Archive for March 2007

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ALERT: New MSN virus running amok

Payload filename
photoalbum.zip

Malware type
Trojan horse

Malware name
Variant of Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.aaq (according to CISRT)

Infection vector
MSN live messenger (Other versions of MSN i m not sure)
How it looks like

NOTE: Some others have different kinds of messages, but they contain persuasive texts tempting you to open the file. There are some which does not have any message, only the file is [...]

EA Play 07

EA Play 07 is here! WOOT!
For those who don’t know what is EA Play, here is a brief explanation. It is basically a publicity roadshow organized by EA games to show off new games which has yet to hit the market.
I was there today to see what kinds of games they have! But it is [...]

Defending your computer from malware threats.

Computer acting weird?
Your internet browser being redirected to site that you did not requested for?
Your computer seemed to do overtime even if you are not doing anything to it?
Your new computer slowing down to a crawl for no apparent reason?
Well… these are tell-tale signs of a malware infested PC.
What is a malware?
Malware are software which [...]