Saturday, November 29, 2008

[Lockergnome] Computer Security ~ November 29, 2008

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Super Bounce Out: One of the most popular games released by famed Windows game publisher GameHouse! In Super Bounce Out, you must bounce out balls by arranging them in lines of three or more of the same colour. You can swap two balls that are next to each other (touching), but at least one of the balls must form a line of three or more balls of the same colour. You receive more points for getting four, five... [Click Here to Download]

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Kingdom Hearts II Walkthrough & Strategy Guide: Lunabean's "Kingdom Hearts II" Walkthrough and Strategy Guide covers every detail of this long and complicated game. It begins with an extensive introduction introducing you to gameplay basics and explaining menus and then delves off into each and every world, detailing locations of items, where to go, and Boss Fights. This guide is all you need to impress King Mickey, reunite your friends, and wield your Keyblade with confidence. Ad-free, easy to read, beautifully bookmarked... [Click Here to Download]

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New GPcode Trojan Holds Victim's Files Hostage

Ransomware is known for holding a victim's files "hostage" (encrypted) while the criminal perpetrator asks the victim to pay a high sum of money (ransom) in exchange for a decryption key that can be used to retrieve the encrypted files.

Just recently, Trend Micro Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal reported that a new version of the GPcode ransomware has surfaced, which Trend Micro already detects through the Smart Protection Network as TROJ_RANDSOM.A.

This new ransomware displays the following message upon execution:


Figure 1.Fake error message upon malware execution

It drops several files which are also detected as TROJ_RANDSOM.A. After which, it searches and encrypts files found on any readable and writable drive on the system, rendering them inaccessible (without the encryption key). It also changes the file name of the encrypted files, by adding the .XNC extension.

It also drops the file READ THIS.TXT in each folder that contains an encrypted file. This file informs the victim that the files have been encrypted, and that a decrypting tool must be purchased to decrypt the files. Email addresses are also included in the text file, which the victim must contact to obtain the decryption tool.

Accordingly, the perpetrator of this crime demands £200 (US$307) for the decryption services.

In the past, we have seen ransomware strikes fear through effective social engineering tactics. Some of the notable ransomware are the following:

  • Text or Call to Bring Your System Back
  • File-napper GPCODE Reemerges

Users are strongly advised to back up their files so as not to be victimized by ransomware.



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Friday, November 28, 2008

[Lockergnome] Computer Security ~ November 28, 2008

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AimAtFile Fast File Search: AimAtFile helps you find files by their contents. It provides content search (full-text search) functionality based on Microsoft Indexing Service included in Windows 2000/XP/2003. There are many third party file search utilities, but they scan all files each time you try to find a file. AimAtFile Indexing Service scans files in the background as a low-priority process and then requests this index and returns search results. You receive a list of files matching your... [Click Here to Download]

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Thursday, November 27, 2008

[Lockergnome] Computer Security ~ November 27, 2008

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Flash Retriever: Flash Retriever - for flash media data recovery - is a powerful, easy to use tool that helps resurrect lost information from damaged or defective flash memory cards. Even if your flash media has been formatted, Flash Retriever can bring your memories back to life! Accidentally deleted files can also be easily recovered. There are limits to what can be recovered if additional pictures are saved or files are written, so it is important to... [Click Here to Download]

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System Workshop: System Workshop is the award-winning suite of powerful system maintenance utilities. With System Workshop, you can: Boost your PC's performance Find and remove junk files Customize hidden Windows settings Find and fix broken shortcuts Customize Windows standard icons Remove invalid uninstaller information And much more! [ Get more info | Download a trial ]... [Click Here to Download]

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