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- StopBadware.org issues first reports
- StopBadware.org, the newest anti-spyware group on the scene, promised to name the bad guys and today they issued the first set of reports on 4 badware pushers that consumers should avoid. StopBadware reported on 4 applications: Kazaa, SpyAxe, Waterfalls 3, and MediaPipe. Each report details the objectionable behavior of...
- Tags: StopBadware, Spyaxe, Kazaa
- Blog posts 2006-03-22
- SpyAxe replacement: SpyFalcon
- SpyAxe replacement: SpyFalconspyfalconspyfalcon infection symptoms:right-bottom corner balloon tip saying that "your computer is infected" every 30 seconds.spyfalcon starts every time you boot your computer up, and scans your computer.After scan you will be asked to buy their product.uninstalling, or Add/Remove Programs tool will not help. http://www.spyware-removal-guideline.com/spyfalcon-removalnice - your sponced links...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, SECURITY, symptom, SpyFalcon, Spyaxe, computer
- Discussion threads 2006-02-20
- SpyAxe replacement: SpyFalcon
- The name SpyAxe, top rogue anti-spsyware app of 2005, brings up anger and frustration for its many victims but now SpyFalcon has burst on the scene looking like a replacement for SpyAxe. SpyFalcon, just like SpyAxe, is being installed along with trojans through exploits. A screenshot can be seen here...
- Tags: SpyFalcon, Spyaxe
- Blog posts 2006-02-14
- SpywareStrike and SpyAxe smitfraud infection removal
- SpywareStrike and SpyAxe smitfraud infection removalThanks for the CastleCopsWiki referal SuziIt's good to see this being advertized. Actially the article you referenced is part of a more comprehensive Malware Removal and *Prevention* MRP procedure. The intention is to not only fix the problem the user is experiencing but...
- Tags: Patches, SECURITY, SpywareStrike, Spyaxe
- Discussion threads 2006-01-09
- SpywareStrike and SpyAxe smitfraud infection removal
- SpywareStrike see more here and it's twin SpyAxe continue to plague internet users. SpywareStrike has been confirmed to be another variant of the infection called Smitfraud. I wrote about SpyAxe previously and it got top dishonor as rogue anti-spyware of 2005. The free tool called SmitRem, written by community...
- Tags: SmitRem, SpywareStrike, Spyaxe
- Blog posts 2006-01-09
- New rogue is SpyAxe clone
- I just learned about new supposed anti-spyware program, an identical twin to SpyAxe. SpyAxe got number one on the 2005 top ten rogue anti-spyware list. This new app is called SpywareStrike and I wouldn't be surprised to hear that it is downloaded with spyware just like its twin SpyAxe. the...
- Tags: anti-spyware, Spyaxe
- Blog posts 2006-01-05
- Update on WMF exploit
- Some new approaches have emerged for reducing the risk of being affected by this exploit. One approach involves using Data Execution Prevention DEP. Explanation of DEP from Microsoft:Data execution prevention DEP is a set of hardware and software technologies that perform additional checks on memory to help protect against...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, WMF vulnerability, exploit, data execution prevention, Spyaxe, IBM Lotus Notes, Microsoft Windows Metafile
- Blog posts 2005-12-29
- SpyAxe anti-spyware installed by trojan
- SpyAxe anti-spyware installed by trojanSpyAxe WhoIs Info = BOGUSThis probably comes as no surprise whatsoever to you, but the WhoIs info for SpyAxe is totally bogus. Speaking as someone who lives in the Puget Sound area, any address containing "187th Ave" (regardless of what "direction" might follow it) would...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Google Inc., anti-spyware, trojan horse, Spyaxe
- Discussion threads 2005-12-19
- SpyAxe anti-spyware installed by trojan
- Supposed anti-spyware program SpyAxe is installed by a trojan named zlob.cy (aka Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Zlob) according to F-Secure. SpyAxe showed up on the scene about two months ago and has earned quite a name for itself. SpyAxe manages to appear on users' desktops without any notice or consent, as seen here, with...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Cyberthreats, trojan horse, Spyaxe, infection, anti-spyware
- Blog posts 2005-12-17
- Anti-spyware spread by spyware
- There are many, many reports of anti-spyware programs appearing on user's desktops link to screenshot, sometimes actually hijacking the desktop and replacing the wallpaper, when the user has no idea how they got there or where they came from. Programs known for this behavior are listed on the Rogue/Suspect...
