a-squared Anti-Malware and Mamutu behavior blocker - Malware scanner, remover and protection against new infections of Viruses, Spyware, Trojan Horses, Bots, Backdoors.
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Emsisoft News
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Online Armor Firewall 4.5 now with 64 bit support |
| Online Armor Firewall 4.5 now with 64 bit support | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.04/9 - Date: 8/29/2010 |
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Brand new: Emsisoft Emergency Kit 1.0 published! |
| Brand new: Emsisoft Emergency Kit 1.0 published! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.16/9 - Date: 8/24/2010 |
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Only 100 units available: Emsisoft Anti-Malware + Sandboxie Bundle $50 only. |
| Only 100 units available: Emsisoft Anti-Malware + Sandboxie Bundle $50 only. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 8/17/2010 |
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Mamutu 3.0 with full x64 and Windows 7 support released! |
| Complete x64 / Windows 7 support. New malicious behavior is detected. Hundreds of detail improvements for even less false alerts and a better detection. Improved user guidance. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.18/9 - Date: 7/21/2010 |
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Backgrounds of the current Twitter Spam mails increase |
| Backgrounds of the current Twitter Spam mails increase | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.67/9 - Date: 7/17/2010 |
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Emsisoft acquires Online Armor! |
| Emsisoft acquires Online Armor! - Emsisoft Mamutu 3.0 public Beta started - Our software recommendation: Sticky Password | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.05/9 - Date: 7/1/2010 |
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Rogue Security Software – Evolution, Protection and Awareness |
| Internet has come of age, and with it malicious software and related infections. Viruses, Trojans and advertising software and popups have been there and the numbers have increased with time. With the advent of new century, especially in last 5 years, there has been an introduction to newer types of malicious software, namely spywares and rogue security software. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.55/9 - Date: 5/30/2010 |
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New Anti-Malware 5.0 tutorial available |
| These instructions for Emsisoft Anti-Malware relate to software version 5.0 and provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Emsisoft Anti-Malware. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.24/9 - Date: 5/22/2010 |
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Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.0 released! |
| After extensive Beta testing and without the previous "a-squared" in the name: Emsisoft Anti-Malware 5.0 is here. This anti-virus suite has won many awards and uses two scanners, a behavioral analysis module and a surfing protection module to protect Windows PCs. The new version is fully x64 compatible, drastically simplifies the user interface and is now even more suitable for PC beginners looking for a high quality security solution. A new feature of Anti-Malware 5.0 is a file guard that scans files when they are downloaded or accessed, which advances the product to a full anti-virus system. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.48/9 - Date: 5/10/2010 |
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Important preliminary info on Anti-Malware 5.0: Name change |
| Important preliminary information on Anti-Malware 5.0: Name change Emsisoft Anti-Malware - New Freeware mode - a-squared Free becomes the Emsisoft Emergency Kit | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.32/9 - Date: 4/12/2010 |
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Emsisoft for business: Update-Proxy, Helpdesk Scanner, Commandline Scanner |
| Security solutions for companies: Anti-Malware Update-Proxy - Helpdesk Scanner - Commandline Scanner | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.24/9 - Date: 3/12/2010 |
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Anti-Malware 5.0 beta is out - Anti-virus of the year 2009 award! |
| Anti-Malware 5.0 beta is out - Anti-virus of the year 2009 award! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.51/9 - Date: 2/25/2010 |
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New on the web: a-squared Anti-Malware video tutorials |
| New on the web: a-squared Anti-Malware video tutorials | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.39/9 - Date: 1/8/2010 |
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New portable cloud-scanner: MalAware 1.0 |
| Brand new out of the Emsi Software labs: The basic idea behind MalAware was to create build the smallest possible (1 mb) and the fastest possible malware scanner (scan in less than 1 minute) that will only provide an indication of whether a PC is infected with malware or not. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 12/3/2009 |
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The Epsilon Award - we are the winner! |
| Warning of the new Russian Connection: Million dollar hoax from the Kremlin! The Epsilon Award - we are the winner! Our freeware tip: MalAware 1.0! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.55/9 - Date: 11/28/2009 |
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Warning of the new Russian Connection: Million dollar hoax from the Kremlin! |
