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The virus has infected more than 750 thousand computers

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 19:33
by SecuritySupportAV
A new virus has infected more than 750 thousand computers around the world, Reuters reports citing the information the company NetWitness.

Virus "Trojan-DownIoader.Win32.Agent" gathers information on the login and password for the online financial systems, social networks and mailboxes.

According to the company, was contaminated by many organizations, sites of banks, mailboxes Yahoo, Hotmail accounts, and a number of social networks.

The first data on Trojan-DownIoader were obtained specialists NetWitness back in February, when assessing the safety of one of the client networks. In a cache of stolen information Trojan-DownIoader revealed more than 680 thousand usernames and passwords, including for access to online banking, Facebook, Yahoo, Hotmail, and more than 20 thousand SSL-certificates, personal data.

General computer protection from malicious software and installation of password system can not protect your PC from this virus, however there is a specialized anti-virus software to fight against such viruses.

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 19:36
by Dr. kitteny berk
why has no one deleted this post yet? I jusy had to cut the internet from my main computer and clear my passwords and cookies etc. Only because now i did have 60 spyware and then 18 Virus.

No i didnt download.. i just vist that site and it installed it self with out me know until my AVG rounte check alerted me :/

I unstall and removed the files and anti virus cleared it and my syware thing too. Tho now i have this annoying sheild on the bottom right saying you have spyware but trying to link me to a site :/ I cant find it in prossecer or anything

any yes i have firewall :/ :/

Posted: March 17th, 2010, 19:39
by friznit
Arrrrgh NOOOOOOO it's a northwesteeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrn attack :shudder:


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Posted: March 17th, 2010, 19:47
by Dr. kitteny berk
friznit wrote:Arrrrgh NOOOOOOO it's a northwesteeeeeeee<s>rrrrrrrrrrrrrr</s>n attack :shudder:
Fixed for retardedness.

Posted: March 18th, 2010, 13:38
by HereComesPete
GET A CLUE JEW!