Cleanup Antivirus information: Cleanup Antivirus is a rogue from the same family as Virus Doctor. This rogue is promoted through the use of Trojans and fake online anti-malware scanners. When installed Cleanup Antivirus will be configured to start automatically when you log into Windows. When Cleanup Antivirus is installed it will also create numerous fake [...]
Win32/Netsky Worm Information: The Netsky family is a mass-mailing worm that targets computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm sends itself to e-mail addresses that it finds on the infected computer. When a user opens an e-mail attachment that contains a Netsky variant, the worm is activated. Some variants copy the worm to [...]
Win32/Alureon Trojan Information: Win32/Alureon is a family of data-stealing trojans. These trojans allow an attacker to intercept incoming and outgoing Internet traffic in order to gather confidential information such as user names, passwords, and credit card data. The Win32/Alureon trojan may also allow an attacker to transmit malicious data to the infected computer. The trojan [...]
Themida Trojan Information: Themida is an application that protects and hides the nature of trojan infections. While Themida itself is not a trojan or a virus, it can be used by the creators of these programs to hide the nature of the malware threats. Automated Removal Instructions for the Themida using Malwarebytes’Anti-Malware: 1. Reboot your [...]
Win32/Vundo Informaiton: Win32/Vundo is a multiple-component family of programs that deliver ‘out of context’ pop-up advertisements. They may also download and execute arbitrary files. Vundo is often distributed as a DLL file and installed on an affected machine as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) without a user’s consent. This family uses advanced defensive and stealth [...]
