Archive for the 'Security' Category

Worst Spyware of 2008

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

If your an IT Professional, most likely you have dealt with a nasty Spyware or Adware infection that seemed impossible to remove.
This list was created spotlighting some of the most complex and hardest to remove Spyware and Adware threats around and links for removal instructions.

ContraVirus - also known as ExpertAntivirus is a fake Spyware, Trojan [...]

Removing SmitFraud-C \ Zlob \ Trojan.SmitFraud

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

The SmitFraud Trojan virus tends to be another very hard to remove infection, and the steps are outlined below. And like Virtumonde below, it will usually trick the user into installing Rogue spyware\adware onto system by appearing to be legitimate spyware removal programs.
1. Download SmitFraudFix and place onto desktop

2. Restart computer in Safe Mode
3. [...]

Removing Trojan.Vundo

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

It has been awhile since I have posted so I thought I would in light of a recent infection on a system I was working on. The infection in my Cross-hairs is Trojan.Vundo or Virtumonde

This nasty infection causes quite the headache, and is quite the pain in the you know what to remove. It will [...]

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