Key Logger
DNSChanger Trojan Horse (aka RSPlug Trojan) is running wild lately with multiple variants surfacing rapidly and being distributed through more mainstream sites including gamer and technical download sites as well as pornographic and search engine optimized pages resulting in high rankings in search results.
Learn more about the symptoms of DNSChanger Trojan Horse infected computers or scan your computer for spyware with MacScan or remove DNSChanger Trojan Horse (RSPlug) with DNSChanger Trojan Horse Removal Tool for free.
June 26, 2009 •
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Apple
Apple has finally acknowledged that spyware and viruses are a threat for Mac OS X, as well as the latest operating system in the works, Snow Leopard. Snow Leopard will be adding new technology to help prevent against attacks such as sandboxing and anti-phishing features in Safari. This, however, is not a 100% solution to protect against malware.
June 10, 2009 •
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Apple
SecureMac Advisory
Posted: March 17th, 2009
Security Risk: Critical
Just after the DNSChanger 2.0d variant was identified, another new variant of the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, DNSChanger 2.0e, has been discovered in the wild. The trojan horse arrives in a disk image (some samples are called serial_Avid.Xpress.Pro.5.7.2.dmg), and is again disguised as an installer for “MacCinema,” just like the 2.0d variant. Once installed, the trojan horse behaves in a similar manner to past variants.
This variant is being distributed on websites offering “cracked” or pirated copies of software, and is initially disguised as a serial …
March 2, 2009 •
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Apple
SecureMac Security Bulletin
Posted: December 17th, 2008
Security Risk: Critical
Halloween marked the one-year anniversary since the DNSChanger Trojan Horse was discovered in the wild, and in that time it has grown to become the single most widespread piece of malware on OS X. In order to promote safe web browsing, SecureMac has issued a bulletin on the DNSChanger Trojan Horse, with information on common symptoms of infection, ways to check for and remove the Trojan, and a list of safe practices when surfing the web.
Symptoms of Infection by DNSChanger Trojan Horse
Website …
December 17, 2008 •
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Key Logger
Information
Monitorer is a extension to record keystrokes as they are typed. Monitorer records everything you type with your keyboard and saves it. That can be very useful if you just wrote a very long text and your computer crashes. After restarting you will find the saved log-file in your preferences folder where you can copy your lost text! This application can also be used to check if any unauthorized person used your computer or you use it to view what your employees “produced” the whole day.
However Keystroke loggers were originally …
July 5, 2001 •
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Key Logger
Information
Keystroke loggers are common amongst hackers all around the world. Keystroke loggers do exactly what it says, it is a small program that logs to a file everything that you type and the person who installed the logger can retrieve the log whenever he/she wants. Hackers use the software to gain information like logins/passwords or any other useful data.
TypeRecorder 1.5 is a shareware control panel created by Rampell Software. The software itself is marketed as a tool that would be useful in the case your system crashes, power outages or …
June 2, 2001 •
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