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Virus:Win32/Sality.M
Updated on Nov 16, 2007
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This file infector targets files with extensions .SCR or .EXE. This virus can run a damaging payload that deletes files with certain extensions or beginning with specific strings.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Hackdef
Updated on Mar 28, 2005
Win32/Hackdef is a family of backdoor Trojans that is distributed in various ways to computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows. This Trojan is a user-mode rootkit. It creates, alters, and hides Windows system resources on a computer that it has infected, and can hide proxy services and backdoor functionality. It can also conceal use of TCP and UDP ports for receiving commands from attackers.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Bugbear
Updated on Apr 14, 2005
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
Win32/Bugbear is a family of mass-mailing network worms that targets computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows.
The worm spreads through email and network shares. It can also spread by infecting files in folders of file-sharing applications. The worm drops a Trojan to gather data from the infected computer and opens a port on the computer to receive commands from attackers.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Opaserv
Updated on May 11, 2005
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
Win32/Opaserv is a family of network worms that targets computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows.
The worm spreads through network shares using weak passwords or by exploiting the Windows vulnerability described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-072. The worm can connect to a specified Web site to update itself. A Trojan dropped by one or more Opaserv variants performs operations that can prevent a computer from restarting.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Lovgate
Updated on May 31, 2005
Win32/Lovgate is a family of mass-mailing worms that targets computers running certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm sends itself to e-mail addresses that it finds on the infected computer. The worm may also spread to writeable network shares. The worm has a backdoor component that allows attackers to remotely access and control the infected computer.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Purstiu
Updated on Jun 28, 2005
Win32/Purstiu is a family of Trojan downloaders that targets certain versions of Microsoft Windows. These Trojan downloaders are Internet Explorer browser helper objects (BHOs) that can download and run a file from a Web site.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Antinny
Updated on Sep 30, 2005
Win32/Antinny is a family of worms that targets certain versions of Microsoft Windows. The worm spreads using a Japanese peer-to-peer file-sharing application named Winny. The worm creates a copy of itself with a deceptive file name in the Winny upload folder so that it can be downloaded by other Winny users.
http://www.microsoft.com/japan/security/encyclopedia/Antinny.mspx
Alert level:
high
Win32/Locksky
Updated on Mar 22, 2006
Win32/Locksky@mm is a family of mass-mailing worms that targets Microsoft Windows. The worm sends itself as an attachment to e-mail addresses that it finds in files on the infected computer. The worm is activated when a user opens the attachment.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Hupigon
Updated on Jun 26, 2006
Microsoft security software detects and removes this family of threats.
This family of backdoor trojans can steal your personal information, such as your online user names and passwords. They can also give a malicious hacker access and control of your PC.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Sinowal
Updated on Aug 24, 2006
Windows Defender Antivirus detects and removes this threat.
This family of password-stealing and backdoor trojans can steal your sensitive informations, such as your user names and passwords for banking websites.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Brontok
Updated on Oct 30, 2006
Win32/Brontok is a family of mass-mailing e-mail worms. The worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from files on the infected computer. It can also copy itself to USB and pen drives. Win32/Brontok can disable antivirus and security software, immediately terminate certain applications, and cause Windows to restart immediately when certain applications run. The worm may also conduct denial of service (DoS) attacks against certain Web sites.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Rustock
Updated on Jan 18, 2007
Win32/Rustock is a multi-component family of rootkit-enabled backdoor trojans, which were historically developed to aid in the distribution of 'spam' e-mail. First discovered sometime in early 2006, Rustock has evolved to become a prevalent and pervasive threat. Recent variants appear to be associated with the incidence of rogue security programs.
Alert level:
high
Win32/Sober.V@mm
Updated on Jan 25, 2007
Win32/Sober.V@mm is a mass-mailing worm. The worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from certain files on the host computer. The worm runs on when the user opens the e-mail attachment.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Sober.V@mm.dr
Updated on Jan 25, 2007
Win32/Sober.V@mm is a mass-mailing worm. The worm spreads by sending a copy of itself as an e-mail attachment to e-mail addresses that it gathers from certain files on the host computer. The worm runs on when the user opens the e-mail attachment.
Alert level:
severe
Win32/Alureon
Updated on Mar 02, 2007
Windows Defender detects this threat.
This family of data-stealing trojans can give a malicious hacker access to collect confidential information stored in your PC, such as your user names, passwords, and credit card data.
They can also send malicious data to your PC and corrupt some driver files, making them unusable.
Alert level:
severe