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2008-08-06 Adware ++ Downloader.Trymedia (55397) Dialer + CarpeDiem Vars (177988) Keylogger ++ DigitalKeylogger Malware + BannerRotator + Fraud.Antivirus2008 (2) ++ Fraud.PC-Antispy ++ PrivacyGuarantor + Win32.BHO.je Security + Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass Spyware ++ AlexaToolbar Trojan ++ Gooochi.BHO + PWS.Small.bs + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS + Virtumonde.dll + Virtumonde.sci + Virtumonde.sdn ++ VirusExterminator ++ Win32.Agent.alo + Win32.Agent.ark + Win32.Bancos.zm ++ Win32.Crackpai.A ++ Win32.Delf.arv ++ Win32.JunkPoly ++ Win32.Klone.ao ++ Win32.OnLineGames.anyz ++ Win32.QQPass.aom + Win32.Sohanad.as ++ Win32.VB.sp + Zlob.Downloader.rid + Zlob.Downloader.tfr + Zlob.Downloader.wet ++ Zlob.ur Total: 1147318 fingerprints in...

2008-07-30 Dialer + Carima Enterprises + Coulomb Ltd.Content Access Plugin Keylogger + Ardamax + PerfectKeylogger Malware + FakeAlert.cc + Fraud.XPAntivirus (2) + Smitfraud-C. ++ Smitfraud-C.bs + Smitfraud-C.gp ++ SpyGuarder + Vcodec.eMedia + Win32.BHO.je ++ Win32.Delf.ayz (2) ++ Win32.Small.mz + WinSpywareProtect PUPS ++ LuckyToolBar Security + Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass Spyware ++ SpyArsenal.HomeKeyLogger Trojan ++ Backdoor.Catfriend ++ FakeUPSInvoice ++ Haxdoor.hm + Hupigon13 + IRC.Zapchast + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS ++ Synatix.Peppi + Virtumonde.dll + Virtumonde.prx + Virtumonde.sci + Virtumonde.sdn ++ Win32.Agent.sxi ++ Win32.AutoRun.beh ++ Win32.Brontok + Win32.Exchanger.ch ++ Win32.GipWizard ++ Win32.Papras.en ++...

2008-07-23 Adware + WhenU.DAEMONTools.SearchBar+ WhenU.Search Malware ++ AdwareDelete++ AntiSpywareMaster++ AntivirusGold+ Fraud.XPAntivirus+ IEDefender++ PCPrivacyCleaner+ PSGuard+ Smitfraud-C.gp+ SpySheriff+ SpywareIsolator+ Win32.BHO.je++ Win32.Delf.aph+ Win32.ServU+ WinSpywareProtect++ YourWebSafe PUPS + WPA_Reset5 Trojan + Autorunreplacer+ Nuclearwinter+ Smitfraud-C.MSVPS+ SystemDoctor2006+ Virtumonde+ Virtumonde.dll+ Virtumonde.sci+ Virtumonde.sdn++ Win32.AutoIt.co++ Win32.Fujacks.AB++ Win32.Hupigon.ack++ Win32.GGDoor++ Win32.Reload.m++ Win32.Sramler.c+ Zlob.Downloader.rid++ Zlob.Downloader.tfr Total: 1038867 fingerprints in 267952 rules for 4080 products. More...

2008-07-16 Adware + BaiduBar Keylogger + Ardamax+ PerfectKeylogger Malware + Fraud.XPAntivirus+ IEDefender+ Win32.BHO.je+ Win32.Renos Spyware ++ PassView Trojan + Bifrose.LA+ Smitfraud-C.MSVPS++ Nurech+ Virtumonde+ Virtumonde.dll+ Virtumonde.prx+ Virtumonde.sci+ Virtumonde.sdn++ Win32.Agent.51+ Win32.Agent.aaw++ Win32.Agent.agh+ Win32.Autoit.p++ Win32.AutoRun.lx++ Win32.Bifrose.da++ Win32.Delf.Crypt.c++ Win32.Delf.qc++ Win32.VB.f+ Win32.Rbot+ Zlob.Downloader.pit+ Zlob.Downloader.wet+ Zlob.MovieBox Total: 700725 fingerprints in 178431 rules for 4069 products. More...

