Comments on: A Look Back at the Worst Infections of 2009 http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/ WEBROOT - INSIGHTS INTO THREATS AND TRENDS FROM OUR INTERNET SECURITY EXPERTS Thu, 23 May 2013 07:00:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mr Bobber http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/#comment-863 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:51:29 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1971#comment-863 I have seen numerous postings about “Trojan-Backdoor-stink breath” but no one seems to have any info about removing it permanently. Every time it is removed and the PC is re-booted, it is found again on the next scan. I am amazed to find that McAfee and Norton apparently aren’t even aware that it exists, as it is not listed in their “Threats”. How can it be removed permanently?

]]> By: Andrew Brandt http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/#comment-616 Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:59:02 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1971#comment-616 Todd, I’ve looked over your blog post about this topic, and it looks like you’re seeing our product detect and remove tracking cookies. These are not attempts to infiltrate your PC.

]]> By: Todd S. http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/#comment-607 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 11:10:30 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1971#comment-607 Getting back to the social net-working problems, I’ve noticed a few attempts to infiltrate my PC, after leaving comments on blogs. The site page keeps trying to re-load after I’ve exited the site. Blogs I’ve been to many times are now doing the same thing and it seems to be on the increase. I have to shut down each time and re-boot. I’m currently using Webroot Essentials with the latest updates and all shields are up. The latest scan came back clean but past nes are finding quite a few spyware apps.

Is there a way to scan apps on a blog? Especially the comment box apps? Or am I just crying wolf?

]]> By: Andrew Brandt http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/#comment-601 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 18:14:25 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1971#comment-601 Commercial keyloggers are tools that are sold for this purpose; They are designed to be installed by someone with physical access to the machine (as opposed to someone who unluckily clicks a malicious link or is tricked into launching a Zbot installer, for example). Yes, they are different, though some commercial keyloggers are able to steal similar or the same information that Zbot can.

To your second question, Webroot devotes a significant amount of energy and time into researching commercial keyloggers for the simple reason that few other companies make the effort. We believe we have the best detection of commercial keyloggers in the industry, but don’t take my word for it. There’s a link to download a free scan near the top of the page; Go ahead and give it a try.

]]> By: John S http://blog.webroot.com/2009/12/31/the-worst-infections-of-2009/#comment-593 Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:55:50 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1971#comment-593 There is a possibility that someone manually put a key logger on my laptop while I was away from my computer. I’m not a computer person, but I will try to ask this question clearly. Is this different than key loggers and spywares that invade through the internet? More importantly, can Webroot detect if someone manually put something in my computer that remotely tracks my key strokes, emails, online banking etc? Currently, I have Norton and the OS is Vista if you need to know.

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