| Who doesn't want to be a millionaire? The so-called Nigeria Connection takes advantage of such dreams and has been making good money for years with pumped-up emails. The security software development specialists Emsi Software are now warning of a new Russian Connection. The millions are now being promised from the Kremlin. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.27/9 - Date: 11/17/2009 |
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| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 11/5/2009 |
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3 new video tutorials for a-squared Anti-Malware |
| 3 new video tutorials for a-squared Anti-Malware | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.45/9 - Date: 10/1/2009 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware video tutorials |
| We've always offered detailed instructions for our products, but written language however doesn't have the same benefit as an audio-visual presentation and therefore sometimes be dry to read. This is something we now changed with a novelty at Emsisoft: our brand new video tutorials. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.43/9 - Date: 10/1/2009 |
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a-squared and Windows 7 news |
| a-squared and Windows 7; new Malware Twitter account, ProtectStar Award for a-squared Anti-Malware, WinRAR | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.61/9 - Date: 9/17/2009 |
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Hat trick for a-squared Anti-Malware! 3 x Best in test |
| In the last few weeks there have been three independent tests of security solutions - and a-squared Anti-Malware was able to place first in every single one. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.43/9 - Date: 8/14/2009 |
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Mamutu 2.0 released! |
| The security tool comes along without any typical signature based recognition of malware and therefore it is great as both standalone solution and addon to an existing scanner. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.84/9 - Date: 7/30/2009 |
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New article: Do you need both a physical and a software firewall? |
| This question is quite often asked over at our forums - Do I need a physical firewall and a software firewall? and it's variation - Since I use Online Armor, do I need to worry about my hardware based firewall?. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.26/9 - Date: 7/7/2009 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware 4.5 and a-squared Free 4.5 released! |
| Tuning of existing features was the main focus of our development work in recent months. We have revised the Surf Protection thoroughly, so that less annoying alarm popup windows appear. With useful shortcut buttons you can now permanently allow or block alerted hosts with a single mouse click. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.51/9 - Date: 5/13/2009 |
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Honest scammer: Insider Chat with Nigeria Connection! |
| The Nigeria Connection is still earning millions each year with a very simple email scam: Users all over the world are asked to help smuggle huge sums of money out of Africa via their bank accounts in return for large commissions. Anyone taking up this offer ends up poorer and not richer for the experience. Mike Nash, boss of the Australian security company Tall Emu, had a surprisingly open Chat session with the Nigeria Connection. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.14/9 - Date: 3/26/2009 |
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Emsi Software and Tall Emu announce a new technology alliance |
| Cooperation instead of competition: Emsi Software in Austria and Tall Emu in Australia have announced a new and very close technology partnership. Both companies produce security software and have such a similar orientation and philosophy in this area that cooperation offers only advantages to both sides. The first result of this is that a-squared Free is now immediately available for downloading bundled together with the Online Armor Free firewall. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.16/9 - Date: 3/6/2009 |
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Illegal parking triggers a new virus attack! |
| Emsi Software, provider of the a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0 protection software, warns of a new type of virus attack that, up to now, has only been used in the USA. In this case, after returning from shopping, drivers find a parking ticket on their windscreen. The drivers are then supposed to fetch the details of the illegal parking, and the penalties incurred, from a particular website. Drivers who actually follow the printed link are then promptly attacked and receive new Malware on their PCs. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.45/9 - Date: 2/6/2009 |
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Conficker Worm Alert! |
| The Conficker Worm has shocked PC security experts. Over nine million computers are supposed to be already infected. One million new computers are being added to this every day. The solution to the problem: The free program a-squared Free 4.0 checks whether Conficker is already present on the computer. In the worst case, the free program immediately removes the security risk. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.49/9 - Date: 1/22/2009 |
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New article: On the sense and senselessness of Malware cleaning |
