A new Trojan horse attack has been spotted in the wild. According to the research team at Symantec, the malware known as MSIL.Stimilik is primarily distributed via Steam instant messages. Systems Affected by MSIL.Stimilik The Trojan is designed to affect…
Security researchers have received multiple complaints regarding a program that has been detected as PUP.Optional.WeWatcherProxy.A. WeWatcher is adware but it may be more dangerous than the average ad-supported program. According to researchers at MalwareBytes, WeWatcher has rookit capabilities and is…
According to security research, the infamous Vundo malware may be active again. Two executable processes have been recently monitored to contain the malicious piece – is154522.exe (reported by HerdProtect) and Install.exe (reported by VirusTotal). Trojan.Vundo, also known as VirtuMonde, VirtuMundo,…
Researchers at Kaspersky Lab have recently published a report, focused on a cyber-espionage campaign strategized by a hacker organization dubbed the Winnti group. Winnti has been attacking enterprises in the online video game field since 2009. The bad news is…
A new type of downloader Trojan has begun to infect systems via email attachments, Symantec researcher report. It is going by the name Download.Sapaviro and it is a very vile threat. The Trojan can remain actively connected to the attacker’s…
Trojans are malicious programs that enter the computer in a stealth manner and steal information from it. There are even cases of Trojan horses residing silently in the system and waiting for a signal to be executed. The only way…
We have seen multiple Trojans targeting PoS (Point-of-Sale) terminals. Some of them are quite sophisticated and unexpected, while others share similar features and attack tactics. Researchers at Dr Web have recently discovered a new Trojan of the PoS family that…
What Is an Executable File and Can It Be Dangerous? As you already know, an .exe extension indicates an executable file. Some .exe files are very essential to the operating system, and others are not. What is more, certain processes…
FaceLiker is a type of Trojan that is specifically designed to remain undetected in the infected PC for longer periods of time with one and only purpose – generating profit to its owner. It has several variants all of which…
W32.Mydoom.E is a dangerous worm that may open a backdoor to the affected PC and download and execute malicious files, making it completely defenseless. It is a variant of the infamous W32.Mydoom worm family. The worm may open several TCP…
BKDR_KASIDET.FD is a malicious Trojan horse with backdoor capabilities that has been detected recently in the wild. Other aliases of the threat are Win32/Kasidet.AD (ESET-NOD32), Backdoor.Neutrino (Malwarebytes), and Trojan:Win32/Lezo.A (Microsoft). Once the Kasider Trojan has sneaked in the system, various…
This article aims to help you identify what is taskeng.exe black screen process and how to remove it from your computer effectively and restore all the changes performed by this unwanted process on your PC. A lot of complaints have…
A new information theft-type of Trojan has emerged out into the open, going by the name Infostealer.Bebloh. Security experts believe that the trojan is not a high-risk threat, but if a PC is improperly secured it can be utilized in…
In some cases, executable files can be dangerous to the system. Security research indicates that the WinRAR.exe has been infected by malware. Analysis by HerdProtect shows that 45 out of 68 AV solutions detect a virus in the process. Therefore,…
The Bladabindi malware family is well-known to security researchers. Bladabindi variants can be created via a hacker tool known as NJ Rat. Microsoft has detected the device as VirTool:MSIL/Bladabindi.A. We have already reported one threat of the Bladabindi kind –…
A site, going by the name gangnamgame.net is believed to be associated with a computer virus that modifies files on the user PC. The virus is thought to be dangerous and prevent any antivirus programs on the computer to start-up.…
Trojan horses have affected thousands of users on a global scale. There are different types of Trojan attacks, depending on what information cyber criminals are attempting to steal. Trojan downloaders are quite common among home users. Microsoft has recently detected…
User complaints have been registered about a threat dubbed VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.XX. The VirTool:Win32/Obfuscator.XX may be a false positive triggered by pirated software, or could be employed by malware. To determine the origin of the threat, a full system scan may be…
Backdoors are quite damaging to the system and should be removed immediately. Backdoor:MSIL/Bladabindi.AJ is one of the latest backdoors reported by Microsoft. It belongs to the MSIL/Bladabindi family designed to steal sensitive data and send it to hackers. It is…
A Computer worm is a malicious piece of software that should be removed instantly from the infected PC. H-worm falls under the category of VBS (Visual Basic Script) worms. It is also reported to have RAT (remote access Trojan) capabilities…
