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Trojan horse: Your money or your files

April 29, 2006 Newly discovered Trojan horse threatens to delete files if victim doesn't pay $10.99 for code to disarm the malicious software. TAGS: trojan horse, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, victim, payment, malicious software, security

Trojan Cryzip extorts decryption fee

March 14, 2006 A new Trojan encrypts files, then demands $300 in ransom for their decryption and release, according to security firm. TAGS: LURHQ Corp., trojan horse, malicious software, writer, victim, encryption, payment, researcher, security, password, attack, database

Pop-up program reads keystrokes, steals passwords

June 29, 2004 Trojan horse has watch list of banking sites. Victims visit sites, type in passwords, hand info to hackers. TAGS: Marcus Sachs, trojan horse, victim, Internet Storm Center, banking, malicious program, dot-com, researcher, hacking, password, Symantec Corp., threat, Microsoft Internet Explorer, security, Web browser, Microsoft Corp.

Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise

February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, distributed denial of service, antivirus, victim, police, RSA Security Inc., trojan horse, malicious software, attack, conference, server, PC

Pop-up toolbar spreads via IE flaws

June 9, 2004 Criminal charges could result for those who use Explorer vulnerabilities to trigger pop-up ads on PCs. TAGS: adware, victim, Stephen Toulouse, flaw, antivirus company, Microsoft Internet Explorer, toolbar, vulnerability, trojan horse, researcher, antivirus, security, Symantec Corp., analysis, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Adware ploy dupes IMers with bin Laden 'news'

February 12, 2004 A Trojan horse program uses bogus news of the al-Qaida leader's capture to get AOL Instant Messeger users to open a program that installs adware called BuddyLinks on the victim's PC. TAGS: Osama bin Laden, adware, al-Qaida, America Online Inc., trojan horse, IM, victim, security software company, Symantec Corp., capture, spyware, link, virus, software company, security, TV

Bagle variants punch, punch and punch again

June 2, 2005 Latest variants of the worm adopt new tactics to bob and weave their way past PC defenses. TAGS: Bagle virus, variant, antivirus software, Computer Associates International Inc., victim, virus, trojan horse, antivirus, PC