================== Adintelligence.AproposToolbar +4 Adware.Dropper Adware.NaviPromo.c +2 begin2search +6 DyFuCA Ezula Instafinder Lop +2 Malware.Psguard Malware.Spyaxe Pribi.BHO PurityScan SpywareNo +2 SurfSidekickBHO Win32.Trojan.Agent Win32.Trojan.Dialer.ay Win32.TrojanDownloader.Agent Win32.TrojanDownloader.Small Win32.TrojanDownloader.Zlob VX2 +2 Read more and download here.

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HOSTS file hijacking and bank password stealing

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 No Comment Browser Hijacking

HOSTS file hijacking combined with bank password stealing trojans is one of the more egregious spyware tricks currently being seen. Here’s the scenario. A user is infected with a trojan and other malware that, among other things, changes the HOSTS file so that websites commonly used for online banking are redirected to the spyware pusher/thief’s

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Clam Antivirus Vulnerability

Myantispyware team January 13, 2006 No Comment Critical patch

A “critical” security flaw has been found in Clam Antivirus (ClamAV) software that attackers or viruses could exploit to take control over computers running the software. The vulnerability has to do with the way ClamAV looks at executable programs modified by a popular free file compression utility called UPX (short for the “ultimate packer for

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