Beware of computer viruses and other Gumblar

There lots of new virus on the Internet: Gumblar. This virus has provided on Google search results and FTP data. The antivirus support brigade has a solution and try the contaminated sites from the air. Be careful to just download external programs or clicking on the banners, because new viruses will continue to pollute the Internet. The U.S. digital veligheidsorganisatie, US-CERT (United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team), the virus on May 18, 2009 Gumblar said. It is so called because it first appeared on the website Gumblar.cn. This website showed a number of trojans or worms, known as malware, contain. Later, the hkersac Martuz.cn for spreading this malware used. It gives so that this kind or types of computer viruses are just cockroaches. You kick one dead and the eggs appear somewhere else new cockroaches.

Researchers were Gumblar for the first time at the rail terminal in March 2009. Google has mid-April the infected sites removed from the search. Daarme was thought that evil was contested, but showed Gumblar return to diving. Because Gumblar uses several steps to eradicate them is not so simple. Gumblar first infects external websites. A malicious code left. Most of these websites so poorly protected. Gumblar is then immediately passed on to visitors to these websites. Thousands of websites have been infected. It also concerns the users of Internet Explorer. Over 90% of people who surf the Internet Web browser get affected by these viruses so it is better to secure your network with antivirus support.

Once infected, is Gumblar immediately looking login codes to FTP (File Transfer Protocol, a protocol that the exchange of files between computers simplified). Using these codes is Gumblar looking for new victims. In addition manipulates Gumblar using Google search engine so that infected prominent links in the results list. That change happens on the PC, not via Google. Although it seems so. By choosing the suggested sites increases the risk again. This manipulation of the Google search function in Internet Explorer of Microsoft Windows.

Gumblar has apparently provided to the current powers in the Internet world: Google and Microsoft. The virus shows (currently) not appear in other browsers like Firefox, Opera and Safari. The weaknesses of Internet Explorer are the integration with the Windows computer. US-CERT and other security organizations have PC users and website managers advised that the software up to date. For example, the software and virus world together in specified or unintentionally. Adobe has new versions of Flash and Reader released: Installing Adobe. It is also advisable to check the computer regularly and to clean, eg CCleaner.

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