Spyware

A teenage hacker could end up working on the right side of the law after a run-in with the police. Owen Walker from Whitianga was discharged without conviction for his part in an international cyber crime ring.

A SFGate story began this week with the all-too-familiar line--"A disgruntled computer engineer..." before going on to list the disgrace of the day, in this case virtually commandeering San Francisco's new multimillion-dollar computer network and hacking it to deny access to top administrators. He's now locked up with a $5...

Elhacker Keylogger, also known as El Hacker (The Hacker), is a keylogger that records user's keystrokes. Elhacker Keylogger installs itself as a Browser Helper Object (BHO) and has the ability to log your instant messenger and email conversations and therefore violate your privacy. It can also log every web page the user visits. According to El Hacker Keylogger: "Ejecutar teclass.exe en el ordenador victima. Se crea un txt en la carpeta c:\windows\system Este txt contiene las teclas caputradas. El nombe del txt es notn?, donde n? corresponde al numero de not's.txt que se van creando. Muy fᣩl de usar pero a su vez muy potente Tambi

We take a nostalgic look at the original Apple Macintosh Classic. The explosion in drive-by download attacks continues to grow. How has the situation got so dangerous? Are there any "trusted" Web sites left?

Safetyincludes.com is a rogue website and browser hijacker from the Trojan.Zlob family. Safetyincludes.com may seem like a regular websites, but once you've roamed this website you'll see that there's only links to rogue anti-spyware programs like WinSpywareProtect, Windows Antivirus 2008 and Ultimate Antivirus 2008. You may also suddenly see Safetyincludes.com as your default homepage on your browser. Safetyincludes.com also redirects your browser to Winspywareprotectscan.com where you are encouraged to install the rogue anti-spyware program WinSpywareProtect. Safetyincludes.com is similar to SoftHomePage.com, Manageddns404.com, SafetyAlertings.com, Secureinvites.com, among other browser hijackers. Safetyincludes.com will also display misleading error messages alleging to detect virus threats. If you click on the fake error message, it will that take you to a program that promises to alleviate the problem but instead it only leads you to the purchase page of a rogue anti-spyware program. A false system alert message that starts "W32.Myzor.FK@yf has infected your PC..." will appear on your Taskbar. Safetyincludes.com may prove dangerous to your security and privacy and, therefore, should be avoided at all costs. If Safetyincludes.com has already infected your machine, we strongly recommend you to scan your system for Zlob and other possible infections.

A computer user is suing Microsoft over the company's Windows Genuine Advantage anti-piracy tool, alleging that it violates laws against spyware.

TotalAntivirus, also known as Total Antivirus or TotalAntivirus v. 3.11, is a rogue anti-spyware program related to XPAntivirus and AntivirusXP 2008, just to mention a few. TotalAntivirus infects your computer system with the help of Trojans (such as Zlob or Vundo), that may have come bundled in a fake video codec download. As soon as TotalAntivirus installs in your computer, it will use it's fake system scanner to display false positives which work as an incentive to push you to buy TotalAntivirus's "licensed" version. TotalAntivirus's displays may be titled: "System Status: Your system is not fully protected". Total Antivirus will also prompt bogus popups and system notifications. Do not click on any link provided by Total Antivirus. If you click on the link provided, you'll be redirected to TotalAntivirus's website or to another rogue website where you'll be encouraged to purchase Total Antivirus's rogue anti-spyware program.

Antispyware 2008, also known as Antispyware2008, is a rogue anti-spyware program that performs fake system scans and displays warning messages to lure you to purchase Antispyware 2008's full version. Antispyware 2008 is usually downloaded and installed via a trojan called Zlob found on a media codecs that are downloaded from adult websites. Antispyware 2008 prompts users with warning messages and popups that state that you are infected with spyware in an attempt to get you to buy Antispyware 2008's commercial version. Another attempt used by Antispyware 2008 is to perform system scans that show false positives. Antispyware 2008 is not a legitimate spyware removal tool. Antispyware 2008 is clone of Xp Antivirus, XPAntivirus2008 and Antivirus 2008.

Stopbadware2008.com is a browser hijacker and a rogue website created as a source to download rogue anti-spyware Antivirus 2008 and other rogue softwares (such as, WinSpywareProtect). Stopbadware2008.com is known to advertise Antivirus 2008 as a legitimate software that removes supposed spyware threats from your computer system. Stopbadware2008.com will prompt popups and misleading notifications stating you're infected with spyware: "Insecure Internet activity. Threat of virus attack Due to insecure Internet browsing your PC can easily get infected with viruses, worms and trojans without your knowledge, and that can lead to system slowdown, freezes and crashes. Also insecure Internet activity can result in revealing your personal information. To get full advanced real-time protection for PC and Internet activity, register Antivirus 2008. We recommend you to protect your PC now and continue safe Internet browsing. Click here to get full advanced real-time protection and continue browsing. Continue to this website unprotected (not recommended)." If you click on "Continue to this website unprotected", you'll be redirected to www.Da.ru where you can purchase Antivirus 2008's full version. Once you're redirected to www.Da.ru, you'll be interrupted by a popup: "Continue to this website unprotected (not recommended). Do you want to continue browsing unprotected? Click here to get full advanced real-time protection and continue browsing", if you decide to click on this message, another fake popup may appear reading: "Attention! Your PC may not have virus protection system. This may lead to your PC being infected. Now your system will be scanned for security risks. Press OK to continue." Once you click "OK", a message may appear reading: "Antivirus 2008 will scan your system now. Please select "RUN" or "OPEN" when prompted to start the installation. This file has been digitally signed and independently certified as 100% free of viruses, adware and spyware". Stopbadware2008.com is a rogue, and nothing stated on this website or anywhere related to this website is true. Stopbadware2008.com uses these mechanisms only to ultimately redirect you to InfectionScanner.com where you can buy Antivirus 2008. In addition, InfectionScanner.com may generate a rogue system scan. It is strongly recommended to remove Stopbadware2008.com, InfectionScanner.com and Antivirus 2008 from your system without any hesitation.

Owen Thor Walker, a 18 years old ringleader of an international cybercrime group, known as AKILL, part of the A-Team, a group of 8 script kiddies which were all caught in a operation called "Operation Bot Roast II" bust executed by the FBI and several international law enforcement agencies in...