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MS05-051 POC Exploit

Myantispyware team November 27, 2005 No Comment Exploits & Vulnerabilities

A proof of concept (PoC) exploit was released against systems vulnerable to MS05-051. MS05-051 was released in October. The vulnerability does allow for arbitrary code execution in systems with the Microsoft Distriuted Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) enabled. In order to disable MSDTC, enter the following command: sc stop MSDTC & sc config MSDTC start= disabled By

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How to detect keylogger on my computer ?

Myantispyware team November 26, 2005 1 Comment FAQ, Free Software, Identity Theft, Tips, Tutorials - HowTo

Why Keyloggers Threaten Your Privacy 1. Surveillance software is very common nowadays. A Google search on keyloggers yields 39,000+ results. 2. Software mentioned in (1) has a bunch of features to record your activity in every possible way. See some features here. 3. Due to their “good purpose”, keyloggers and other types of surveillance software

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Update Spybot S&D Detection Rules, 11/25/2005

Myantispyware team November 26, 2005 No Comment Updates

Dialer + DialerPlatform Hijacker + CoolWWWSearch.SearchAssistant + Smitfraud-C. + CoolWWWSearch.Feat2Installer + CoolWWWSearch.Service + CoolWWWSearch.Feat2DLL Keylogger + Phoenix Malware + VirtuMonde + SintCorporation PUPS + Download Accelerator Plus Trojan + Z-Quest Update your SpyBot now

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How to Remove Trojan Vundo / Winfixer / Virtumonde?

Myantispyware team November 26, 2005 No Comment Trojan, Tutorials - HowTo

VirtuMonde is an adware program that downloads and displays popup advertisements. It may also hijack the browser to unwanted advertising related sites. There is a free removal tool offered by Symantec here: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.vundo.removal.tool.html Follow the removal directions on the download page. Run the tool twice with a reboot inbetween to be sure it got everything.

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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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