08 Sep 2006 | By Kristopher | Posted under Spyware, Trojans | 20 Comments »

Trojan Vundo Threat Level: Trojan Vundo is a med threat

Trojan Vundo is a trojan that launches annoying popup ads on your computer and secretly download harmful files. Because Trojan Vundo runs tons of popup ads, Trojan Vundo really slows down your computer. Trojan Vundo can be spread through emails containing links to websites that exploit your web browser’s security holes. When you click on a link in a Trojan Vundo-laced email, your web browser, like Internet Explorer, opens a site that silently installs the trojan into your computer. Trojan Vundo may secretly run on every Windows startup.

I don’t know about you, but identity theft and adware aren’t how I like to spend my weekends. So remove Vundo.

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02 Feb 2006 | By Kristopher | Posted under Trojans | 10 Comments »

Vundo is a trojan that shows irritating pop-up advertisements and secretly downloads harmful files onto your PC. Because Vundo can run lots of advertisements, Vundo can severely decrease your system memory and slow down your computer. Vundo spreads through emails with links to insecure websites that exploit security holes of Internet Explorer. Once you click on a link in a Vundo-laced email, Internet Explorer launches a site that secretly installs the trojan into your computer. Vundo can run every time you startup Windows.

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