Today, anyone who uses a computer is in danger of falling prey to spyware and malware. Recent studies show that as many as 90 percent of home computers have been infected with spyware. Are you susceptible?

Defining Spyware

Spyware is a program installed on your computer, with or without your permission, that can change system configurations, monitor your Internet activity and broadcast the information back to an outside party. Sluggish computer performance, altered home pages, and endless pop-ups are all signs your PC is infected. The milder forms of spyware, known as adware, are simply annoying, with increased spam and unwanted pop-ups. Malware refers to more malicious programs that can rob your PC of its ability to run efficiently, and put you in danger of financial loss and even identity theft. The most harmful forms can collect, use and distribute your personal information, like banking passwords and credit card numbers.

Today, as cyber criminals increasingly set their sights on financial gain, spyware is more and more pervasive and stealthy. By all counts, the amount of malware online grows exponentially on a daily basis. At the same time, the industry itself is evolving, with cyber crime growing in sophistication and even mimicking real-world crime tactics. Malware writers are now stealthily blending threats – made up of different types of malicious software, combining traditional forms of spyware with traditional forms of viruses – in order to infiltrate PCs.

Methods of Infection

The most common methods of infection are through exploits of unpatched operating systems, web browsers, and application/software programs. Other methods of attack include e-mail, peer to peer file sharing, downloading, and instant messaging. Spyware can worm its way into your computer even if you are careful while surfing the Internet. Malicious applications are typically bundled as a hidden component of freeware or shareware programs that can be downloaded from media-supported sites.

How to Stay Safe

The best ways to stay safe online are to prepare your PC, and to use caution and common sense online. Along with having the right tools in place on your computer – at the minimum anti-spyware software, anti-virus software, and a firewall, you should also be aware of online safety tips that can help prevent infections.

Garder votre micro ordinateur en bon état : Vous devez faire la maintenance curative et préventive chaque jour. Les intrus, pirates, chevaux de troie, cookies, virus…, autres logiciels malveillants attaquent sans répit, en permanence, dès que vous allumez votre ordinateur, dès votre première connexion sur Internet ! Des logiciels répondent séparément dans leurs spécificités, de façon collective à votre besoin. Encore faut-il les mettre à jour, télécharger les dernière versions. Facile à savoir : Pour cela vous devez lancer le Logiciel (un des trois) vérifier la version que vous avez sur votre ordi, comparer avec la version affichée ci-dessous. Si elle ne correspond pas à ce qui est annoncer ci-dessous, alors vous devez lancer le téléchargement de la nouvelle version, la mise à jour. Lorsque la mise à jour a été téléchargée par vous, il ne vous reste plus qu’à lancer le nettoyage. La fréquence des mises à jour : Avast une fois par jour, Ad-Aware une par jour, CCleaner c’est une fois en fin de mois… Un souci, besoin d’un conseil, contactez-nous, en déposant un commentaire !

Votre ordi est pollué dès qu’il est mis en route, connecté par le biais de votre explorateur à Internet…

Les dernières mises à jour :

- Avast 4.8.1351 du 29 novembre 2009 – Gratuit -

- Ad-Aware Free Anniversary Edition 8.1.0 du 30 novembre 2009 – Gratuit – <<<<<<

- CCleaner V2.26.1050 du 27 novembre 2009 – Gratuit -

- Defraggler 1.15.163 du 27 novembre 2009 – Gratuit -

Garder votre micro ordinateur en bon état : Vous devez faire la maintenance curative et préventive chaque jour. Les intrus, pirates, chevaux de troie, cookies, virus…, autres logiciels malveillants attaquent sans répit, en permanence, dès que vous allumez votre ordinateur, dès votre première connexion sur Internet ! Trois logiciels répondent séparément dans leurs spécificités, de façon collective à votre besoin. Encore faut-il les mettre à jour, télécharger les dernière versions. Facile à savoir : Pour cela vous devez lancer le Logiciel (un des trois) vérifier la version que vous avez sur votre ordi, comparer avec la version affichée ci-dessous. Si elle ne correspond pas à ce qui est annoncer ci-dessous, alors vous devez lancer le téléchargement de la nouvelle version, la mise à jour. Lorsque la mise à jour a été téléchargée par vous, il ne vous reste plus qu’à lancer le nettoyage. La fréquence des mises à jour : Avast une fois par jour, Ad-Aware une à deux fois par semaine (souvent le mercredi), CCleaner c’est une fois en fin de mois… Un souci, besoin d’un conseil, contactez-nous, en déposant un commentaire !

