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Hacking
 

Hacking means illegally accessing other people's computer systems for destroying, disrupting or carrying out illegal activities on the network or computer systems.

Hacker is someone skilled in the use of computer systems, especially if that skill was obtained in an exploratory way. The term evolved to be applied to individuals, with or without skill, who break into security systems

 
Computer Virus
 
A dangerous computer program with the characteristic feature of being able to generate copies of itself, and thereby spread throughout the computer system. Additionally, most computer viruses have a destructive payload that is activated under certain conditions.
 
Spamming
 
Spamming is an inappropriate attempt to use email, or another networked communications facility by sending the same message to numerous people who didn't ask for it.
 
Malware
 
Malicious software (mal-ware) is a form of computer program designed with malicious intent. This intent may be to cause annoying pop-up ads with the hope you click on one and generate revenue, or forms of spyware and viruses that can be used to steal your identity or track your activities
 
Adware
 
Adware is a software program that is, more often than not, packaged along with free software. Entrenched under the veil of this free software like search programming, games, desktop utilities like screensavers or timepiece, these appliances are used to track your internet habits and log the user
 
Spyware
 
Programs that when installed on your computer, change settings, display advertising, and/or track Internet behavior and report information back to a central database. Spyware sometimes installed unintentionally by users along with other wanted software, and can be very hard to remove
 
Firewall
 
A firewall is a hardware or software solution to enforce security policies. In the physical security analogy, a firewall is equivalent to a door lock on a perimeter door or on a door to a room inside of the building - it permits only authorized users such as those with a key or access card to.
 
Crimeware
 

Crimeware is a class of malware designed specifically to automate financial crime designed (through social engineering or technical stealth). To perpetrate identity theft in order to access a computer user's online accounts at financial services companies and online retailers for the purpose of taking funds from those accounts or completing unauthorized transactions that enrich the thief controlling the crimeware.
Crimeware also often has the intent to export confidential or sensitive information from a network for financial exploitation. Crimeware represents a growing problem in network security as many malicious code threats seek to pilfer confidential information.

 

Latest Virus Descriptions

Worm.Win32.AutoRun.bhx

This worm creates copies of itself on removable storage media. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 115760 bytes in size. Installation Once launched, the worm copies its executable file to the Windows system directory: %System%\kavo.exe In order to ensure that the worm is launched automatically...

Trojan-Dropper.Win32.Flystud.d

This Trojan is designed to install and launch other programs on the victim machine without the knowledge or consent of the user. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 328192 bytes in size. This Trojan is written in Visual Basic.

Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dnk

This Trojan downloads files via the Internet without the user’s knowledge or consent. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 7488 bytes in size. It is packed using UPX. The unpacked file is approximately 30KB in size.

Backdoor.Win32.Cyanure

This Trojan provides a remote malicious user with access to the victim machine. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 22016 bytes in size.

Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Agent.ah

This malicious program is a Trojan. It is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script. It is 2076 bytes in size.

Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Psyme.ee

This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. The program is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script scenarios. It is 1301 bytes in size.

Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Psyme.ef

This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. The program is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script scenarios. It is 1775 bytes in size.

Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Psyme.ei

This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. It is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script and Java Script scenarios. It is 2022 bytes in size.

Trojan-Downloader.VBS.Psyme.eh

This Trojan downloads other files via the Internet and launches them for execution on the victim machine. It is an HTML page which contains Visual Basic Script and Java Script scenarios. It is 3398 bytes in size.

Worm.Win32.Autorun.cpe

This worm creates copies of itself on removable storage media. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 73728 bytes in size. Installation Once launched, the worm copies its executable file to the Windows system directory: %System%\ssmicrco.scr Propagation The worm copies its executable file to all..

 

Popular Virus Descriptions

Trojan.Win32.Agent.abt

This Trojan has a malicious payload. It is a Windows PE EXE file. It is 22016 bytes in size. Installation In order to ensure that the Trojan is launched automatically each time the system is booted, the Trojan adds a link to its executable file in the system registry:...

Email-Worm.Win32.Brontok.q

This worm spreads via the Internet as an attachment to infected messages. It sends itself to email addresses harvested from the victim machine. The worm itself is a Windows PE EXE file written in Visual Basic. The size of the infected file can vary significantly. The functionality described below...

Trojan-Spy.HTML.Fraud.gen

This family of Trojans utilises spoofing technology. The Trojans themselves are contained in fake HTML pages. Messages, purportedly from banks, financial institutions, internet stores, software companies etc. are sent to users. These messages contain a link to the fake page; this link exploits the...

 

Active Virus Alerts

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf

Kaspersky Lab has detected mass mailings of a new variant of Warezov, Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.nf.

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.mx

New Warezov variant mass mailed

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.ms

A new variant of Warezov has been mass mailed, and is spreading rapidly

Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin

Multiple variants spreading

Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.u

New variant of Zhelatin spreading rapidly

Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.r

Sharp increase in the volume of Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.r

Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.o

Kaspersky Lab has detected a mass mailing of Email-Worm.Win32.Zhelatin.o, which is spreading as an attachment to infected emails.

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov

Multiple new variants spreading

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov

Multiple new variants spreading

Email-Worm.Win32.Warezov.bv, .bx, .bw, .bu, .by, .ca

New versions of Warezov spreading rapidly

 

 

 
 
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