2008-07-09 Keylogger + Ardamax + PerfectKeylogger Malware + AllInOneKeylogger + AntiSpyCheck + Fake.SecurityAlert + FakeAlert.cc ++ Fraud.XpCleaner + Win32.BHO.je (6) ++ Win32.AOLPass.i Security + Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass Trojan + CoolWWWSearch.hjg (5) ++ Fagianom + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS + Virtumonde + Virtumonde.dll + Virtumonde.sdn + Win32.Agent.pn ++ Win32.Autoit.p ++ Win32.AutoRun.dli (63) ++ Win32.Buzus.jqw ++ Win32.Delf.Crypt.c ++ Win32.Delf.es ++ Win32.Emogen-K ++ Win32.Podnuha.ee ++ Win32.Small.UBV ++ Win32.VB.cj ++ Win32.Webdir.b + Win32.Zhelatin.ah + Zlob.Downloader.lor + Zlob.Downloader.pit ++ Zlob.Downloader.wet Total: 691992 fingerprints in 176938 rules for 4055 products. More...

Time for an update! To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we're proud to announce Spybot-S&D version 1.6. Some of the features include: Improved Scan Speed Reported a few weeks ago as one of the big issues users face, Spybot-S&D 1.6 integrates parts of the future 2.0 file scanning engine to speed up the on-demand scan. Up-to-date browser support Both immunization and the on-demand scan are able to access a dozen different browsers, which now include the latest revisions of the most popular ones, Firefox and Opera. Easier On-Access Use Until now, our on-access part was able to block bad entries, but at the same time, confused many novice users by asking for confirmation on changes...

Time for an update! To keep up with the latest threats, and solve some issues and feature requests users had, we're proud to announce Spybot-S&D version 1.6. Some of the features include: Improved Scan Speed Reported a few weeks ago as one of the big issues users face, Spybot-S&D 1.6 integrates parts of the future 2.0 file scanning engine to speed up the on-demand scan. Up-to-date browser support Both immunization and the on-demand scan are able to access a dozen different browsers, which now includes the latest revisions of the most popular ones, Firefox and Opera. Easier On-Access Use Until now, our on-access part was able to block bad entries, but at the same time, confused many novice users by asking for...

2008-07-02 Keylogger + Goldeneye Malware + Fraud.Antivirus2008 ++ MalwareProtector2008 + Marketflip.FakeSearchAndDestroy + Win32.Agent.pz + Win32.BHO.je ++ Win32.VB.eu Pups ++ DAEMONToolsPro.Crack Trojan + CoolWWWSearch.hjg (5) + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS + Virtumonde.dll ++ Virtumonde.cls ++ Virtumonde.prx ++ Virtumonde.sdn (37) + Win32.Agent.arr ++ Win32.Agent.sfg ++ Win32.Autoit.p ++ Win32.Flux.fm ++ Win32.Lotto ++ Win32.OnLineGames.es ++ Win32.Xema.bn ++ Zlob.Downloade.wet + Zlob.Downloader + Zlob.Downloader.pit + Zlob.Downloader.vdt Total: 677387 fingerprints in 174120 rules for 4032 products. More...

2008-06-25 Dialer ++ Win32.Agent.hy Keylogger + HellzLittleSpy Malware ++ AntispySpider + FakeAlert.cc ++ VistaAntivirus2008 + Win32.BHO.je ++ Win32.Delf.avc ++ Win32.Settec.a ++ Win32.VB.eu + ZenoSearch PUPS ++ WareSoft.Shutdown Trojans + Win32.PrivacySet + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS ++ Virtumonde.cls + Virtumonde.dll ++ Virtumonde.prx ++ Virtumonde.sdn ++ Win32.Agent.bm ++ Win32.Bandok ++ Win32.CoiDung.a ++ Win32.Peed.Gen + Zlob.Downloader + Zlob.Downloader.lor + Zlob.Downloader.pit + Zlob.Downloader.vdt Total: 663265 fingerprints in 171141 rules for 4049 products. More...

Malware is growing to become more and more randomized, and one of the consequences of this is a growing risk of false positives in any anti-malware product. Just testing on more and more laboratory machines never covers the whole live situation out there though, so we thought about a different, more community-like, approach: we've decided to implement a distributed computing concept to back up our internal testing. You may know existing distributed computing projects: Seti@home for example uses the power of a huge community to look for extra-terrestrial live, Folding@home uses a huge community as well to possibly find more understanding about diseases like cancer. Spybot-S&D Distributed Testing (SDDT) isn't helping you to make phone...