Votre ordi est pollué dès qu’il est mis en route, connecté par le biais de votre explorateur à Internet…

Les dernières mises à jour :

- Avast 4.8.1351 du 26 octobre 2009 – Gratuit -

- Ad-Aware Free Anniversary Edition 8.1.0 du 27 octobre 2009 – Gratuit -   <<<<<<

- CCleaner V2.25.1025 du 27 octobre 2009 – Gratuit -   <<<<<<

- Defraggler 1.14.159 du 11 octobre 2009 – Gratuit -

On Monday 26th October 10:00 Central European Time, Lavasoft the creators of Ad-Aware® launched its official Resellers Group via LinkedIn.com

This worldwide LinkedIn group was designed especially to recruit New Lavasoft Resellers who are looking at adding our award winning Consumer and Enterprise Security Solutions to their portfolio of products.

This group also enables the resellers to discuss the opportunities available through Lavasoft’s own Reseller Program directly with the program manager.

Please click on the Official Lavasoft Resellers logo below to be redirected to this LinkedIn Group

Download PCMAV 2.2 + Update Build 1 disini:

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Apa yang baru di PCMAV 2.2 Ini? Inilah :

a. UPDATED! Ditambahkan database pengenal dan pembersih 71 virus lokal/
asing/varian baru yang dilaporkan menyebar di Indonesia. Total 3025
virus beserta variannya, termasuk varian virus Conficker yang
canggih, yang banyak beredar di Indonesia telah dikenal di versi
2.2 ini.

b. IMPROVED! Ditambahkan pengenal khusus yang dapat mengenali virus
Induc yang sedang banyak dilaporkan di seluruh dunia.

c. BUG FIXED! Kesalahan deteksi (false alarm) heuristik pada beberapa
program dan script.

d. IMPROVED! Perubahan beberapa nama virus mengikuti varian baru yang
ditemukan.

e. IMPROVED! Perbaikan beberapa minor bug dan improvisasi kode internal
untuk memastikan bahwa PCMAV tetap dapat menjadi antivirus
kebanggaan Indonesia.

By:fendy sutji

In this modern day every one who use pc,laptop, or gadget and internet connection to do their activity must have basic security knowledge in this field to protect their asset ,privacy and information.

Here are 5 TIP BASIC SECURITY FOR HOME USER PC:

1.To protect your Pc the 1st thing u must have is the Antivirus software ,u can use the free one for basic security needed like AVG , AND KASPERSKY or the commercial one with much completed feature.

2.Firewall and so called Internet Security is the Second base of your basic security needed.U can use the free one like COMODO INTERNET SECURITY or ZONE ALARM to gain much feature u must use the commercial one of this product

3.Spyware Removers is the Third base of your  basic security for home user,u can pick  Spyware Doctor or Ad-Aware Free Anti Malware.

4.Create LIMITED ACCOUNT like User account don’t use Administrator account to log in to network or internet in windows xp u can push start buttons at start menu then choose control panel >Switch to Classic View>Administrative tools>Computer Management>then click the expand buttons choose Local Users and Groups>then click folder Users>then choose New User> fill the name u want and choose the strong password then click the Create buttons>then close>after that your account that has been made will show up at user list,the next step is to configure the properti of the account >right click your account then choose properties >then uncheck all except user cannot change password options must enable>then apply,Administrator accounts on your computer should only used when you want to make big changes to your system, or install new software which needed with Administrator privilege

5.Choose the safer browser applications to browse the internet ,choose the one which have the anti XSS (Cross Side Scripting attack) feature and have CSRF(Cross Side Request Forgery)protector,take alook  at The Fundamentally Broken Browser Model

Next….5 TIP TO MAKE SECURE BROWSING

5 TIP BASIC SECURITY FOR HOME USER PC is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

İnternetten indirdiğiniz programları gelişigüzel yükleyip denemek adeta felakete davetiye çıkarmaktır. Ne ünlü programlara ne de bilindik yükleme sitelerine güvenebilirsiniz. İşte üç korkunç vaka.

Casusluk: Adı WinAntiVirus olan bir aracın casus yazılım olduğuna ihtimal vermeyebilirsiniz, ancak bu “haydut” casus önleyiciyi sisteminize kurduysanız, PC’nizi kendi ellerinizle virüse teslim ettiniz demektir. Bu yazılımdan bir virüs tarayıcıyla kurtulabilirsiniz. Eğer zararlı bilgisayarınızda etkinse, virüs tarayıcının açılış CD’siyle açtıktan sonra silebilirsiniz. BitDefender şu anda piyasadaki en kolay kullanımlı açılış CD’sini sunuyor. Bu tarz haydut yazılımlarla ilgili en güncel bilgiyi http://sunbeltblog.blogspot.com adresinde bulabilirsiniz.
Hırsızlık: Ad-Aware ya da Spybot gibi kendini ispatlamış iyi casus önleyiciler ücretsiz. Ancak bu özellikleri sahtekârlığa davet çıkarıyor. Bazı açıkgözler bu ücretsiz yazılımların kodlarını çalıp üzerine yeni bir arabirim yazıyor ve ortaya çıkan yazılımı parayla satıyorlar. Bu tarz çalıntı yazılımların bir listesine www.spywarewarrior.com/ family_resemblances.htm adresinden erişebilirsiniz.
Skandal: Dosya indirme programları sırf müşteri çekmek için, dosyalara içeriklerini denetlemeden yüksek puan veriyor. Programcı Andrew Brice bunu kanıtlamak için, yazılım kılığına sokulmuş bir salt metin dosyasını yaklaşık 1.000 dosya indirme sitesine gönderdi. Sayıca 200’den fazla site bu sözde aracı kullanıcılara sundu. Bunlara, PCWorld.com gibi büyük portallar da dahil. İster inanın ister inanmayın, “program” tamı tamına 16 ödül kazandı!
Sahte yazılım Awardmestars aracı tümüyle bir aldatmaca. Çoğu dosya indirme sitesi bunun farkında değil. Medya oynatıcılar: Tehlikenin yeni hedefi adlı yazımızada bir göz atın isterseniz.

