The virus has infected more than 750 thousand computers

[Anonymous]

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. Virus infection of more than 750 thousand computers. New SecurityAVZ message »Mar 21, 2010 6:27 AM A new virus has infected more than 750 thousand computers worldwide, Reuters, citing NetWitness information. The virus "Trojan-DownIoader.Win32.Agent" collects login information and password for the online financial system, social networks and mailboxes. According to the company, it was polluted by many organizations, the sites of banks, Yahoo mailboxes, Hotmail accounts, as well as a number of social networks. The first data on the Trojan-DownIoader was obtained by NetWitness specialists in February, when assessing the security of one of the network’s clients. More than 680 thousand user names and passwords have been revealed in the cache of stolen information Trojan-DownIoader, including for access to online banking, Facebook, Yahoo, Hotmail, and more than 20 thousand SSL certificates, personal data. General protection of your computer from malicious software and setting a password the system cannot protect your computer from this virus, however there is a specialized anti-virus software to combat such viruses.

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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[Anonymous]

Judging by the fact that the link contains a third-level domain and is located at the Spanish hoster, and not at the anti-virus company, then this is most likely another attack. When users voluntarily download malicious code to their computer. _____________________________________ Computer Crime Investigation [DLMURL] https://www.group-ib.ru [/ DLMURL] (495) 661-55-38

 

[Матушкин Андрей Николаевич]

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