Microsoft probes anti-spyware Trojan
Microsoft is investigating a piece of malicious code that targets the recently released beta version of its AntiSpyware product.
On Wednesday, antivirus company Sophos reported a new Trojan horse, dubbed "Bankash-A," which suppresses warning messages displayed by Microsoft AntiSpyware and deletes all of the files in the program's folder. The Trojan also steals passwords and online-banking details from Windows users.
"Microsoft is actively investigating new public reports of a criminal attack, known as the 'Bankash-A Trojan'," the company wrote in an e-mail statement. "Microsoft is not aware of any significant customer impact resulting from the Trojan. Microsoft continues to recommend customers evaluate the Microsoft AntiSpyware beta and encourage customers to follow the three steps to help keep your PC protected (at) www.microsoft.com/protect."
The software giant is also offering free support to victims of the Trojan.
On Wednesday, antivirus company Sophos reported a new Trojan horse, dubbed "Bankash-A," which suppresses warning messages displayed by Microsoft AntiSpyware and deletes all of the files in the program's folder. The Trojan also steals passwords and online-banking details from Windows users.
"Microsoft is actively investigating new public reports of a criminal attack, known as the 'Bankash-A Trojan'," the company wrote in an e-mail statement. "Microsoft is not aware of any significant customer impact resulting from the Trojan. Microsoft continues to recommend customers evaluate the Microsoft AntiSpyware beta and encourage customers to follow the three steps to help keep your PC protected (at) www.microsoft.com/protect."
The software giant is also offering free support to victims of the Trojan.
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3 Comments:
In the first place Microsoft's anti spyware is written to eliminate the problems of internet explorer.Now Anti -Spyware is bringing problems so better to dump internet explorer and anti spyware. I use firefox so i don't have to worry about that junk.
Yes both internet explorer and anti spyware make matters worse .Better to use FireFox to prevent anti-spyware.
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