TrustFighter is the latest clone of the WiniGuard family.

For several weeks now, these rogues have been coming out with new names almost every day. Previously we have seen names like SafeSoftness, TrustWarrior, SafeSoldier, BlockDefense – to name a few. However, the GUI (graphic user interface) has not changed, and neither has the behavior of the rogue.

The rogue uses a fake online scanner that finds plenty of threats on the machine.

The user is then prompted to download and install the rogue. Once installed, the rogue drops several fake files that it then will detect.

Ad-Aware will detect this as Win32.FraudTool.TrustFighter.

Anders; Lavasoft Malware Labs

I am going to do a multi part series on Online Safety, and keeping your computer clean.  I will keep it simple but I know some great software out there to help in this battle.  Ready, well then let’s go. 

First before you do anything else, always make sure your operating system is updated.  In Windows I would suggest going to  http://www.update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ and make sure Microsoft Update is installed.  This adds a nice function to the Windows Update feature allowing the updating of other Microsoft software like Office, Windows Live, and so on.  Once it is installed run it!  Those security updates are a first line of defense.  To run it afterward in Windows Vista and 7 just start the Windows Update program in the Start Menu.  In Windows XP click on the Safety menu in Internet Explorer 8 (Which if you don’t have installed, please do so by downloading it from here http://www.microsoft.com/windows/Internet-explorer/default.aspx) and click on Windows Update.  In Windows 2000 you click on the Tools menu in Internet Explorer 6 SP1.

Now once Updates have been installed, I want to talk to you.  Even if you don’t use Internet Explorer, always make sure it is updated.  There are other components of the Windows operating system that use components of IE.  This will help keep you safe to have it updated.  Also Windows 2000 users I do not suggest using Internet Explorer 6 SP1 for your daily browsing however keep it updated,  click here to read about other safer alternatives. 

Updates are your first line of defense but your second line is some form of software that will actively protect you from Viruses and Spyware.   Also make sure every once in a while you run a full system scan to clean up your computer. 

1. Windows Defender comes with Windows Vista and 7 and can be installed in XP  It is small and light weight and also does not bog the system down.  Leaving it on and updated is a great tool, but it is mostly for Spyware and Adware.  It updates through Windows update so if your system updates automatically then your set.  You can run it manually though and do a full scan to clean up your system too.  In Windows 7 Windows Defender is in the Control panel, in Windows Vista and if installed in XP it is in the Start Menu.  You can download it for Windows XP from here http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/resultsForProduct.aspx?displaylang=en&productID=f8f1c499-e587-48a5-ac81-164e850dca48&nr=20&sortCriteria=Popularity&sortOrder=Ascending&stype=ss_sd For Windows 2000 users click here to find out how you can get Windows Defender. 

Windows Defender

2. Microsoft Security Essentials, You should have some form of Virus protection on your computer, you really should, but if you don’t and can’t afford it, Microsoft did something really cool recently.  They released Security Essentials.  It is built off of the Windows Live One Care and their corporate version Forefront.  Security Essentials has been rated well so far and I suggest it over AVG however AVG is another great Free alternative.  It will replace Windows Defender as it does both Virus and Spyware.  It is like Defender in that it will not bog a system down at all.  It also updates through Windows Update.  I suggest it.  You can get it for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 here http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/?info=EXLINK

Microsoft Security Essentials

3.  If you have the money to pay for good protection I suggest Norton Antivirus.(Norton Internet Security is alright too but I just prefer Norton Antivirus, just less software)  It also does both Virus and Spyware protection.  It has its own method for updates and does not bog a system down at all, not in the newer versions,  the software is greatly improved.  You can check out at www.symantec.com or at any Staples or Best Buy. 

