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Dr. Web Discovered Trojan that exploits Android Applications Spreading New Vulnerability

BANGALORE, India- August 23, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, discovered the first malignant application for Android that spreads by exploiting the vulnerability Master Key. Android.Nimefas.1.origin can send text messages, transmit confidential information to criminals and allows intruders to remotely execute certain commands on the infected mobile device. Currently the Trojan is spread …

Dr.Web has Discovered 25,000 Devices Affected by New Trojans on Google Play

BANGALORE, India – August 9, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has discovered several malicious programs on Google Play that install Android.SmsSend Trojans on mobile devices. The Trojans send short messages to premium numbers and deplete subscriber accounts. Google was promptly notified about the incident. The programs, discovered by Doctor Web’s analysts, belong …

Dr.Web has Released LinkChecker 3.2.1

BANGALORE, India – July 26, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has released version 3.2.1 of its plug-in Dr.Web LinkChecker for Google Chrome, Safari, Opera and Mozilla (Firefox and Thunderbird). The updated version boasts new features to block undesired content and better usability. Now Dr.Web LinkChecker supports content filtering, allowing banner and flash …

Dr.Web Launched Promo “Dr.Web Summertime”

BANGALORE, India- July 12, 2013   Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has announced that, has launched promo Dr.Web Summertime for Dr.Web Security Space! Special summer prices are in effect from June 15 till August 31, 2013, for customers purchasing licenses to protect from 2 to 5 PCs. And this promo has even more …

Dr.Web Users Avail File Decryption Service

BANGALORE, India – July 4, 2013   Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has announced that, beginning June 19, 2013, its free service to restore files encrypted with malware from the Encoder Trojan family is available only to users of Dr.Web products. This is due to the huge number of encoder Trojan-related requests that …

Dr.WEB has Studied Dangerous Trojan Substituting Web Pages

BANGALORE, India – May 28, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has studied one of the most widespread threats in April 2013, the Trojan Trojan.Mods.1, formerly known as Trojan.Redirect.140. According to statistics compiled by the curing utility Dr.Web CureIt!, the number of infections with this Trojan represent 3.07% of the total number of …

Dr.WEB Warns Users of Twenty Eight Apps on Google Play Spreading Trojans

Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, is warning users that twenty-eight applications incorporating a malicious adware module that can download Trojans to Android devices have been discovered on Google Play. The total number of installations of these programs has reached several million. Advertising in applications for Android has long been successfully used by various …

Dr.Web Warns Users of Trojan.Hosts Malware

Trojan.Hosts malware infects eight thousand computers every day BANGALORE, India – March 20, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has warned users about the growing number of compromised websites from which Trojan.Hosts malware is being downloaded onto computers. In early 2013, the threat spread at almost epidemic magnitude. The outbreak remained at its peak …

Dr.Web Investigates on Linux.Sshdkit That Attacks Linux Servers

BANGALORE, India- March 7, 2013 Dr.WEB, Russian developer of information security software, has conducted its own investigation on the incidents involving compromised Linux web servers. Its analysts found that a Trojan horse, dubbed Linux.Sshdkit by Dr.Web, was sometimes being employed to steal passwords on servers running Linux. The malware is a library file available for …