| Whether it even makes sense to clean infected computers is a topic of repeated heated discussion in the IT security world. Questions such as -Can I ever really trust a computer again once it has been infected?- or -Is it technically possible to completely clean a system?- always come to the forefront of these discussions. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.01/9 - Date: 12/4/2008 |
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Side blows of a new threat: Rogue Anti-Spyware |
| Hackers and malware programmers have always been very creative about finding news ways to attack your computer. The point of this is not always to spy out new vulnerable spots (exploits) or to infiltrate trojans, nor to develop more efficient disguise functions. At the moment, fake anti-spyware programs are one threat among others that is spreading rapidly. Of course the evil has a name: Rogue Anti-Spyware. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.33/9 - Date: 11/11/2008 |
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New a-squared Anti-Malware Tutorial |
| These instructions for a-squared Anti-Malware relate to software version 4.0 and provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Anti-Malware. | |
| Author: Christian Peters - User-Rating: 8.13/9 - Date: 10/19/2008 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware 4.0 available! |
| The most important changes: A second antivirus-scanengine, a new surf protection to block harmful websites and hundreds of detail improvements. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 10/5/2008 |
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New article: Data under threat - how to backup data? |
| This guest article by Flavius Saracut deals with the common data loss risks and how you can avoid them by doing data backups. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.73/9 - Date: 7/8/2008 |
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New article: Anonymous in the Internet? |
| This guest article by Frank Richter (www.security-dome.eu German) deals with questions such as "Is it possible to navigate the Internet anonymously?" and "What anonymization methods can be used to leave fewer traces without endangering my own security?". | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.14/9 - Date: 5/27/2008 |
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Dictionary of Computer Security Terms |
| When browsing the Emsi Software web pages you may encounter terms that need further explanation. These terms are explained in the following short reference. All terms with hyperlinks have a more detailed article available. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.37/9 - Date: 5/1/2008 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware and a-squared Free 3.5 released! |
| Two a-squared products have entered the next generation. Versions 3.5 of a-squared Anti-Malware and a-squared Free are now available. They protect your system from Trojans, Worms, Keyloggers, Dialers, Rootkits and Spyware. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.35/9 - Date: 4/15/2008 |
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New: a-squared Emergency USB Stick (1 GB) |
| Plug in and scan the PC for Malware - without installation | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 4/2/2008 |
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New Mamutu tutorial released |
| These instructions for Mamutu provide an easy to understand explanation of how to install and configure Mamutu. | |
| Author: Christian Peters - User-Rating: 8.03/9 - Date: 3/12/2008 |
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Emsi Software presents Mamutu 1.5 |
| New version of the Behavior Blocker uses the Intelligence of the masses | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.11/9 - Date: 2/15/2008 |
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Malware Annual Report 2007 |
| In the last year, Emsi Software registered more new types of Malware than ever before. The famous Moore's Law, which predicts a doubling of PC performance every 24 months, also seems to apply to the Malware sector. However, in this case the number of new dangers doubles in less than 12 months. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.81/9 - Date: 1/17/2008 |
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Signature recognition or behavioral analysis - Which is better? |
| If you closely read the program description of a-squared Anti-Malware you will probably notice the term Double real-time protection. Sounds good, sounds safe. However, what this really means and what technology lies behind this is not always clear to those who are not IT experts. This is reason enough for us to put aside all the marketing terms and bring some light to the topic. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.19/9 - Date: 12/17/2007 |
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Mamutu 1.0 released! |
| Emsi Software presents the final version of the latest security software, called Mamutu. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.97/9 - Date: 11/14/2007 |
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Beta-Test Invitation: Mamutu 1.0 BETA |
| Emsisoft presents the first public Beta version of the latest Behavior Blocker, called Mamutu. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.22/9 - Date: 10/25/2007 |
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A Story About Government Malware - The Federal Trojan |
| The term Federal Trojan has been dominating media reports for several months and is currently a hot topic in almost every forum. In the following article we summarize what this is all about and explain our position as a manufacturer of security software. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.47/9 - Date: 8/22/2007 |
