Intraday malicious virus program: Trojan.Win32.StartPage.oxc

Behaviour:
This is a malicious Trojan virus program.
After being executed, the virus program shall replace IE icon with a malicious one which redirect infected computer users to malicious website specified by hackers. And then, the virus program shall hijack search engine of IE Browser and other third party web browser software in order to increasing click rate of such website specified by hackers. Also, the virus program downloads and installs Badware from background system of infected devices. For the virus program dose not modify Windows Register directly, so many antivirus software can not detect this malicious virus program; so this virus threatens computer security seriously.

Statistics:
RISING Cloud Security reported:
March 1, 2010 there were 720,570 devices got malicious attack via malicious Webpage Horse Hanging tech, and RISING Virus Lab has intercepted 154,791 malicious hyperlinks with webpage Horse Hanging tech. And Rising Cloud Security got 52,961 reports from end users.

Top5 Infected Website:
1, bbs.sougou.com/redirect.php?tid=490173&goto=lastpost#lastpost
with malicious hyperlink: ** info:171/360/mp-.html?id=38, etc.
2, blog.91.cn/group.asp?gid=16&mode=&page=3
with malicious hyperlink: ** org/images/css/bf.htm, etc.
3, canamie.w272.bizcn.com/?
with malicious hyperlink: **. org:8080/rain.htm, etc.
4, itv.shangdu.com/guojicaijing/2009/0625/dnf/29017.html
with malicious hyperlink: ** . cn/forumdata/plus/dn.htm?k0228, etc.
5, roadtunnel.chd.edu.cn/dede/coimg/1068.html
with malicious hyperlink: ** com/api/spa/logo.html?x123, etc.

Notice: the symbol ‘*’ means a stochastic letter or number.

Solutions:
1. Install Rising Internet Security or Rising Anti-virus, personal firewall, update in time, and at least 3 times per day for updating Rising.
2. Install Rising PC Doctor, and choose “Leaks” function to check the leaks or vulnerabilities exist in your computer operation system, patch your computer system in a timely manner as many viruses spread by taking advantage of the system exploits or vulnerabilities.
3. Do not browse suspicious websites, and suspicious inserter; turn off or delete unnecessary system services.
4. Do not receive the suspicious file from QQ, MSN, Email, etc.
5. Open RISING Active Defense and Auto-Protect function when accessing to the internet.


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