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Top 20 malware programs. Conficker is on the 1st place

According to the report published today by Kaspersky Lab,it has been detected over 45 190 of unique harmful, advertising and potentially dangerous programs during last month. This digit practically does not differ from a metrics for March.

In a rating of twenty most widespread harmful programs worm Conficker known also as Downadup and Kido continues to the the leading position. By some estimations, Conficker could infect up to 20 million computers worldwide. The last days this worm has started to form the infected computers in a botnet for distribution of spam emails and spyware.
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A critical hole in Adobe products

A critical vulnerability has been found out in Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Reader, the patch for which does not exist now.

As it is informed, the problem is related to processing of JavaScript code. With help of the document generated in special way malefactors theoretically can organise DoS-attack, provoke emergency end of work of the program or execute any operations on the remote computer.
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Conficker worm is active again

As mark security experts form Symantec, Conficker step-by-step transforms thousands of infected PCs into zombie network for spam and spyware distribution. The worm loads it’s code under the name Waledac which unites the infected machines in the botnet.

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Database of startup files

The new database of startup programs has been published. Each entry in the database is classified according to security risk. (Malware, Suspicious, Infected, Trusted, etc.)

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Hackers have stolen the data about superexpensive military project of the Pentagon

Unknown malefactors managed to receive unauthorized access to the information on the most expensive military project of the Pentagon — a hardly noticeable fighter-bomber of fifth generation F-35 Lightning II.

F-35 Lightning II is being developed by companies Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems within the limits of program Joint Strike Fighter. Project cost is estimated in 300 billion dollars.
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First botnet based on Apple computers

Security experts from Symantec company inform of appearance of the first botnet, which structure includes computers under control of Apple Mac OS X operating system.

The analysis has shown that creation of new zombie network, named iBotnet, has started in January. The structure of the botnet includes computers infected with malicious program OSX.iServices. This trojan was distributed as an utility for removal of copy protection of pirated versions of Photoshop CS4 and iWork ‘ 09.
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New trojan blocks access to Windows

Doctor Web company warns about appearance of the new harmful program locking access to the infected computer.

The trojan was named Winlock.19. The program extends through the Internet under the pretext of counterfeit codecs and suggests to enter the special code ostensibly necessary for registration of a counterfeit copy of the operating system of Windows. To receive this code, it is necessary to send the text message from a mobile phone on a paid number.
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Conficker worm: new version detected

The “Kaspersky’s Labs” warns about appearance of the new version of the Conficker also known as Kido and Downadup.

Conficker has been detected in November of last year, however the peak of its activity has been on the beginning of January: for a few days the worm has infected about ten millions computers worldwide.
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Next attack of Conficker is expected on April 1st

On April, 1st worm Conficker, probably, will force not to laugh, and to cry very many Internet users.

Conficker has been detected in November of last year, however the peak of its activity was on the beginning of January: for few days the worm infected about ten millions computers worldwide. The malicious program, capable to extend in the various ways, including through removable disk drives, allows malefactors to inspect the infected computers far off.
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The worm of new type unites Linux-routers in a botnet

Experts from DroneBL have detected very unusual botnet, consisting not from personal computers of Internet users, but from DSL-modems and routers.

According to the research, a worm under the name psyb0t is responsible for the creation of the botnet. Network devices on the basis of Mipsel platform — variant of Debian Linux for processors MIPS are the subject of infection. Attack is made by exhaustive search of combinations of a login and the password under the list; after successful breaking psyb0t closes access to a router for other users and incorporates with the botnet.
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