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W32.Gosys

February 4th, 2010
You may get involved into misleading information about W32.Gosys worm detected on your PC. Bear in mind that if you are informed by Antivir anti-spyware about this infection you should NOT follow any suggestion given by Antivir. That’s because in reality it’s just that rogue or the other its variant called Antivir 2010 try to [...] Read more on W32.Gosys removal instructions

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Virus.BAT.Gary.705

July 4th, 2009
Virus.BAT.Gary.705 is a non-existing parasite propagated on the computer by malware Windows Security Suite. Described as dangerous resident infection, it usually appears in fraud Windows Security alerts. The user is usually informed about the spyware found with a purpose to trick him into spending his money for Windows Security Suite. Virus.BAT.Gary.705 is a fake security alert [...] Read more on Stop Virus.BAT.Gary.705 from harming your PC

Adware, Worm

Gumblar

June 11th, 2009
Gumblar is a highly dangerous worm, which installs itself insidiously and has the ability to steal FTP credentials from the infected system. This allows cyber criminals to alter the code of perfectly legitimate websites. This parasite can have an effect on .php, .html, .js and some other extensions, which include some very popular websites. This [...] Read more on Stop Gumblar from harming your PC

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Conficker.C

March 15th, 2009
Conficker.C is the latest modified version of notorious Conficker worm. This dangerous worm can cause serious damage to the system, that’s why it should be avoided at all costs. Especially users have to be very careful on April’s All Fools’ Day, because Conficker C is scheduled to perform it’s malicious actions on this day. As [...] Read more on Conficker.C removal instructions

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Conficker.B

March 10th, 2009
Conficker.B is another version of malicious and very dangerous Conficker worm. Mainly, this parasite was designed to download more malware, spyware or other viruses onto the computer. It logs user’s keystrokes and performs other dangerous actions, making system more insecure. Conficker B also deletes all System Restore points that had been created recently in order [...] Read more on Stop Conficker.B from harming your PC

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Conficker

February 12th, 2009
Conficker (a.k.a Kido, Downup or Downadup)  is a worm that has gained notoriety in a very short time. The reason for this is the number of systems infected worldwide. It isn’t clear, exactly how many systems have been infected, but various sources have said it to be somewhere between 3million and 10million, although there have [...] Read more on How to remove Conficker?

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Koobface

November 24th, 2008
Koobface worm is dangerous infection spreading through profiles on various social networks. Some security tools detect it as Boface or W32/Koobface or W32.Koobface. It is usually distributed on Facebook and MySpace websites. Koobface only activates its malicious payload if it finds social networks cookies on board a computer. It if can’t find traces of MySpace or [...] Read more on Stop Koobface from harming your PC

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Slogod

November 20th, 2008
Slogod is annoying worm that spreads via removable drives. It is not destructive nor it threatens privacy, yet this worm messes up with various system settings and constantly annoys its victims. Slogod is detected as VBS/Slogod by some security programs. Slogod opens MS Notepad and displays IT-themed parody of “Our Father” prayer in the French language. [...] Read more on Stop Slogod from harming your PC

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Gimmiv

November 20th, 2008
Gimmiv worm (also known as Win32/Gimmiv) is a big privacy risk. Gimmiv functions quietly in a background; this helps the worm to steal information, spread further and stay unobserved. Gimmiv worm employs Microsoft server service remote code execution exploit (MS08-067) to infect other computers. Once it finds systems available for infection, it copies certain files that [...] Read more on Gimmiv removal instructions

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SpyBot

November 17th, 2008
SpyBot is a very dangerous worm. It uses many ways to provide a hacker with remote access of an infected computer. Once SpyBot gets on a machine, it rings an IRC server and waits for instructions from an attacker. The later can execute commands then and gain control of the compromised system. SpyBot (a.k.a. W32.Spybot.Worm) infection [...] Read more on How to remove SpyBot?

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Harakit

November 12th, 2008
W32.Harakit (also known as simply Harakit worm) is dangerous computer infection. It compromises computer security and it is able to steal various data. Harakit worm spreads by copying itself to all removable drives it can find. It also infects network shares and sends itself using instant messengers. Harakit deletes certain registry entries to lower security settings [...] Read more on How to remove Harakit?

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Yahlover

November 6th, 2008
Yahlover worm is also known as Sohana worm. Yahlover works secretly in a background to deliver malicious files on the compromised machine. This worm is dangerous because it spreads through network shares. It may also be able to infect some instant messenger applications and access victims this way. Yahlover modifies Windows registry to set itself to [...] Read more on Yahlover removal guide

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Tellsky

October 30th, 2008
Tellsky worm threatens both privacy and security of people. It spreads through USB keys and other removable media. It is also able to copy itself to local hard drives and computers connected to local network. Making copies of itself is not the only function of Tellsky worm. It downloads and installs other malwares from the web. [...] Read more on Tellsky removal instructions

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Passma

October 28th, 2008
Passma is a very dangerous worm. Not only it is destructive but it also threatens your privacy and security. Passma computer worm is able to infect various types of documents. The next step it takes is deleting applications installed on compromised machine. It also corrupts system files; this action may lead to frequent crashes and “frozen” [...] Read more on Stop Passma from harming your PC

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Xema

October 22nd, 2008
Xema works as both trojan and worm. It infects computers secretly and downloads other malwares. Xema brings additional payload too. Xema checks various data about the infected computer and sends it to a remote attacker. This malware is dangerous because it works secretly and keeps infecting other computers. It spreads further by infecting UBS keys. Xema [...] Read more on How to remove Xema?

Trojan, Worm