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Rogue Anti-Spyware

Thursday, January 19, 2006
Beware of a new anti-spyware package called PestTrap. You may hit a site that generates a popup with a message like this:

Attention! Your system is under control of remote computer
with IP address 227.4.167.118. The remote computer has access
to the following folders on your PC:
- \WINDOWS\System32
- \Program Files\Internet Explorer
- \My Documents
- Drive C:\ files
Click here to download official anti-spyware software

You're putting your computer at risk if you go to the website, especially if you're running Internet Explorer.
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Posted on 01/19/06 at 16:30:33 by Jim Gray
Category: Viruses and Hoaxes - 8 comments - [Link to this item]




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