Norton Internet Security

Going back to the Windows Updates, part of them is a tool updated monthly to remove common viruses and spyware called the Malicious Software Removal Tool.   It is available for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 and you can run it your self by downloading it from there and choosing run instead of save.  http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=AD724AE0-E72D-4F54-9AB3-75B8EB148356&displaylang=en

Malicious Software Removal Tool

Now there are a few good tools for removing Spyware and Adware.  I suggest installing them all and running them, this helps to ensure you remove as many threats as possible.   Make sure that after you have installed them to run an update in each of the programs before you scan, this will help ensure you get everything the program can detect.  I suggest installing these tools and when your done with them uninstall them.  I prefer to not have every starting with Windows and slowing it down. However if you want something other than Windows Defender protecting your system I suggest Spybot. 

1.  Spybot – Search & Destroy, This has been one of the best tools for years.  Time and time again is gets the more popular stuff the first time.  It is small and light weight.  if you are not happy with Windows Defender then this is a great program to leave running for active protection, but make sure to turn off and disable Windows Defender.  It is available for Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, and 7.  You can get it at http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html

Spybot - Search & Destroy

2.  Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware, this is a newer program in the mix and I think it works rather well.  This is another tool I install, update, run a full scan and then uninstall it.  It works quite well to help disinfect a system.  You can get it for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 here at http://download.cnet.com/Malwarebytes-Anti-Malware/3000-8022_4-10804572.html?part=dl-10804572&subj=dl&tag=button

Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware

3. Ad-Aware, this program has been around a long time.  I still use it to scan and remove.  It has been long time tool for me.  You can get it for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 from
http://download.cnet.com/Ad-Aware-Free/3000-8022_4-10045910.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5

Ad-Aware

4. CounterSpy Antispyware, This program is somewhat based off of the old Giant Antispyware which later became Windows Defender.  CounterSpy is still around and it has a 15 day trial to try it out making it a great tool for removing spyware.  It is avaliable for Windows 2000, XP, Vista, and 7 from http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Home-Home-Office/Anti-Spyware/

CounterSpy Antispyware

5. Spyware Doctor, now the only version that is free and will remove detected threats is part of the Google Pack. Make sure you only select the programs you want to install from the Google Pack, they try to install a lot of junk by default.   The program scans rather quickly and I like to run it just in case the other programs did not pick up something.  You can get it for Windows XP, Vista, and 7 from http://pack.google.com/

Spyware Doctor

This will all help to protect you online and keep your computer clean, but this is not all you can do or run on your computer.  I will talk about what else you can do in part 2.  For now I hope this helps keep you safer.

O Ad-Aware 8.1 Full é um programa anti-spyware e anti-malware, ou seja, ele protege seu computador contra arquivos maliciosos geralmente provenientes da navegação pela internet (como cookies rastreadores, vírus, programas que roubam senhas , etc.). No entanto, a maior parte das funções avançadas do Ad-Aware , como o anti-virus,estão reservadas para as versões Plus e Pro, que são pagas.

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• TANITIM / INTRODUCTION

  
  Ad-Aware’in yeni sürümü kullanıma hazır…

  Yeni 8.1.0 sürümü zararlılara karşı geniş koruma sunuyor: Gerçek zamanlı denetleme ve sezgisel tarama, uyarılar ve otomatik güncelleme özelliği sayesinde internette rahatlıkla gezebilirsiniz. Ücretsiz yazılım şu sıralara yaygınlaşan casus yazılımların birçoğunu tanıyıp silebiliyor.

• Ad-Aware’in yeni sürümde “simple mode” sunuluyor. Bir kereye mahsus ayardan sonra internetten gelen tehlikelere karşı Lavasoft tavsiyeleri aracılığıyla otomatikman gerekli eylemleri gerçekleştiriyor.

  Eğer dizginleri elinize almak isterseniz sol alt köşedeki “Advanced Mode” tuşuna basmanız yeterli. Yukarıdaki “Tools” tuşuna bastığınızda ise TrackSweep gibi sörf sırasında izlerinizi silen ek araçlar listeleniyor.

  Internet Explorer için geliştirilmiş Download Guard standart kurulum paketinde yer alıyor. Bu sayede eğer indireceğiniz bir dosya zararlı ise indirme süreci sırasında bilgilendiriliyorsunuz. kaynak:chip

  

  One of the first applications built to find and remove malware and spyware, Ad-Aware’s reputation is well-justified. The latest version continues the publisher’s tradition of adroitly addressing user concerns, but isn’t yet perfect.

