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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 [...] 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. [...] Read more on How to remove Xema?

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U.Z.A. O/S Eliminator

October 14th, 2008
U.Z.A. O/S Eliminator is a worm that pervasive via different computer removable drives and use autorun function on Windows. When worm is aboard it will change your desktop wallpaper into a black graphic with white letters in it saying: U.Z.A. Operating system. Also it adds an icon next to the clock in the system tray. [...] Read more on U.Z.A. O/S Eliminator removal guide

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Worm.Win32.Netbooster

April 16th, 2008
Worm.Win32.Netbooster is a fake threat displayed by various rogue anti-spyware programs such as IEDefender in attempts to advance their agenda of scare tactics in order to make the user by these fake tools. If you see Worm.Win32.Netbooster being detected on your computer, you should be concerned about your system security, as legitimate spyware removal programs [...] Read more on Worm.Win32.Netbooster removal guide

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Storm is coming – nobody seems to notice

October 26th, 2007
Yes, it’s Storm again. And though so far it couldn’t be compared to the threats posed by global terrorism it has the potential to do even more damage and yet nobody knows how it should be dealt with. It began spreading at the beginning of the year, connecting more and more infected PCs into a [...] Read more on How to remove Storm is coming – nobody seems to notice?

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Worm.Viking

June 8th, 2007
Worm.Viking is a computer worm that tends to spread via network skares. This is a highly dangerous parasite, as it infects the victim‘s PC through and though, until manual removal becomes nearly impossible.   There are several stages of Worm.Viking infection: first, the parasite corrupts the most important files n the Windows OS, embedding with [...] Read more on How to remove Worm.Viking?

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Worm.Mydoom

June 3rd, 2007
Worm.Mydoom spreads via e-mail messages, may be installed by trojans or comes bundled with other malware. As soon as it infects a victim’s computer, Worm.Mydoom spreads to multiple locations of the hard drive and starts to email itself to all the address book entries and instant messenger contacts. This worm can also create a backdoor [...] Read more on How to remove Worm.Mydoom ?

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Worm.Spybot.JPB

May 11th, 2007
Worm.Spybot.JPB infects victims' systems through network share vunerabilities and creates backdoors for malicious persons once it gets into a computer. With the help of backdoors created by Worm.Spybot.JPB, intruders may take control of your system, add other malware parasites or steal your personal information. Although Worm.Spybot.JPB may be easily removed by manual methods, other malware [...] Read more on How to remove Worm.Spybot.JPB?

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Worm.Doombot

May 5th, 2007
Worm.Doombot is a mailing worm parasite, which spreads though email messages. The destructive payload of Worm.Doombot consists of backdoor creation and address book spread. Worm.Doombot disables anti-spyware and antivirus programs, which means it is very difficult to remove. Read more on Worm.Doombot removal instructions

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Backdoor.Agobot.JR

May 5th, 2007
Backdoor.Agobot.JR is a typical parasite of Agobot backdoor worms family. The worm Backdoor.Agobot.JR typically gets into the system via P2P file sharing networks. After infecting your computer, Backdoor.Agobot.JR disables anti-virus and anti-spyware programs, and creates a backdoor to your computer, allowing a hacker to take control of your system. Read more on Backdoor.Agobot.JR removal guide

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Worm.Navidad.A

May 5th, 2007
Worm.Navidad.A, aka I-Worm and Watchit.intd, is a parasitic worm that spreads via emails. After infecting your system, Worm.Navidad.A will browse your email address book, attach itself to an email message and send itself to all email addresses stored in your address book. The main characteristic of Worm.Navidad.A is that it forbids the user to open [...] Read more on How to remove Worm.Navidad.A?

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W32.Sasser-A

April 18th, 2007
W32/Sasser-A is a network worm which spreads while using the Microsoft LSASS weak spot. Microsoft has made available a patch which protects against this weak spot and from Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011 it can be downloaded. The worm copies itself with the file name avserve.exe in the Windows folder and provides a registration key, so [...] Read more on How to remove W32.Sasser-A?

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W32.Blaster.Worm

April 17th, 2007
The W32.Blaster.Worm is a worm which spreads over the network mainly on the Internet. He uses for this purpose the so-called weak spot DCOM RPC. The W32.Blaster.Worm files itself in the system directory (standard: C:\Windows\System32 or C:\Winnt\System32) under the name MSBLAST.EXE. Because of the change in the registration this file runs on every start of [...] Read more on Stop W32.Blaster.Worm from harming your PC

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