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Win32/FakeSecSen: Fake Windows “Antivirus” code infected 1 Million Computers
D' Technology Weblog — ... As of November, the Malicious Software Removal Tool also added Win32/FakeSecSen to the limited list of malicious code it is designed to hunt down. Since introduction into the MSRT, the rogue antivirus was removed from no less than 994,061 computers, according to Microsoft. The Redmond company estimates that for every 1,000 machines scanned in the U.S. alone, seven days ahead of November 19, approximately five had been infected with Win32/FakeSecSen. ...

Microsoft's anti-malware tool hits bogus security programs
TechBlog — ... that Microsoft has taken aim at this extortionware with its Malicious Software Removal Tool , the anti-malware program that usually is updated every Patch Tuesday: Microsoft said that the anti-malware tool it pushes to Windows users as part of Patch Tuesday removed ...

1 Security Patch for all Windows versions, also 2008 Core, no release for Windows 7 Beta
Bink.nu — ... which explains more about the vulnerability and the Exploitability Index rating. Also, as we do every month, we've released an updated version of our Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) . This month's release adds the ability to remove the ...

Downadup worm threatens Windows
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... will sit by and watch the infections happen, because we can't interfere: unauthorised use of a PC may even be illegal. It's like watching a small child wandering onto a motorway…. Downadup can also spread by using an autorun file on a USB memory stick, so if you autorun thumb drives on an unpatched machine, you could be vulnerable. Microsoft's Malware Protection Center has a nice diagram (above) Microsoft has also added detection to its MSRT removal tool, available here. According to F-Secure, most of the infected PCs are in China (38,277), then Brazil ...

Downadup Worm Growth Explodes
InformationWeek - All Stories And Blogs — ... to the Microsoft MS08-067 security bulletin that plugs the hole Downadup infects. Here's Microsoft's free malware cleansing tool . ...

Downadup worm spreads to 9 million PCs
SFGate: The Technology Chronicles — ... , offer free scanners and Microsoft's Malicious Software Removal Tool will remove the worm). More information about the worm is also available ...

Microsoft Releases Their Take On Nasty Virus
The Blade by Ron Schenone, MVP — ... Malicious Software Removal tool History: ...

Has the Downadup/Conflickr worm peaked?
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... because they are too lazy or too dim to install Windows Updates, or they're running pirated copies of Windows. There are, however, two catches. First, there are no patches for Windows XP or XP SP1, because the support period for those has expired. Second, it is possible to get Downadup/Conflickr by autorunning a USB thumb drive. Before plugging in someone else's USB stick, it might be a good idea to turn AutoRun off. For anyone who has been caught, Microsoft's free Malicious Software Removal Tool is one of several that will remove it. F-Secure also offers ...

Microsoft squash Koobface with MSRT
D' Technology Weblog — Microsoft is trying to stamp out the Koobface worm, which has spread aggressively on social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace. In a post, Scott Molenkamp said that definitions for Koobface have been added to the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), the free anti-malware utility that Microsoft automatically delivers every month to users on Patch Tuesday. Download ...

Bits: Is Conficker Worm April Fool’s Joke or Unthinkable Disaster?
NYT > Technology — ... operating system. Various versions of the software have spread widely around the globe since October, mostly outside the United States because there are more computers overseas running unpatched, pirated Windows. (The program does not infect Macintosh or Linux-based computers.) An estimated 12 million or more machines have been infected. However, many have also been disinfected, so a precise census is difficult to obtain. It is possible to detect and ...

Alleged Conficker 'Hunting Trip' Coming April 1
Internet Evolution: — ... where you can get some advice on what is necessary to check, identify, and remediate if you have been infected. Also, I would download Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool , which can also detect and remove Conficker. If you are really interested in learning more about this malware, the best technical resource today on Conficker is published by ...

Security experts find Conficker fingerprint
Technology: Technology blog | guardian.co.uk — ... The fingerprint approach allows large numbers of PCs to be checked for infections without scanning each machine separately. It probably doesn't help individual users, who should be able to use their usual anti-virus software to detect and remove Conficker. Those who don't have any AV software can use Microsoft's free Malicious Software Removal Tool. ...