  Building on the improvements made in version 8, former Ad-Aware users should be glad to hear that the program installs faster than it used to. Without a doubt, though, this version of Ad-Aware improves greatly on what has come before. It loads faster during your boot cycle, and scans are faster. Empirical tests noted that while the Quick Scan finished in less than 10 minutes for version 8, the current version’s Quick Scan finished in under three minutes. Previous files that had been falsely detected as threats weren’t flagged this time around, probably due in part to Ad-Aware’s behavioral detection engine. Called Genotype, it’s based on heuristics and uses a one-pass scanning system, Genotype isn’t directly exposed to users, although you can opt in to anonymously contribute data from the Settings menu. The new version also explicitly calls out in the scan windows what the scan looks for.

  New users should note that Ad-Aware Free performs faster than integrated antivirus and antimalware programs in part because only the paid version of Ad-Aware comes with an antivirus engine. Other important features are disabled in the free version. While rootkit detection is present, behavior-based heuristics and real-time registry protection are not. Ad-Aware Free cannot scan networked drives, and even a basic feature like the scheduler remains off-limits to nonpaying customers. The proprietary real-time defender Ad-Watch Live has been reconfigured to run more smoothly in the background, however, and long-time fans will notice the change. Ad-Aware continues to make improvements and seems to be unwilling to rest on its malware-removing laurels, but the free version is undeniably hamstrung.

  
  Dosya Türü / File Extension: RAR
  Dosya Boyutu / File Size: 73.52 MB
  Dosya Şifresi / File Pass: Yok / None
  Antivirüs Tarama / Antivirüs Dedect: Avast,Avira Antivir

  

  Normal Kurulum(Setup ile Kurulum)
  http://rapidshare.com/files/292991631/AdAware81_setup.rar

  Katılımsız Kurulum(Otomatik Kurar)
  http://rapidshare.com/files/292970315/AdAware81_senarium_katilimsiz.rar

  Addons(Nlite Benzeri Programlara Ekleme)
  http://rapidshare.com/files/292951484/AdAware81_senarium_Addons.7z

REAnti is yet another clone of WiniGuard. This one comes with the same GUI as previous ones like KeppCop,  SecureKeeper, SiteVillain and AntiAID.

It also shows the same behavior of dropping and detecting false infections.
Ad-Aware detects REAnti as Win32.FraudTool.REAnti or Win32.FraudTool.WiniGuard.

Think identity theft or fraud can’t happen to you? Think again. Scamming for information is nothing new, but the Web provides a fresh means of fraud. The result: identity theft is a fast-growing, serious offense and it could affect you.

Identity theft tops the list of all fraud complaints received by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Consumers reported fraud losses totaling over $1.2 billion U.S., according to the FTC’s annual Consumer Fraud and Identity Theft Complaint Data report. And that means protecting private information is a top priority for anyone who relies on the Internet for communicating personal or financial data.

How exactly does it work? When a criminal gathers enough personally identifiable information about you, that person can take over your identity to commit a range of crimes for their own personal gain.

A variety of techniques – including old-fashioned thievery and cyber scams – can be used to get past your defenses. According to ID Theft Protect’s website, a leading resource for consumers on identity fraud, identity theft, and data privacy, the five most popular methods of identity fraud and theft are:

1. Application fraud: using stolen or counterfeit documents to open an account in your name.
2. Account ID take-over: using your personal information to take over your bank or credit accounts.
3. Mail non-receipt card fraud: stealing new or replaced bank and credit cards as they are in the process of being mailed to you by your card company.
4. Phishing e-mail fraud: posing as a legitimate institution in order to capture personal or financial information by e-mail.
5. Pharming fraud: redirecting you to a bogus website in order to capture credentials, like your online banking username and password.

While there may not be one foolproof way to protect your private information from these theft attempts, there are precautions you can, and should, be practicing. Below are basic guidelines we have compiled to help you reduce the risk of identity theft, whether you are online or offline.

• Monitor your credit closely. Your credit report contains information about your credit accounts and bill paying history so you can be tipped off when someone is impersonating you. Watch for suspicious signs, like accounts you did not open.
• Keep records of your financial data and transactions. Review your statements regularly for any activity or charges you did not make.
• Install security software (firewall, anti-virus, anti-spyware software) and keep it up-to-date as a safety measure against online intrusions.
• Use an updated Web browser to make sure you’re taking advantage of its current safety features. Consider using an alternate browser (like Firefox or Opera) which may lower your risk of malware attacks.
• Be wary of e-mail attachments and links in both e-mail and instant messages. Use caution even when the message appears to come from a safe sender, as identity information in messages can easily be spoofed.
• Store sensitive data securely. Just as you keep sensitive paper documents under lock and key, secure sensitive online information. This can be done through file encryption software.
• Shred documents (both paper and electronic) that contain personal or financial information before discarding them. This prevents dumpster diving and, in the online world, the ability for hackers to bypass information that has not been permanently deleted from your computer.
• Protect your PII. Be cautious about giving out your personally identifiable information (PII) to anyone. Find out why the information is needed, and if it’s absolutely necessary to give out. Be careful about the details you provide about yourself online, such as on social networking sites.
• Stay alert to the latest scams. Awareness and caution are effective methods to counter fraud. Share security tips you learn with friends and family.