2008-06-18 Adware ++ Pointfree + Zango.ShoppingReport Hijacker ++ My811.Toolbar Keylogger + Ardamax Malware + AntiSpyStorm + Fraud.Antivirus2008 + SpyHunter + VirusHeat + Win32.Agent.ys + Win32.BHO.je ++ Win32.Lmir.asy + Win32.Renos ++ Win32.Small.buy ++ Win32.Virut.be ++ WinSpywareProtect + Zlob.Command Service PUPS + Network Monitor Trojans ++ BHO.CenterLock ++ FakeIkeaPlugin ++ FlashExploit + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS + Virtumonde.dll + Win32.Agent.aou ++ Win32.Agent.awz ++ Win32.Bifrose.fmr ++ Win32.Delf.bd ++ Win32.Exchanger.ch ++ Win32.IRCBot.are ++ Win32.KillAVGenerator ++ Win32.KillFW ++ Win32.PCClient ++ Win32.PrivacySet ++ Win32.VB.cez ++ Win32.VB.h ++ Win32.Winlagons.co + Win32.Zhelatin.ah ++ Zlob.Downloader.lor +...

Malware is growing to become more and more randomized, and one of the consequences of this is a growing chance of false positives in any anti-malware product. Just testing on more and more laboratory machines never covers the whole live situation out there though, so we thought about a different, more community-like, approach: we've decided to implement a distributed computing concept to back up our internal testing. You may know existing distributed computing projects: Seti@home for example uses the power of a huge community to look for extra-terrestrial live, Folding@home uses a huge community as well to possibly find more understanding about dieseases like cancer. Spybot-S&D Distributed Testing (SDDT) isn't helping you to make phone...

2008-06-11 Adware ++ HackNuke++ Win32.Hacktool+ Zango+ Zango.ShoppingReport+ Zango.WeatherDPA Dialer + Coulomb Ltd.Content Access Plugin Keylogger ++ PerfectKeylogger Malware + AdvancedCleaner++ Munga_Bunga.HDDFormat++ Netcom3Cleaner++ RegistryPatrol+ Win32.BHO.je++ Windows.Antivirus2008 PUPS ++ BitAccelerator Security + Microsoft.Windows.RedirectedHosts Trojan + 180Solutions.SearchAssistant+ Smitfraud-C.MSVPS+ Virtumonde.dll++ Win32.Agent.ghs++ Win32.Agent.LKF++ Win32.Agent.SB++ Win32.Serv-U.gen+ Win32.Small.azl+ Win32.Small.r+ Zlob.Downloader+ Zlob.Downloader.pit+ Zlob.Downloader.vdt++ CoolWWWSearch.hjg Total: 628606 fingerprints in 163231 rules for 3998 products. More...

Eight years ago, Spybot-S&D originally started off as a very fast anti-spyware scanner, detecting some 30 small things, and you could watch it finish in under a minute. Today, a full scan applies more than 600,000 tests, and you can watch that number grow weekly on our update list. Handling such numbers obviously is quite a bit different, and while we've tried to adjust to that with each version, a full scan might still take half an hour currently. Since this was one big major complaint issue, we decided to integrate parts of the new file scanner designed for a future 2.0 release and optimized for modern malware fighting, and got you a major push in speed now - that same scan will now take five to six minutes only, being about five...

2008-06-04 Adware ++ Zango.ShoppingReport Keylogger + Ardamax ++ Iopus.STARRMonitoring + Perfect Keylogger (2) Malware + Clickspring.Outerinfo (2) + FakeAlert.cc (2) ++ Moatsoft.AntiMalware + NousTech.SystemDefender ++ SpywareThis + WebSpyShield + Win32.BHO.je ++ X-ConSpywareDestroyer + Zlob.Downloader.jau ++ ZoneProtectAntispyware PUPS + AP.SystemStable Trojan + NNC.MGRS + ShudderLtd.AntiVirusPro + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS + Win32.Delf.zq + Win32.Poison.pg (2) ++ Win32.AutoRun.akc ++ Win32.Delf.uz ++ Win32.Horst.aae ++ Win32.Sohanad.am ++ Win32.VB.btu + Zlob.Downloader + Zlob.Downloader.iit ++ Zlob.Downloader.pit + Zlob.Downloader.vdt Total: 617677 fingerprints in 161700 rules for 3976 products. More...