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a-squared HiJackFree 3.0 released! |
| A new version of the free professional tool for Malware hunters is now available. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.26/9 - Date: 6/27/2007 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware and a-squared Free 3.0 released! |
| After weeks of Beta testing we are proud to introduce a new major release of a-squared: Version 3.0 | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.25/9 - Date: 6/5/2007 |
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New Article: Botnets – the dark side of the Internet |
| If your PC seems to have developed a mind of its own, and your Internet connection is often overloaded for no apparent reason, then you have probably caught a special type of Trojan. Inventive Malware programmers often control hundreds, and sometimes thousands, of computers with their software pests. These are known as Botnets. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 7.99/9 - Date: 5/4/2007 |
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Start of semester weeks at Emsisoft - save 75%! |
| Especially for students, teachers and educational institutions: a-squared Anti-Malware for only $10! | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.12/9 - Date: 5/2/2007 |
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New Article: Spyware Traces in Detail |
| As usual, the term "Traces" comes from English computer terminology and means "tracks" or "indications" in this context. To explain exactly what this means, we will first make a small excursion into the world of Malware extermination. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.84/9 - Date: 1/21/2007 |
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Celebrate with us: 3 years a-squared |
| a-squared is now three years old! a-squared first saw the light of the computer world and began its fight against all types of Malware on 10.12.2003. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.01/9 - Date: 12/14/2006 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware 2.1 released! |
| New Hosts file monitoring provides more security against Phishing. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.23/9 - Date: 11/9/2006 |
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New Article: The Hosts file – just one of many files? |
| The topic of computer security is so complex that even the most advanced users are not aware of all the possible Malware hiding places. The Hosts file is one of the lesser known possibilities. This can be especially misused for so-called Pharming attacks, a special form of Phishing. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.36/9 - Date: 11/8/2006 |
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a-squared Knowledgebase: Removing Malware with a-squared HiJackFree 2.0 |
| This tutorial uses a number of examples to explain how a Malware specialist would go about manually examining a computer for Malware infection. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.14/9 - Date: 10/12/2006 |
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New Article: What is Riskware? |
| Many a-squared users find so-called Riskware on their computer when scanning for Malware. Those who are not familiar with the many special terms and meanings of the computer world may trip over this somewhat and place software in quarantine that is probably not damaging and which was intentionally installed. With this article from the a-squared knowledge base we would like to provide a more detailed explanation of exactly what Riskware is. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.04/9 - Date: 9/27/2006 |
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a-squared Anti-Dialer 2.0 released! |
| This anti-dialer tool protects you from unwanted modem connections that can be very expensive for the user. One too many clicks on “OK” in the Internet can create a big shock for you in the next telephone bill. The inexperienced Internet surfer has caught a so-called “Dialer”. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.19/9 - Date: 9/18/2006 |
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a-squared HiJackFree 2.0 released! |
| The free system analysis tool provides a sensibly combined overview of all the relevant information needed for recognizing and eliminating Malware - with Online analysis, a new user interface, and a quarantine feature. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: Not rated - Date: 9/2/2006 |
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Freeware: a-squared Free 2.0 released! |
| Four new scan types, analysis of packed archive files, new quarantine, scan whitelist for folders and malware names, completely new user interface and a better performance and no user registration required any longer. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.87/9 - Date: 8/3/2006 |
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a-squared Anti-Malware 2.0 released! |
| Many improvements have been made to a-squared Anti-Malware 2.0, making your PC even safer and also making the program much more convenient to use. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.24/9 - Date: 6/20/2006 |
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Baking Biscuits - A Closer Look at Cookies |