There are a number of other online resources with more information on how to protect your identity, as well as actions to take if you think your private information has been compromised. Take a look at the practical tips and resources available at fraud prevention websites, like the U.S. federal government’s OnGuardOnline.gov and the non-profit organization Identity Theft Resource Center.

One of the most popular applications for cam sessions (CamFrog) is now abused for distribution of malicious software. The site below will appear if the victim visits camsjungle.XXX. The domain is more or less a clone of the real site camfrog.com

The cybercriminals have planted a fake version of CamFrog (CamFrogSetup.exe) on the server. The application looks like this:

When the victim executes the fake application, a new malicious file will be downloaded.  The file is a Win32.TrojanDowloader.VB and will run in the background without users consent, connecting to suspicious servers. Ad-Aware’s GenoType scanner will detect the malicious file as Win32.TrojanDowloader.VB/S.

Albin

Lavasoft Malware Labs

Lavasoft the makers of Ad-Aware Anti-Malware and security solutions are looking worldwide for new Reseller’s and VAR’s.
Lavasoft the makers of Ad-Aware Anti-Malware security solutions are expanding their worldwide market penetration and looking for Reseller’s and VAR’s to distribute their product range via our New Official Lavasoft Resellers Program.

All new distributors signing up to this program will receive additional bonus package outside the basis commissioning structure.

You can sign-up to the Lavasoft Resellers Program via this link below
http://www.lavasoft.com/partners/reseller_center.php

If you have any questions please do not hesitate in contacting me at mark.knighton@lavasoft.com

Ad-Aware Caters to Gamers and Entertainment Fans with New Security Solution

Ad-Aware Game Edition provides relevant protection while you play. The world’s most trusted anti-malware has been optimized for online gamers and entertainment enthusiasts to provide security against cyber creeps, without interrupting work and play, or straining system resources.

Gothenburg, Sweden (November 3, 2009) Lavasoft, makers of globally trusted Ad-Aware security software, today announced the release of Ad-Aware Game Edition – a spin-off of its flagship product – aimed specifically to meet the needs of today’s online gamers and entertainment fans with real-time anti-virus and anti-spyware protection, and technology designed to deliver online protection without interruptions or resource strain.

“Gamers and online entertainment fans are in a high risk group in terms of computer security – spending long periods of time connected to the Internet, at risk from opportunistic cyber thieves. At the same time, there’s a struggle to find security solutions that won’t impact online experience. The Game Edition was developed specifically with the needs of this niche market in mind, giving users the ability to protect their privacy and security from cyber crooks as they work and play in full-screen mode,” says Lavasoft CEO Jason King.

What Types of Threats Target Gamers?

The online games industry is booming and, according to the Malware Labs at Lavasoft, cyber thieves are cashing in. In fact, malware authors are capitalizing on the transfer of cash and virtual goods that takes place regularly in online games by developing Trojans aimed specifically at plundering passwords and harvesting log-in details from users of MMORPG’s. The scammers are usually after the credit card and billing information for online game accounts, and even the virtual world loot, which they can auction off for real world money.

In the past nine months, the amount of unique signatures added to the Win32.TrojanPWS.Onlinegames family of threats in Ad-Aware’s Detection Database of known malware increased by over 600 percent. According to Malware Labs at Lavasoft, the most common types of foul play that online gamers are bound to face include social engineering scams to gain log-in and account details, malware specifically targeting online games, and exploiting vulnerabilities in game servers and browsers, to name a few.

What Sets Ad-Aware Game Edition Apart?

Ad-Aware Game Edition addresses the age-old struggle in online gaming and virtual worlds of how to stay protected, without the interruptions or breaks in protection that other security software programs cause. While competitor products claim to ‘suspend’ protection while in full-screen mode, Ad-Aware Game Edition provides continuous protection, without interrupting the user with threat alerts; Ad-Aware automatically handles the blocking and removal of malware, allowing the user to focus on their virtual world – without worrying about their security.

Price and Availability

The Ad-Aware Game Edition is available immediately at www.shieldpowerup.com. Prices begin at $24.95 and include free technical support and continuous software updates throughout the license period. Trial versions are available as well. Each Game Edition purchase includes a choice of one free game from titles such as Peggle, Bejeweled 2, Ranch Rush, Mean Girls: High School Showdown, and Tradewinds Odyssey.

About Lavasoft

Founded in 1999, Lavasoft is “the original anti-spyware company”, with over 400 million downloads worldwide for the flagship Ad-Aware product. A private company headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, Lavasoft provides security solutions for individual consumers and enterprise clients alike, including anti-spyware, anti-virus, registry optimization, firewall, digital shredding, and encryption.

