Trojan horse disguises itself as anti-virus tool

Kaspersky warns of mail with attachment "AAprices.exe"; program connects the PC with a site, from a virus on the computer is loaded

The antivirus specialist Kaspersky warns against a Trojan horse that Kasperskys itself as anti-virus program Tarn. In a mass mail to the malicious program TrojanDownloader.Win32.Apher distributed.

Lead Attachment of the user on his system, so iniziiere "Apher automatically an Internet connection to a remote site. From the loaded page will be a tool of the virus "Backdoor.Death.25" on the infected computer. Through the program, and the virus was the attacker in a position to secretly infected computer to use, confidential data and send files as well as to create, copy and delete them.

Currently have been some users with software infected. The Trojans will go with the e-mail address info@microsoft.com sent. The subject of the mail leutet: "Protect Your NetWare with Kaspersky Anti-Virus" and the attachment name is "AAprices.exe".

Kaspersky has an antidote in its database for the program, Anti-Virus 4.0 recorded.

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