... , a utility often used by cybercriminals. Another new addition is the multimedia Trojan downloader program GetCodec.s. This Trojan is related to GetCodec.r which we wrote about in December of last year (www.viruslist.com/en), and spreads with the help of P2P-Worm.Win32.Nugg, just as the previous variant did. There has been a renewed surge of activity from the once notorious Magania family. In ...

... author. "The scare tactics used increase the likelihood of success. Once again, we recommend installing a legitimate antivirus solution. This way you can be sure your computer has reliable protection and you haven't just thrown your money away." The full version of the article is available at www.viruslist.com. A summary of the article can be found at www.kaspersky.com.

Americans having been planning their Thanksgiving meal for a while, and the spammers haven't been idle. They've not only been offering recipes but the ingredients for them too! Order a mass mailing, and get coupons for a free turkey! (What's kind of intriguing is that the mass mailing on offer is traditional, paper-based advertising, rather than the electronic kind.)

... My antivirus software says Actress Sarah Brown’s website (www.sarahbrown.net/) has a Trojan Clicker virus. I strongly advise you not to visit her website until it is removed. Viruslist.com says the following about Trojan Clicker viruses: “This family of Trojans redirects victim machines to specified websites or other Internet resources. Clickers either send the necessary commands to ...