For further information, please contact Michael Helander, Vice President, Sales and Marketing at Lavasoft, telephone +46 31 777 77 50 or press@lavasoft.com

A new wave of scam e-mails are now hitting victims around the globe. They usually appear to come from trusted friends and look like this:

If the victim chooses to go further, he or she will end up at this page:

The scam site is playing on people’s curiosity by offering a service to verify who blocked them on their MSN contact list. If the user chooses to fill-in an e-mail and password to sign-in, nothing will happen. The following message will appear:

The e-mail address and password entered is sent to remote servers. This confidential information may be used to hijack e-mail accounts and spam friends in your contact list with similar e-mails. Never fill in secret information on suspicious sites and avoid visiting the domains listed below:

Reverse IP: 121.54.174.85

XX = .com

Ahem-they-blocked-me.XX
Ahh-im-blocked.XX
Awsome-grab-block-statuses.XX
Bad-luck-im-blocked.XX
Bing-block-status.XX
Bing-your-block-status.XX
Bingoo-check-block-status.XX
Block-status-grabber.XX
Cindrella-blocked-me.XX
Damn-im-blocked.XX
Damnn-they-blocked-me.XX
Did-they-block-you.XX
Duh-i-got-blocked.XX
Face-blocked-truth.XX
Find-reason-of-being-blocked.XX
Finding-who-blocks.XX
Friends-block-buddies.XX
Grab-block-status.XX
Grab-my-block-status.XX
Grab-your-block-status.XX
Have-they-blocked-you.XX
Hell-they-blocked-you.XX
Heroes-never-block.XX
Hey-you-block-me.XX
How-come-they-block-me.XX
Huh-yes-i-was-blocked.XX
Huhu-bing-block-statuses.XX
Im-fedup-of-being-blocked.XX
Im-sad-im-blocked.XX
Ima-checking-block-status.XX
Jealous-buddies-block.XX
Jealoused-people-block.XX
Jesus-he-blocked-us.XX
Jesus-im-blocked.XX
Lame-friends-block-you.XX
Leme-check-block-status.XX
Let-people-laugh.XX
Let-them-hehe.XX
Mean-friends-block.XX
My-block-stat-grabber.XX
My-block-status-check.XX
My-friends-block-me.XX
My-mates-blocked-me.XX
No-damn-way-im-blocked.XX
No-way-im-blocked.XX
Notice-they-blocked-u.XX
Oh-i-was-blocked.XX
Oh-my-god-im-blocked.XX
Oh-strange-im-blocked.XX
Oh-weird-im-blocked.XX
Ohh-ma-friend-blocked-me.XX
Ohhh-damn-im-blocked.XX
Omg-they-blocked-me.XX
Ooo-seems-im-blocked.XX
Phew-they-blocked-me.XX
Phewww-seems-i-am-blocked.XX
Ppl-are-sick-im-blocked.XX
Puff-im-blocked.XX
Query-block-status.XX
Sad-i-was-blocked.XX
See-they-blocked-me.XX
Strange-i-was-blocked.XX
They-were-haha.XX
Ufff-i-was-blocked.XX
Ufff-seems-blocked.XX
Uffff-i-was-blocked.XX
Uh-ho-i-got-blocked.XX
Umm-jesus-im-blocked.XX
Unlucky-im-blocked.XX
Urr-he-blocked-me.XX
Urr-he-blocked-us.XX
Weird-i-was-blocked.XX
Who-let-me-block.XX
Why-do-they-block.XX
Why-i-got-blocked.XX
Why-my-friends-block.XX
Wooh-im-blocked.XX
Yuppy-find-block-statuses.XX
Amazed-i-wasnt-blocked.XX
Amazing-true-block-checks.XX
Get-info-on-blocked-stats.XX
Heheh-i-wasnt-blocked.XX
Look-whos-blockin-you.XX
See-live-block-stats.XX
Woooh-i-was-not-blocked.XX

Albin

Lavasoft Malware Labs

Скачиваете вы себе файлик, а он в самораспаковывающемся архиве. Запускаете exe’шник, открывается вроде WinRar (очень похожее окно на вид), распаковываете себе файлик и забываете. Но через время со всех дыр начинает лезть реклама, которую непонятно как отключить потому что не ясно, откуда она вообще взялась.
Казалось бы, классическая схема впаривания адвари, живет уже много лет и ничем не примечательна. Но в России решили сделать по-другому. Адварь теперь одобрена местными антивирусами, распространением практически официально занимается довольно крупная и известная компания.

Чуть больше года назад, мне постучал один из партнеров и сказал что кто-то там хочет у меня размещать вирусы и платить за это деньги. От предложения сходу отправить такого коммерсанта лесом удержало только то, что он назвал себя представителем Агавы и что их вирус вроде как одобрен Касперским и отлавливаться им не будет. Мне стало интересно, как такое может быть и я разрешил дать свои контакты, чтобы пообщаться непосредственно.

