Computer Repair- Rogue Vista Home Security 2011

PC Virus Doctors' Computer Repair has ventured across another rogue Microsoft program titled, "Vista Home Security 2011" that once again is difficult to remove. The fake program masquerades as a legitimate Microsoft product but infected users will quickly understand that the program is not legitimate by the way it behaves. The program disallows startup of previously installed legitimate malware removers making the virus removal challenging.

Viruses and other malware continue to be an ongoing threat in the internet community and is not letting off with new malware packages being distributed regularly. Even with the most advanced firewalls malware can sneak by especially with "zero-day" exploits that is malware released without any previous knowledge of its workings by anti-malware vendors as it is a "new release".

Users experiencing this fake Microsoft program may contact PC Virus Doctors @ (214) 723-4335 for immediate assistance.

Malicious Website Servers Shutdown

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shutdown an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that was hosting and distributing malicious programs, spam and even allegations of child pornography, according to InformationWeek.com. The only entity named in the charges is the company named Pricewert LLC had the internet unplugged on them by a San Jose, CA district court judge, at the request of the FTC. A temporary restraining order hearing will be on June 15.

The malicious software distributed included Conficker and an exploit in the DNS. Gary Warner, director of computer forensics at research at the University of Alabama at Birmingham reports it is the worst ISP hosting malicious content in the United States in his opinion, according to the above article on InformationWeek.com, June 4, '09.

The Oregon-based Pricewert LLC, acts as a 'shell company' for individuals located in Eastern Europe who appear to be out of the jurisdiction of the United States, according to InformationWeek.com. Indictedment may be not likely. Pricewert LLC also operated under other names such as 3FN that were identified by Symantec as operating about 600 ip addresses that executed malicious software on unsuspecting visitors to their websites. Even more amazing is that the FTC alleges that 3FN were responsible for 4,500 malicious programs, according to InformationWeek.com.

Although experts don't predict the decline of spam when McColo and Atrivo/Intercage last year was eliminated as spammers but this shutdown will help reduce the number of infected machines by at least a margin. Vincent Weafer, VP at Symantec Security Response, says these guys that are overseas do not have to be on our shore because they can easily remote to administor, people more trust U.S. servers and realible hosting that is available.

Deception is commonly used to exploit social behavior tricking users into downloading either knowing or unkowingly as experienced by Dallas Computer Repair.

Storm Worm Morphed Again

Dallas Computer Repair is reporting that Strom Worm has again morphed and is showing up in emails prompting unsuspecting users to click on a link in an email where the participant is taken to a website and prompted to download malicious software.

Email users are urged not to open emails sent from unknown parties and to never click on a link to an unknown website much less download software from an unknown source.