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New Version of MYTOB is causing an escalation of Risk Alert

Myantispyware team November 24, 2005 No Comment Worms

We just received notification that Trend Micro has raised the Alert for the new MYTOB virus to medium. Trend Micro has an excellent write up at: Mytob.MX The worm appears to be memory resident and spreads by sending a copy of itself as an attachment (account-password.zip) in an email message using its own Simple Mail

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CounterSpy Protects Against New Spyware Keylogger

Myantispyware team November 24, 2005 No Comment Identity Theft, Malware removal

The spyware keylogger, named Srv.SSA-KeyLogger, secretly steals data from users’ Internet sessions, including logins and passwords from online banking sessions, eBay, PayPal, and other programs that use html forms to collect personal information. It is a new variant of existing Trojans known by a variety of names, including Troj/Dumaru-BD, Troj/Dumaru-ALTroj/Dumaru-BO, BackDoor-CCT.gen, and Backdoor.Nibu.L. Note that

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Spyware and adware invades your PC without your knowledge or permission!

Myantispyware team November 24, 2005 No Comment Malware removal

CounterSpy is a complete spyware fighting utility. It utilizes memory-resident spyware cookie detection so that websites you visit cannot track your movements. It also allows users to schedule scans at convenient intervals. Best of all, it runs scans quickly and efficiently so that your computer’s resources are not taxed unnecessarily. CounterSpy is able to catch

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SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities

Myantispyware team November 23, 2005 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

This year’s SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities were announced this morning. Details are at http://www.sans.org/top20. You will see that the format has changed a bit this year. Top Vulnerabilities in Windows Systems W1. Windows Services W2. Internet Explorer W3. Windows Libraries W4. Microsoft Office and Outlook Express W5. Windows Configuration Weaknesses Top Vulnerabilities in

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New Sober Variants

Myantispyware team November 23, 2005 No Comment Virus

Antivirus software does not provide any reliable protection against current threats. Viruses like Sober tend to change every few hours well in advance of AV signature updates. The fact that an attachment did not get marked is no indication that it is harmless. We do receive reports of up to date versions of AV software

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How to Disable/Enable System Restore in Windows ME or Windows XP

Myantispyware team November 22, 2005 No Comment Tutorials - HowTo

One of the best features of Windows ME or XP is the System Restore option, however if a virus infects a computer with this operating system the virus may be accidentally backed up because of this feature. In order to completely remove a virus on these operating systems, you should disable System Restore before cleaning

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The Importance of Firewalls

Myantispyware team November 22, 2005 No Comment Tips

It is often suggested to perform regular virus and spyware scans. I couldn’t agree more to this, but in many cases the importance of having a quality firewall is not mentioned. Probably, the most important thing you could have on your computer to protect your privacy is a firewall! Another thing many people don’t realize

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Zone Alarm Firewall – Excellent protection against hackers and intruders

Myantispyware team November 22, 2005 1 Comment Free Software

ZoneAlarm Free Firewall blocks hackers and malicious software from infiltrating your home computer by hiding your computer from unsolicited network traffic. By detecting and preventing intrusions, ZoneAlarm Free Firewall keeps your PC free from spyware, adware, malware, trojans and viruses, that slow down performance, steals your personal information, passwords and financial data.

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FREE ZoneAlarm Spyware Scanner

Myantispyware team November 22, 2005 2 Comments Online Scanners

* Free scan instantly finds spyware, keyloggers, cookies, adware, browser help objects and other pests, at no cost to you * Get the option to remove spyware and download ZoneAlarm after the scan is complete Scan now

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Internet Explorer exploit

Myantispyware team November 22, 2005 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

the UK group “Computer Terrorism” released a proof of concept exploit against patched versions of Internet Explorer. We verified that the code is working on a fully patched Windows XP system with default configuration. The bug uses a problem in the javascript ‘Window()’ function, if run from ‘onload’. ‘onload’ is an argument to the HTML

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