04 Sep 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Infostealer.Ebod might as well name itself “Spyware.exe,” because that’s exactly what it is, and it doesn’t seem to care if we know. Infostealer.Ebod enters as a Trojan horse attached to a legitimate Flash installer. Then, once it’s set up shop in your computer, take a wild guess what it does next.

Yup, it steals your info.

More specifically, Infostealer.Ebod has been known to gather computer names and Media Access Control addresses, as well as search engine results and browser histories, and then it sends this information to a remote location. It also may hijack your browser to annoying web ads.

When it comes to these Infostealer worms, you never know what information they’re capable of tracking. So, if identity theft isn’t your idea of a fun weekend, I’ll show you how to remove Infostealer.Ebod, for free.

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01 Sep 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Hooker Trojan Keylogger is a Trojan that can steal your personal and financial information. After Hooker Trojan Keylogger sneaks onto your PC, it runs quietly in the background, logs your keystrokes, and sends this data to its makers.

Typed any passwords or credit card numbers lately? Yep, you get the problem.

Hooker Trojan Keylogger will also infect your computer with badware and malicious system registry entries. Don’t get taken in by this application’s advances.

Unless personal ID theft and weird credit card charges sound like a hot weekend, I’ll show you how to remove Hooker Trojan Keylogger.

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25 Aug 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Dream Media Player screenshot Dream Media Player is a fake video codec that’ll slip adware Zango onto your machine. If you’ve come across Dream Media Player or DreamMediaPlayerSetup.exe, you were def may have been visiting a porn site that prompted you to download a fake video codec to watch a naughty video.

Stick to the subscription stuff — you’re going to end up paying for it somehow, since most fake video codecs hide on X-rated sites. There’s a spray of Dream Media Player sites, but they all read: “Video Player note: No video player found! You need to install last version of Dream Media Player to watch HQ videos.”

You need to install the latest version of Dream Media Player like you need popups on your computer. Which is fitting, because if you download Dream Media Player, that’s exactly what you’ll get: Dream Media Player will install Zango, which’ll drown your computer in popups and other adware.

If you already downloaded Dream Media Player, I won’t tell — I’ll even show you how to uninstall Dream Media Player.

You’re welcome.

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13 Jul 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | 1 Comment »

Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool screenshot Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool actually exists — Microsoft released this anti-badware tool Janury 2005, and it updates monthly to remove malware. Now a Trojan is masquerading as Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool to make a quick buck selling you security software. This fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool launches with your system, mimics scanning your computer, and tells you you’re infected with imaginary threats, such as Keylogger.Stawin, Spyware.ActivityKey, Trojan.Qhosts.C, W32.HLLW.Oror.AI@mm and VBS.Lisa.A@MM. also spoof system alerts, creating popups that read, “Security Warning. Your computer is infected with malicious software. You should use antivirus product to remove it. Click this message to purchase recommended antivirus software.”

The fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool’s goal? To get you to buy software. If you follow any the fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool popup’s prompts, you’re taken to an OEM Purchase Center (http://www.oem-micro-store.com), which pimps software like McAfee Total Protection and Norton 360.

If you’re seeing any of this voodoo, you’re not infected with any badware but this fake Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool. So let me show you how to uninstall this rogue Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool.

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24 Jun 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | 1 Comment »

IACommand is a piece of badware that allows a hacker to remotely access your computer — IACommand lets someone toy with your system as if it was their own, from far away.

IACommand sound creepy-cozy? It is.

IACommand may run silently, secretly, without you having a clue. If you’re afraid IACommand — or another other Trojan — may be on your machine, try a free anti-badware scan to make sure you’re not infected.

Do you know you’ve got IACommand? Let me show you how to uninstall IACommand, for free.

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24 Jun 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Rustock DS is a rootkit Trojan that sneaks onto your PC. Once Rustock DS is in, Rustock DS unlocks backdoors into your system, and downloads more badware onto your system.

Unless identity theft, hacker botnets, and Rustock DS popups sound like fun, get rid of Rustock DS.

I’ll show you how to remove Rustock DS, for free.

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15 Jun 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Destroyer Trojan is part of the VBS Trojan familia. Like its siblings, Destroyer Trojan usually deletes your system files — some of those critical — and may cripple your machine.

Before Destroyer Trojan takes pipes to your computer’s e-knees, let me show you how to uninstall Destroyer Trojan.

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05 Jun 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | No Comments »

Messenger Infium 2009 Final screenshot Messenger Infium 2009 Final — or “MessengerInfium2009Final” — is a rogue application that’ll drive you batty with popups. The badware launches loads of its own Messenger Infium 2009 Final popups, and installs Remote Administrator (Radmin) on your machine, which is remote access software that allows Messenger Infium 2009 Final to remotely control your computer as if it was their own.

Lovely.

Unless Messenger Infium 2009 Final pop-up ads and possible identity theft sound like a hot weekend, let me show you how to uninstall Messenger Infium 2009 Final.

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27 May 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | 4 Comments »

VSCodec PRO screenshot VSCodec PRO is a fake video codec that promises to “increase the quality of audio and video up to 60%” (www.VSCodec-Pro.com), for $49.99-79.99.

Why not just invest in a better computer?

You’ll want to, after VS Codec PRO gets in your machine. If you have VSCodec PRO, your sound settings get effed with, and you’ll get a system tray alert that may read, “Fatal error. Media system on your computer is corrupt. Update your sound and video codec immediately to resolve this issue,” or “Fatal Erro. Windows can`t play the folowing (sic) media formats: AVI; WMV; AVS; FLV; MKV; MOV; 3GP; MP4; MPG; MPEG; MP3; AAC; WAV; WMA; CDA; FLAC; M4A; MID. Update your video and sound codec to resolve this issue” If you follow this VSCodec PRO popup’s prompts, you’re taken to VSCodec-Pro.com/purchase.html to waste money on the scamware. Outside of that fun, VSCodec PRO may also hijack your browser and launch loads of other VSCodec PRO popups.

Before this badware makes you take a baseball bat to your PC, I’ll show you how to uninstall VSCodec PRO.

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26 May 2009 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | 1 Comment »

Wowpa KI — dubbed Trojan-GameThief.Win32.WOW.fqt and Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.biho by Kaspersky, PWS-Mmorpg.gen and Generic Downloader.x by McAfee, Mal/Generic-A by Sophos, and Infostealer.Gampass by Symantec — is a Trojan that sneaks into your PC through its vulnerabilities. As soon as Wowpa KI is creepy-cozy in your system, Wowpa KI steals your passwords.

Lovely.

Unless upping your odds of discovering $60,000 worth of Russian charges on your credit card sounds like a hot weekend, you should remove this Trojan.

Personally, when I gamble, I prefer to do it in Vegas. So let me show you how to uninstall Wowpa KI.

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