| As well as being delicious biscuits, "Cookies" are an aspect of the computer world that is known to many people. However, very few people actually know exactly what the term means and how it functions. This is reason enough for us to examine this important and interesting topic in more detail and to explain a technological feature that forms an essential part of the Internet as we know it today. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.27/9 - Date: 5/11/2006 |
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a-squared now speaks RSS |
| Now you can directly receive a-squared news live on your PC. We now offer a new feature for existing and future fans of the ever more popular RSS feeds: The a-squared Newsfeed. Including the appropriate RSS software! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.18/9 - Date: 5/4/2006 |
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The Legendary Registry |
| If you attempt to understand the inner workings of Microsoft operating systems, or hear computer experts in these operating systems talking about the software internals, then sooner or later you will stumble across the term "Registry". Most users know that reckless editing of the Registry can quickly lead to Windows not operating properly, or even require a new installation of the operating system. But what is this Registry? | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 7.86/9 - Date: 4/12/2006 |
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a-squared Web Malware Scanner 2.0 now available! |
| Quickly and easily scan for Malware and remove it from your PC, directly from your browser without tedious program installation. a-squared not only recognizes Spyware, but also Trojans, Backdoors, Keyloggers, Worms, Dialers, Rootkits, Hacking Tools, Riskware and TrackingCookies, providing optimum coverage of current dangers circulating in the Web. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.19/9 - Date: 4/4/2006 |
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Rootkits - A New Malware Trend |
| Yet another new term has been recently circulating in the media: Rootkits. What sounds to non-experts like something you would buy in a gardening shop, has in fact nothing to do with agriculture. | |
| Author: Thomas Günther - User-Rating: 8.05/9 - Date: 3/26/2006 |
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a-squared reaches 3 million users mark! |
| On January 28th 2006, at 17:37:40 pm. sharp, we succeeded in reaching a new important level: 3 millions users. Comparing to last year this represents a remarkable increase of 180%. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.15/9 - Date: 2/6/2006 |
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Critical security flaw in WMF |
| Because of an error in the display module for WMF images, embedded harmful code can be executed. Even viewing the preview of a WMF camouflaged as a JPG image can install a backdoor on your PC. The a-squared scanner detects these manipulated files as Exploit.Win32.WMF. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.09/9 - Date: 1/2/2006 |
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Exploits for current Windows security flaws |
| The first exploits have been seen for the security flaws in Windows for which warnings were issued last week. These flaws could allow attackers to take complete control of a computer. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.77/9 - Date: 10/17/2005 |
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Mytob (Zotob) Worm Alert! |
| The latest variants of the Mytob worm use a vulnerability in the Windows Plug&Play interface to infect Windows systems. a-squared detects the worm as Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.cd, Mytob.cf, Mytob.ch and its automatically installed backdoor trojan as Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.et. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.54/9 - Date: 8/17/2005 |
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The menace of Worms |
| It is a given in this world that every entity has two aspects - one benign, and the other malignant. This duality of functionality can be found in virtually everything. The worms are but another example of man's darker side of genius. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.89/9 - Date: 6/29/2005 |
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What is Spyware? |
| The word "Spy" immediately brings to mind mysterious ladies and gentlemen walking around stealthily, their hood covering much of their face, with a brooding countenance that seems permanent. So, what is this term doing in the oh-so-genteel world of computers and internet? | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.97/9 - Date: 6/23/2005 |
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Do you know "Hotworld"? |
| Nothing has dominated the computer world over the last few days more than espionoge committed with a specially written trojan known as "Hotworld". "Hotworld" is not a unique case. Many times in the past, new trojans or modified trojans have been used to "spy" within companies. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.39/9 - Date: 6/3/2005 |
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a-squared News: a-squared Free/Personal Update - NEW: Tracking Cookie Detection |
| With the latest update, the a-squared scanner now detects Tracking Cookies. Cookies are small information files which can be stored on your local computer by your browser at the request of websites you have visited. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.03/9 - Date: 5/15/2005 |
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Worm.Win32.Sober.L Alert! |
