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Anti-virus security vendors and researchers, Webroot has identified a Trojan that will steal Firefox VIA has been modified files. The Trojans will force the browser to automatically store the password. Webroot’s threat is detected as Trojan – port wine stains, Nslogm and theft of user names and Internet Explorer and Firefox browser, the ability to store the password. Under normal circumstances, Firefox test to each user login will be submitted to the online save or no time. When this happens, the user will see a similar option to “remember”, “Never in this site” or “Not now.” If the user chooses to remember <span= “longtext”>, browser, user names and passwords stored in the local database.

Because it is very easy to steal from the user through a browser and get the user name and password of the database commands. Trojan makers choose to remove Firefox and then make a warning, hostile procedures. To achieve this goal, the establishment of a Firefox patch file installed in the nsLoginManagerPrompter.js. “Trojan then dug from the registry and save the password information from Firefox, and then he tried to counts per minute by the information in the theft,” said Andrew Brandt, through their resemi a malicious Web page at Webroot researchers.
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ymantec company. Announced their findings, the report entitled rogue security software. One study indicated that, in fact, many Internet criminals use scare tactics, the more convincing to persuade users to buy fake security software results. These results are based within 12 months of data, in July 2008 until June 2009. Fake security software, or commonly known as “Scareware” is a false application, most likely not to provide benefits and may even install these applications to the user’s system to other malicious programs. How to commit fraud by cyber criminals is very easy. The crooks on the Internet display ads, the user will use security fears. Interestingly, the original 93% Facilities 50 teratatas fake security software, download by the user intentionally. program anti-counterfeiting security solutions, not only for the money to deceive the user, but the personal information and credit card information in pembelian false or market can be used in other fraud and identity theft forum in the dark end of the sale to deal with. Now commonly used to deceive the user so that they can download Scareware of several methods. Some rely on scare tactics and techniques of social engineering. Fake security software tiger advertising through various means, or through malicious websites or through official websites such as blog, forum, social networking sites and adult sites.

In order to improve the user the opportunity to deceive, counterfeit creators of security software designed in such a way that looks very credible imitation of a legitimate security program to see their programs. In addition, these procedures are often located in a site, such as dilution in the official and unauthorized users to download software appearance. Some of these malicious sites even use legitimate payment service to handle credit card transactions and the other is to send e-mail reply, and the purchase receipt – a serial number and a complete customer service numbers of victims.
In order to protect their own fake security software, Symantec recommends that enterprises and individual users the latest security experts. Mainly, the user should invest in and install security software, only the trusted security provider to establish a reputation. Best Practices merupakasn a way to protect themselves from attack.
Best practices, namely:
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