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All in the Family with malware
It’s easy to get an “older sister” bit of malware on your computer – even if you don’t want one. Just practice a little “unsafe computing” with four easy steps as outlined by AVAST Virus Lab analyst Michal Krejdl in his recent blog post. As he put it: “She’s a little bit binary, but nobody has a perfect sister, hmm?”
To pick up your own “older sister”, just do the following: Read more…
Crum is not (yet) dead, long live Morphex
Have you ever heard about the Morphex PE32 Loader? You are certainly not alone. Even the mighty “Uncle Google” can’t find the proper results:
all quiet on the Google front
But … it definitely does exist.
Even if this is an “unknown” name, you should be concerned. Morphex PE32 Loader is supporting the most successful and fastest growing AutoRun worm of 2011.
Malware running on AutoRun
A normal part of using a computer is seeing the “Removable Device Inserted” announcement when plugging in a memory stick.
This is AutoRun, a really useful tool built into Microsoft operating systems. In addition to helping people pick the application for opening the new files, it is also a very common way of spreading malware. Did you know that AutoRun is a way for spreading around about two-thirds of current malware?
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