| A new variant of the Sober worm is spreading fast. As with its predecessors, Sober.L spreads as an email attachment in emails which are sent to all email addresses found on the victim's harddisk. Even if the executable file is packed in a .ZIP file, many users open the file and activate the worm this way. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.05/9 - Date: 3/8/2005 |
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a-squared News: New version a-squared Free/Personal 1.6 released! |
| The most important new feature of a-squared Personal is the IDS System. IDS stands for Intrusion Detection System. That means, a system which is able to detect and prevent any intrusion of malware automatically. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.96/9 - Date: 3/3/2005 |
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The Dialer-Problem in Detail |
| Dialers are small programs that change the number you normally dial to get on the internet. The new number is a premium rate number running up a huge phone bill for each call. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.49/9 - Date: 1/4/2005 |
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Warning! Worm.Win32.Zafi.D! |
| The 4. variant of the Zafi worm is spreading since yesterday. Worm.Win32.Zafi.D has a size of 11,745 bytes and is packed with FSG. It spreads via email as a christmas greeting and also via file sharing networks. In addition to the spreading mechanism Worm.Win32.Zafi.D installs a Backdoor on the computer which enables remote administration of the machine. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.38/9 - Date: 12/15/2004 |
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Warning! Worm.Win32.Sober.I! |
| The latest version of the Sober worm is spreading fast. As with it's predecessors, Sober.I spreads by email attachments. The email text suggests that it is an error message from the mailserver and the undelivery report is attached. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.99/9 - Date: 11/20/2004 |
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a-squared News: Flux spreads wider - a-squared Free and a-squared Personal version 1.5 released |
| Flux is the name of a new pest spreading covertly through the internet. Flux is a trojan that is making the life of most anti malware vendors much harder. - a² Free and a² Personal version 1.5 released with new features like Auto-Update. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.89/9 - Date: 11/6/2004 |
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Backups - Higly recommended but rarely done |
| Emergency! Your PC doesn't react to the keyboard or mouse as expected or worse only displays a blue screen with confusing codes. What do you to do now? Throw it away? Ask your a friend who knows about these things? Pay a professional? Not nice alternatives considering that you could solve the problem on your own if you had just learned to backup! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.75/9 - Date: 10/28/2004 |
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Securing Windows - Servicepacks, Patches and Windowsupdate |
| Read the basics how to make your Windows more secure - without additional software like virus scanners, firewalls, etc. Read more, why service packs and patches are indispensable. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.91/9 - Date: 10/27/2004 |
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What is the a-squared Online-Check and what does it do? |
| Unlike online-virus scanners which load a module on your PC to scan the harddisk just for viruses, the a² Online-Check is a comprehensive security-check. It searches for potential security risks in your PC configuration. a² Online Check also shows you what "public information" from your PC can be accessed by anyone on the internet. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.83/9 - Date: 10/12/2004 |
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Warning! Worm.Win32.Bagle.AS and JPEG Exploit! |
| Worm.Win32.Bagle.AS is yet another variant in the Bagle worm family. Like it's predecessors, this worm is distributed via email and file sharing. In addition to the new Bagle variant, we would like to advise you of another threat to your system from the internet. There is a flaw in the way JPEG images are handled by Windows and Microsoft Office. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.63/9 - Date: 9/29/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Mydoom.S Alert! |
| A new Mydoom worm variant is spreading. Variant S of the widespread worm family arrives via email with one of the following subjects: RE:my ....., RE:test, Status, Server Report, Mail Transaction Failed, Mail Delivery System, hello. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.69/9 - Date: 9/3/2004 |
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a-squared News: a-squared Version 2.0 - Worm Alerts - Online-Check - Security-Box |
| a² Version 2.0 is currently in beta stage. New Bagle variants are spreading. Details to the Online-Check. For webmasters free: The new a² Security-Box to display the a² News on the own website. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.84/9 - Date: 9/1/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Mydoom.Q Alert! |
| Worm.Win32.Mydoom.Q is new worm discovered today. Like its predecessors Worm.Win32.Mydoom.Q uses its own SMTP component for spreading. The pest was coded in C++ and has a size of 27135 bytes. Worm.Win32.Mydoom.Q mails have an attachment with the filename photos_arc.exe. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.53/9 - Date: 8/16/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Bagle.AL Alert! |
