NEWS: Fake Codec Is Malicious Adware
Results 1 to 6 of 6

Thread: NEWS: Fake Codec Is Malicious Adware

  1. September 6th, 2006, 02:50 PM #1
    TechZ
    TechZ is offline
    Registered User TechZ's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2003
    Location
    Bahrain, Middle East
    Posts
    7,525

    NEWS: Fake Codec Is Malicious Adware

    - Users looking for the latest and greatest video software may not just be in danger from media lawyers. Security firm Panda Software last week warned that zCodec, which claims to offer "up to 40 percent better (video) quality," is in fact an adware program that can install Trojans, rootkits and other malicious software.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. September 7th, 2006, 01:52 PM #2
    Richard1
    Richard1 is offline
    Registered User Richard1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    East Coast
    Posts
    1,001
    Thanks for the heads up Z.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. September 11th, 2006, 10:25 AM #3
    *SlyVenom*
    *SlyVenom* is offline
    Registered User *SlyVenom*'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2001
    Posts
    1,034
    Yup, allerady had to remove that one from numerous clients PC's.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. September 11th, 2006, 10:30 AM #4
    Richard1
    Richard1 is offline
    Registered User Richard1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2003
    Location
    East Coast
    Posts
    1,001
    Hello SlyVenom, if you've got the time can you post what's working for you when removing it from your customer's PCs? Thanks.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. September 12th, 2006, 11:55 AM #5
    *SlyVenom*
    *SlyVenom* is offline
    Registered User *SlyVenom*'s Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2001
    Posts
    1,034
    http://siri.urz.free.fr/Fix/SmitfraudFix_En.php

    http://siri.geekstogo.com/ChangeLog.php
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads

  1. SECURITY NEWS: Fake virus phishing scam targets McAfee
    By TechZ in forum Tech News
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: December 17th, 2005, 10:05 PM
  2. NEWS: Fake Maxtor Hard Disk Drives Hit the Market
    By TechZ in forum Tech News
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: September 29th, 2005, 03:28 AM

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules