05 Dec 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Backdoors | 1 Comment »

“VIDEO EXCLUSIVO DESASTRE CATARINA!” email screenshot “VIDEO EXCLUSIVO DESASTRE CATARINA!” email is a scam email about the recent natural disaster in Santa Catarina. This “VIDEO EXCLUSIVO DESASTRE CATARINA!” email offers a video recording of the disaster, but if you click the link to watch the Santa Catarina video, you’ll end up downloading Video_SC_Desastre.exe, which is really a Trojan. Like other Trojans, Video_SC_Desastre.exe will probably rip a hole into your PC’s security, and allow hackers to access your system.

If you downloaded this “VIDEO EXCLUSIVO DESASTRE CATARINA!” email attachment, delete the attachment immediately. You should also run an antivirus/anti-spyware scan, so you can catch this bastard and clean up its mess.

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03 Dec 2008 | By Kristopher | Posted under Backdoors, Trojans | No Comments »

Video_SC_Desastre.exe Threat Level: Video_SC_Desastre.exe is a threat

Video_SC_Desastre.exe screenshot Video_SC_Desastre.exe is a Trojan attached to a scam email about a natural disaster in Santa Catarina. In this spoof email, subject line “VIDEO EXCLUSIVO DESASTRE CATARINA!”, Video_SC_Desastre.exe is linked to as a video of the natural disaster in Santa Catarina.

Sounds like an exciting download, right?

Well, Video_SC_Desastre.exe is — if you like hackers accessing your system and taking control of your PC. Because Video_SC_Desastre.exe is really a Trojan.

So let me show you how to block Video_SC_Desastre.exe.

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