| Worm.Win32.Bagle.AL is a new variant in the Bagle worm family which arrives via email attachment and uses a faked sender email address. Like it's predecessors the worm comes with it's own SMTP engine to spread itself. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.67/9 - Date: 8/10/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Mydoom.M Alert! |
| A new variant of the Mydoom Worm is spreading very well since Monday. Mydoom.M arrives via email as an attachment disguised as undeliverable email. The email subject and text is cleverly assembled to make the receiver think it is a returned email. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 8.04/9 - Date: 7/27/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Bagle.AF Alert! |
| A new Bagle variant is spreading. Bagle.AF arrives via email as an attachment like all previous Bagle variants do. The email sender is spoofed to make it difficult to trace it back... | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.53/9 - Date: 7/16/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Zafi.B Alert! |
| The new internet worm Zafi.B spreads very fast mainly via email attachments, but also via filesharing networks. The message subject and body text differs depending on the domain extension of the receiver's email address. Target email addresses are collected on the local computer and extracted from several files like temporary internet files and email addressbooks. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.90/9 - Date: 6/14/2004 |
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Security-Guide - The Basics |
| This Guide is dedicated to all those who want to know more about easy handling of threats in the Internet. Furthermore it shows how to obtain useful software and which safety precautions are relevant or even a must. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.73/9 - Date: 4/12/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Sober.E Alert! |
| Worm.Win32.Sober.E is the 5th variant of the highly spread Sober worm and was first seen by our analysts on 03/28/2004 at 2:30pm CET. Like its predecessors its origin could be found in one of the german speaking countries. The worm is coded in Visual Basic 6 and is packed using UPX. The file size of the packed worm file is 30,720 bytes. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.57/9 - Date: 3/28/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.Sober.D Alert! |
| After the many new NetSky and MyDoom variants of the last weeks, a new variant of the Sober Worm arrived. Worm.Win32.Sober.D - so it's official name - uses the publicity of the MyDoom Worm as well as the confusion about the many new worms at the users to spread. Sober.D masks itself as a warning email for the MyDoom Worm. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.58/9 - Date: 3/8/2004 |
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Worm.Win32.NetSky.D Alert! |
| If you can hear a beep melody between 6 and 9 am this morning, then your computer has been infected with the NetSky.D worm. Netsky.D can be detected and removed with a² with the latest signature updates loaded. The a² background guard blocks the worm immediately if it is started. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.07/9 - Date: 3/2/2004 |
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Preview: a-squared free and a-squared personal 2.0 |
| The next a² version will contain an advanced Dialer protection beside the proven Trojan and Worm protection. a² free will also contain a background guard which is able to block Dialer activities. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.78/9 - Date: 2/28/2004 |
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How can I close a port? |
| Important: An open port is not necessarily dangerous! You are only at risk if the program using the port contains harmful code. So there is no reason to close all ports in your system. In fact without your ports being open, the internet simply wouldn't work! | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.37/9 - Date: 11/14/2002 |
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What is a port? |
| Short answer: A communication channel for computers in networks. A little more detail: In order for computers connected to the internet to be able to communicate with each other, the transmission standard "TCP/IP "was designed. TCP/IP is a software protocol for formatting and transferring data within a network - such as the internet. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.89/9 - Date: 11/10/2002 |
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Help - my ports are being monitored! |
| The world is full of people who believe that by buying a set of tools, they will automatically acquire the skills to improve their cars, houses and other belongings. The reality is that they often cause a lot of damage, which is either left "as is" for years, or requires the work of a professional to repair. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 6.99/9 - Date: 10/26/2002 |
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Trojans - myths & facts |
| Not so long ago, the more knowledgeable PC users were well aware of the risks that computer viruses posed. Only a few years later, almost every PC user is aware of the very-real dangers that a virus can pose. Many of us use some form of anti-virus software, and a reasonable number of us diligently keep the anti-virus definitions up to date. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.52/9 - Date: 10/7/2002 |
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Why trojans are often called viruses... |
| Read what the difference between the terms Virus and Trojan is. | |
| Author: Christian Mairoll - User-Rating: 7.34/9 - Date: 11/7/2001 |
