CyberDefender Issues Warning about Spyware Hijack Attacks Rated "Moderately Dangerous" Risk
Threat levels rank 4.9, 4.3 and 4.2 on CyberDefender Universal Severity Scale™.
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 8, 2007 -- CyberDefender Corporation, the internet security software developer with the most advanced early detection technology, has identified three moderately dangerous spyware programs. (Real-time observation of this virus and other threats is available at http://cyberdefender.com/other_threats.html)
As of February 8, 2007, Internet users should be aware of the following threats, which may log user keyboard activity, take system snapshots, and send confidential user information to a remote server:
CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.9 - MODERATE
Spyware Filename: ares.exe.up11~
Date Discovered: 2/5/2007 02:17:00
CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.3 - MODERATE
Spyware Filename: lnwin.exe.up1~
Date Discovered: 2/5/2007 04:19:00
CyberDefender Threat Level: 4.2 - MODERATE
Spyware Filename: smss.exe.up11~
Date Discovered: 2/4/2007 20:55:00
Internet users can protect their computers from attacks by downloading a free copy of CyberDefenderFREE™ 2.0, the most aggressive Internet security software available: http://www.cyberdefender.com/products.html
Constant updating provides CyberDefender users with protection from new cyber-attacks that is faster than any other spyware removal tool can offer. Every PC that is a part of the CyberDefender network is programmed to continuously track suspicious files and report threats to the Early Alert Center™.
CyberDefender's Early Alert Center ranks threats from one to ten, according to CyberDefender's Universal Severity Scale™. Threats rated above five are considered viruses; threats ranked below five are considered spyware or adware.
CyberDefender Universal Severity Scale
Category 7-10 Very High
Category 5-7 High
Category 3-5 Moderate
Category 1-3 Low
CyberDefenderFREE is compatible with all other major anti-spyware products, so users can easily add another layer of detection that quickly removes spyware for free.
CyberDefender's regularly-issued Spyware Alerts highlight the most recent spyware programs that expose Internet users to the risk of identity theft. Typically these types of threats profile users, and they are nearly impossible to remove manually.
About Spyware Attacks
Installed on your computer without your consent, spyware software monitors or controls your computer use. It may be used to send you pop-up ads, redirect your computer to websites, monitor your Internet surfing, or record your keystrokes, which, in turn, could lead to identity theft. According to officials at the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation's consumer protection agency, "All computer users should get wise to the signs that spyware has been installed on their machines, and then take the appropriate steps to delete it."
The clues that spyware is on a computer include:
| | - a barrage of pop-up ads
- a hijacked browser -- that is, a browser that takes you to sites other than those you type into the address box
- a sudden or repeated change in your computer's Internet home page
- new and unexpected toolbars
- new and unexpected icons on the system tray at the bottom of your computer screen
- keys that don't work (for example, the Tab key that might not work when you try to move to the next field in a Web form)
- random error messages
- sluggish or downright slow performance when opening programs or saving files
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About CyberDefender Early Alert Center
The CyberDefender Early Alert Center and CyberDefender's Collaborative Internet Security Network™ together form a seamless adaptive network technology that provides users with free Internet security tools. The Early Alert Center continuously analyzes threats and calculates the risk levels of suspicious files and processes, then ranks the threat on a Universal Severity Scale™ and updates the CyberDefender threat database automatically. This ability to dynamically adjust virus and security alerts as each threat evolves provides users with the fastest, most up-to-date and accurate spyware detection and virus protection available.
About CyberDefender Corporation (www.cyberdefender.com)
CyberDefender Corporation's Internet security technology offers the earliest possible detection and most aggressive defense against Internet security attacks. CyberDefender is the only Internet security software company to combat spyware, viruses, phishing and dangerous spam by using a secure client-to-client distributed network, enabling protection that is unparalleled in speed and flexibility. Products employing the early detection technology include CyberDefender Security Toolbar™, CyberDefender AntiSpyware™ 2006, CyberDefenderFREE™ 2.0 and CyberDefender Early Detection Center™ 2.0. For more information, visit http://www.cyberdefender.com.
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