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Zeus is a Trojan horse malware package that runs on versions of Microsoft Windows. It is often used to steal banking information by man-in-the-browser keystroke logging and form grabbing. [1] Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes.
Microsoft subsequently modified the hotfix to prevent installation if an Alureon infection is present, [7] The malware author(s) also fixed the bug in the code. In November 2010, the press reported that the rootkit had evolved to the point that it was bypassing the mandatory kernel-mode driver signing requirement of 64-bit editions of Windows 7 .
In computing, a Trojan horse (or simply Trojan) is a malware that misleads users of its true intent by disguising itself as a normal program. The term is derived from the ancient Greek story of the deceptive Trojan Horse that led to the fall of the city of Troy. [1] Trojans are generally spread by some form of social engineering.
Always keep your Microsoft Windows operating system up to date and ensure that the latest security updates are installed using the Windows Update utility. Use antivirus software to protect your computer from viruses and other malware and always keep your antivirus definitions and databases up-to-date.
Blackshades is a malicious trojan horse used by hackers to control infected computers remotely. The malware targets computers using operating systems based on Microsoft Windows . [ 2 ] According to US officials, over 500,000 computer systems have been infected worldwide with the software.
[4] [5] The malware targets specific users of Microsoft Windows-based computers and has been linked to the US intelligence-gathering agency NSA and its British counterpart, the GCHQ. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The Intercept provided samples of Regin for download, including malware discovered at a Belgian telecommunications provider, Belgacom . [ 5 ]
Some anti-virus programs (example AVG – 17th Feb 2010) seem to miss the file entirely. The server builder component has the following capabilities: Create the server component; Change the server component's port number and/or IP address; Change the server component's executable name; Change the name of the Windows registry startup entry
The Storm Worm (dubbed so by the Finnish company F-Secure) is a phishing backdoor [1] [2] Trojan horse that affects computers using Microsoft operating systems, [3] [4] [5] discovered on January 17, 2007. [3] The worm is also known as: Small.dam or Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.dam ; CME-711 ; W32/Nuwar@MM and Downloader-BAI (specific variant)