Archive for May 2nd, 2008

Registry Great

Registry Great is a rogue Windows utility appplication that promotes itself to “Repair Registry and Speed up your PC!”


May 2nd, 2008

W32.Bassyl!inf

W32.Bassyl!inf is a common detection method used to identify files that downloads and execute additional threat on to the computer.


May 2nd, 2008

Wxdbpfvo toolbar

Wxdbpfvo is the latest toolbar from trojan zlob family. Wxdbpfvo toolbar shows fake message: Warning: possible spyware or adware infection! Click here to scan your computer for spyware and adware This toolbar contains four icons which all of them lead to corrupt security software. Wxdbpfvo Toolbar shouldn’t be trusted and is recommended to be removed.


May 2nd, 2008

IEAntiVirus (IE AntiVirus)

IE AntiVirus (IEAntiVirus or IE AntiVirus 3.2) is a rogue anti-spyware application program that is a member of MalwareBell, IE Defender (IEdefender), Files Secure family. It is installed through fake codecs that installs trojan zlob. Once IEAntiVirus is installed it starts to show annoying pop-up messages saying that you have spyware onto your computer and [...]


May 2nd, 2008

Longer lasting laptop batteries on the way

Just add silver-zinc. Laptop users may soon get longer battery life from their machines, with ZPower set to plug in its new silver-zinc batteries, which it claims last significantly longer than traditional lithium-ion batteries.


May 2nd, 2008

Security vendors find a common language

If the ICAP fits... Web gateway developer Blue Coat and content security specialist Vericept have adopted a standard called ICAP to enable their devices to collaborate.


May 2nd, 2008

Botnet attacks military systems

But doesn't seem to work that well. Security researchers have discovered a complex spamming scheme that hijacks users' PCs in order to attempt to send junk mail via university and military systems.


May 2nd, 2008