Browser Hijacking
Nov17

Browser Hijacking

KB ID 0000056  Also See KB0000183 Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware “Scareware” Problem There is currently an alarming trend of companies and websites that think its quite OK to change your web browser without your permission. What most of them try to do is, 1. Modify your homepage. 2. Modify your default search page. Sometimes your default connection will be pointed at sites that carry adult material or...

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Malwarebytes – Manually Update Database/Definitions
Nov17

Malwarebytes – Manually Update Database/Definitions

KB ID 0000629 Problem I was called to a 2003 Server yesterday, that was riddled with malware, whatever was on there was generating a lot of network traffic, so the first thing I did was disconnect it from the network. That’s fine, but if I wanted to use my usual ‘weapon of choice’ Malwarebytes, how was I going to get the latest database installed? Solution WARNING: There is a note on the Malwarebytes website that...

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Cannot Install Malwarebytes (Already Infected) – Deploy Chameleon
Nov17

Cannot Install Malwarebytes (Already Infected) – Deploy Chameleon

KB ID 0000750  Problem If I’m working on a machine that I suspect is infected by Malware/Spyware then one of the first tools I reach for is Malware Bytes. Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware “Scareware” As it’s one of the most popular repair tools, it’s not uncommon for the writers of these pieces of malicious code, to actively block the installation of Malwarebytes. So the publishers of...

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Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware “Scareware”
Nov17

Spyware / Malware Rogue AV and Rogue Antispyware “Scareware”

KB ID 0000183  Problem The last time I wrote any information on Spyware was a while ago. When I wrote that article the main problem was browser hijacking – while that’s still a problem more recently the trend is towards infecting your machine with “Scareware”. This is software that pretends to be either an antivirus program or an antispyware program and tells you to either install something – or perform a...

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