В ICQ постучался некий Avaks, который назвался Михаилом Ильином, директором по чем-то там в Агаве. Кратко рассказал о том, что предлагается:
Я пакую все файлы на сайте их архиватором, получаются exe’шники, которые при распаковке похожи на WinRar так, что пользователь и не заметит разницы. При распаковке всплывает окошко, где среди кучи текста есть маленький абзац о том, что пользователь нажимая «продолжить» соглашается поставить себе некий рекламный модуль, который сможет потом удалить. После нажатия «продолжить» юзеру ставится этот модуль, который где-то через сутки начинает показывать рекламу. Мне, мол, пойдут денежки за клики, со временем юзеров, что скачали вирус с моей рефкой станет много, кликов пойдет немеряно и вообще можно заработать мильйон очень быстро и не напрягаясь. А так, как реклама будет только через сутки после установки рекламного модуля, то никто и не допрет, откуда она вообще взялась.

На мои вопросы, типа, зачем же это мне добровольно гробить свой ресурс, почему Агава не использует свой ifolder.ru и как вообще публичная компания может впаривать вирусы мне сказали, что ресурс я не угроблю потому, что реклама у них жутко релевантная и пользователь будет только доволен от того, что она будет показываться. Ифолдер не используют потому что типа еще не готова интеграция (на сколько я знаю, она и сейчас не готова:), а потом будут предлагать пользователям сжимать свои файлы этим чудо-архиватором, а по поводу вирусов, так это вообще не вирус, там типа есть деинсталятор и вообще все это добро одобрено в лаборатории Касперского и их антивирус на рекламный модуль не реагирует.

При этом, вопрос о том, хотят ли они просто подставить конкурентов (в моем лице) или они просто впечатлились тем, как летитбит их за пару месяцев обогнал и решили попробовать развиваться теми-же методами, вызвал гневную тираду. Типа сравнение с летитбитом даже оскорбительно, мол у нас тут деинсталятор есть и вообще это совсем не адварь, просто рекламный модуль, который юзер сам соглашается ставить. А конкурентов они подставлять не хотят, и вообще они для них не сильно интересны и работать планируется с mp3 сайтами, тут просто я под руку подвернулся и т.д.

Итого, беседа длилась около часа, меня убеждали (пользователи — говно, какая тебе разница, тут деньги платятся итд), угрожали (мы пойдем к твоим конкурентам, они заработают кучу денег и выживут тебя с рынка), долбили фразами о том, что это у них не адварь, что они на всю голову легальные и вообще несут доброе и вечное. Закончилось тем, что я пообещал автоматически определять наличие их адварей в файлах и удалять файлы вместе с юзерами, что их залили и прекратил диалог.

Я проникся русскому стилю наебизнеса, даже натыкался на сайты с их адварью, но настал кризис и в общем-то эта история как-то забылась (видимо, в кризис решили активность не проявлять). Ведь вполне мог кто-то левый назваться Михаилом Ильином, вести диалог в его стиле (читал после этого несколько раз его посты на roem.ru) и вообще вешать лапшу.

Продолжение она получила сейчас, когда в форму обратной связи накидали предложений заработать кучу денег, но на этот раз были реферальные ссылки и судя по стилю письма, работа явно школьников каких-то. Ссылки вели на сайт tmaproject.ru, зайдя и прочитав несколько абзацев я сразу вспомнил прошлогодний диалог, убедился что писал мне реально представитель Агавы и адварь действительно их:

На этот раз, правда, модуль открыто называется adware, расширился список антивирусов, которые не ловят этот модуль: «Так, в «Лаборатории Касперского» TMAgent классифицируют как AdTool – безопасная программа, показывающая рекламу. Также безопасность TMAgent подтверждается его отсутствием в в базах таких известных антивирусов, как DrWeb, NOD32, Panda Antivirus, AVG, Avira, Ad-Aware и многих других.»

Наверное, в честь кризиса антивирусы снизили цены на игнорирование вирусов, Агава и решила расширить список=)

Удивляет два момента:

1. Неужели в России можно легально впаривать адварь? Понятно, что юзер типа сам ставит, и что, вроде как, удалить можно, но это ж явное мошенничество. Такое-же, как у смс лохотронов, по-сути.

2. Зачем пользоваться антивирусами, которые пропускают мимо такого плана софт?

Интересно было бы посмотреть на рекламодателей, что покупают рекламу в этом адваре. Вполне реально, что им продают какие-то там клики на вполне легальной тизерке, а на самом деле, генерируют переходы таким вот образом.

Еще очень интересно было бы послушать официальные комментарии от самой Агавы и от Лаборатории Касперского, которая вроде как должна делать софт, что защищает от подобных программ.

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