- Tags: spyware, anti-spyware, Spyaxe
- Blog posts 2005-11-12
Additional Resources
- SpyWall Anti-Spyware 1.4.3.1 (Windows)
- Remove any spyware. SpyWall's patent pending method can detect and remove difficult spyware (Aurora, Look2me, Qoologic, CWS, Spyaxe) and rootkits that other products (adaware, spybot) are unable to. SpyWall will keep your system free of resource-sucking spyware or adware. You will be able to browse Web securely without ever worrying...
- Tags: Web, Microsoft Windows, Trlokom, SpyWall, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Channel Management, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing
- Software downloads 2008-01-02
- Circuit City forum hacked to infect users with spam bots
- Circuit City learned today that their customer forum was recently hacked, exposing their users to malware. The forum software, Invision Power Board, had a security vulnerability that was patched on May 17. Initial reports indicated from May 13 until today, Circuit City estimated that about 200 registered users visited. A...
- Tags: Web site development, Internet service providers (ISPs), Spyware, adware & malware, Web technology, Spyware, Cyberthreats, bot, Circuit City Stores Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-06-02
- Spamming malware: Parite.B and IRC backdoor disable anti-spyware programs
- Spamming malware: Parite.B and IRC backdoor disable anti-spyware programsThanks!Thanks for the heads-up, Suzi.Spywarequake and Malware wipe are both evil spyware/malware themselvesSpywarequake invaded over 30 of my clients computers and they have no phone number on their site and the software is difficult to remove. ZDNET should reprimand them and take...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Internet Relay Chat (IRC), Spyware, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spam, anti-spyware, SpywareQuake, malware, spamming, IRC
- Discussion threads 2006-04-22
- SpywareQuake - newest rogue, replacing SpyFalcon and SpyAxe
- SpywareQuake - newest rogue, replacing SpyFalcon and SpyAxemanual removal instructionshere are the latest manual removal instructions collected from HJT logs:http://www.2-spyware.com/remove-spywarequake.htmlFamiliar SourceThe quoted source for SpywareQuake seems to be the SAME source for SpyAxe.New Ad-Aware Definition includes SpywareQuakeLavasoft just released an update to Ad-Aware:Ad-Aware SE1R102 03.04.2006which includes SpywareQuake as a new...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, SpywareQuake
- Discussion threads 2006-03-26
- SpywareQuake - newest rogue, replacing SpyFalcon and SpyAxe
- Since I first heard about SpywareQuake, late yesterday afternoon, less than 24 hours ago, I've seen dozens of complaints about it already. SpywareQuake is being installed without notice or consent, hijacks the desktop and pops up a warning from the system tray that the machine is infected with spyware. It...
- Tags: SpywareQuake
- Blog posts 2006-03-25
- Fighting spyware in the UK
- Spyware victims in the UK now have a way to fight back. It started with one person's letter to her Member of Parliament MP That person is spyware activist (sounds better than zealot, eh?), and Microsoft Security MVP Gwynne Brothwood, known online as Nellie2. Gwynne is a teacher...
- Tags: spyware
- Blog posts 2006-02-15
- ISPs hosting spyware - who are they?
- Recently I mentioned ISPs hosting spyware and said "Everyone in the anti-spyware community knows who these ISPs are." Now we have a perfect example. It starts with a SANS post today recommending to unblock an IP range they previously recommended blocking. Based on feedback from Intercage customers,...
- Tags: ESThost, Atrivo
- Blog posts 2006-02-01
- More super rogue anti-spyware
- Be on the lookout for another new supposed anti-spyware program that might be hijacking desktops any day now. This one is called PestTrap and it's a clone of SpySheriff. SpySheriff was one of the top 10 rogue anti-spyware apps of 2005, coming in at number 2. You can...
- Tags: PestTrap website, Intercage.com, InterCage Inc.
- Blog posts 2006-01-18
- New rogue is SpyAxe clone
- New rogue is SpyAxe cloneI went to the siteAnd it seems that my Linux system is running Internet Explorer, and my system is infected with spyware.Of course in the normal course of events only MS Windows users would be looking for releif from malware, and would be enticed to go...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, PRODUCTIVITY, Linux, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, malware, computer, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2006-01-06
- Top 10 rogue anti-spyware
- Top 10 rogue anti-spywareanother FCC target was Spyware AssassinThe FCC shut down a Washington state operation selling Spyware Assassin. Company agreed to pay $76,000 to settle the action.another FTC target was Spyware AssassinThe FTC shut down a Washington state operation selling Spyware Assassin. Company agreed to pay $76,000 to settle...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, anti-spyware, backup strategy, spyware, Spyware Assassin, malware, social engineering
- Discussion threads 2005-12-22
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