2008-05-28 Keylogger + Ardamax Malware + Awola.Anti-Spyware+ BPS.Gen+ Fraud.Antivirus2008++ PrivacyRedeemer++ RegistryFixIt++ RegistryHelper++ SaferScan+ Smitfraud-C.gp++ SpyHazard+ SpywareScraper++ SpywareSeizer++ SpyWarp++ StopingSpy++ TheSpywareDetective++ TheSpywareShield++ TrustSoftAntiSpyware+ Vario.Antivirus++ VirusIsolator++ VsSpy+ Win32.Agent.pz+ Win32.BHO.je+ Zlob.Downloader.jau (2)+ Zlob.Downloader.vcd (127) PUPS ++ GVWorldWideOnlineCasino Security ++ Microsoft.Windows.CryptSvc Trojan + Bifrose.LA (2)++ Delf.Spool.cn+ Smitfraud-C.MSVPS+ Virtumonde.ddc+ Virtumonde.dll+ Win32.Agent.AEW++ Win32.Agent.cn.abmk++ Win32.Agent.yfq++ Win32.Mapson.d++ Win32.Small.ivo+ Win32.VB.tr+ Zlob.Downloader++ Zlob.Downloader.fot++...

Modern Windows versions allow you to set up multiple users with differentiated rights, ranging from administrators to regular users. For various reasons, ranging from default installation settings over the requirements of carelessly written software to laziness, most Windows users are using an user account with administrator privileges in their daily work. Windows also allows you to run each application with the privileges of a chosen user account. So, while we grudgingly accepted that we won't change people to use restricted user accounts in their daily work, we've decided to pursue a compromise: determine which applications are endangered the most, and allow the user to run those with restricted rights only. Now, since comfort is the...

Modern Windows versions allow you to set up multiple users with differentiated rights, ranging from administrators to regular users. For various reasons, ranging from default installation settings over the requirements of carelessly written software to laziness, most Windows users are using an user account with administrator privileges in their daily work. Windows also allows you to run each application with the privileges of a chosen user account. So, while we grudgingly accepted that we won't change people to use restricted user accounts in their daily work, we've decided to pursue a compromise: determine which applications are endangered the most, and allow the user to run those with restricted rights only. Now, since comfort is the...

2008-05-21 Keylogger + KGBKeylogger++ KGBKeylogger.REFOG++ SmartPCKeylogger Malware ++ AntiSpyCheck++ BugDoctor+ ConOpt.BHO (3)++ DeusCleaner++ DoctorCleaner++ EliteProtector+ ErrorDoctor+ FakeAlert.cc++ LiveAntispy++ MalwareDestructor+ MyNetProtector++ PCSleek.FreeErrorCleaner+ Smitfraud-C.++ Spyburner++ SpyKill+ Trojan-Guarder+ Vario.AntiVirus+ Win32.BHO.je+ Win32.Renos+ WinSpyKiller+ Worldsecurityonline.FakeAlert PUPS ++ SpyPry Security + Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass Trojan + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS+ Virtumonde.ddc++ Win32.Agent.abd++ Win32.Agent.ark++ Win32.Agent.byc+ Win32.AutoRun++ Win32.Delf.bj++ Win32.Friendown+ Win32.PcClient.agu+ Win32.Small.ih Total: 609774 fingerprints in 159642 rules for 3951 products. More...

2008-05-14 Adware ++ CliprexDivXPlayer ++ CliprexDVDRipper Hijacker + Inet Delivery Keylogger + KGBKeylogger Malware ++ BPS.Gen ++ Fraud.Antivirus2008 + ISearchTech + MagicControl.Agent + Rogue.IEAntivirus ++ Rogue.ScanAndRepair2007 + Smitfraud-C. + SpyShredder ++ Themida.Bot.tsj + Vario.AntiVirus + VirusHeat ++ Win32.Agent.kmf + Win32.BHO.je PUPS + CliprexDVDPro Security + Microsoft.Windows.AppFirewallBypass Trojan ++ Win32.Agent.qwq + Banker.PorSMTP + ShudderLtd.AntiVirusPro + Smitfraud-C.MSVPS ++ Win32.Agent.cn ++ Win32.Agent.esq + Win32.Delf.eq ++ Win32.Konik ++ Win32.SlhClient ++ Win32.Small.dv ++ Win32.Small.imu (2) ++ Win32.Systembin + Zlob.Downloader.vdt Total: 607566 fingerprints in 158897 rules for 3918 products. More...