Trojan Malware:Generic PWS.y!dla!93EC8FE358C8
This is a Trojan detection. Unlike viruses, Trojans do not self-replicate. They are spread manually, often under the premise that they are beneficial or wanted. The most common installation methods involve system or security exploitation, and unsuspecting users manually executing unknown programs. Distribution channels include e-mail, malicious or hacked Web pages, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), peer-to-peer networks, etc.
Categories: Internet Security Tags: Generic PWS.y!dla!93EC8FE358C8, malware, Trojan, virus
Types Of Computer Viruses
What do we mean by viruses: Virus is a computer program that can copy itself and infect a computer. The term “virus” is also commonly used to refer to other type of malware, spyware and adware programs. We all know that we do get viruses in our system which can be in any form.But it is necessary to have knowledge about various viruses and how we can avoid those from infecting our system.
Categories: Internet Security Tags: virus, worms
WordPress warns of wayward worm
Users of the WordPress blogging platform need to beware of a worm making the rounds of Web sites, if they have not updated their software in the last month, the developers of the popular blogging software said over the weekend. The malicious program affects blogs that use WordPress, and which have not installed either of the two latest updates, released on August 3 and August 12. The worm attacks Web sites by registering itself as a user, exploiting the flaw to make itself an admin, hides itself, and then updates posts and comments with spam and links to malware, the [...]
Categories: Internet Security, wordpress Tags: Internet Security, virus, wordpress, worm
Notepad Virus Trick
A very simple trick in notepad which will make your antivirus to treat that file as virus. Follow given steps and you will get test virus for testing your antivirus. paste any one of following code in your notepad Code: X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H*X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7} OR X5O!P%@AP[4\PZX54(P^)7CC)7}$EICAR-STANDARD-ANTIVIRUS-TEST-FILE!$H+H* Make sure there is no blank space left in the beginning or in between copied text. Now save it and scan it by your antivirus software..
