Daily virus report (Oct 11, 2007)
Oct 11, 2007 - RISING
Oct 11, 2007 one virus needs attention. It is Trojan.DL.Win32.Inject.riu. It tries to download other viruses, Trojans and malicious programs and steal the user's account and password information. This virus spread through USB disks and other portable storage medium.
Name: Trojan.DL.Win32.Inject.riu
Warning level: Dangerous
Category: Trojan
System: WIN 9X/NT/2000/2003/XP
It will drop itself at the system directory and the file name is servew.exe. It will try to disable some security software and download other viruses, Trojans and malicious programs from http//fghy66.xxx.com/ and steal the user's account and password information. The virus will copy itself to USB disks and other portable storage medium and spread through them.
Anti-virus experts suggest that computer users take the following measures to protect against this virus:
Do not open suspicious mail and suspicious websites; turn off or delete unnecessary system services; patch the system in a timely manner as many viruses spread by taking advantage of the system exploits or vulnerabilities; install anti-virus software for real-time monitoring and protection; Open auto-protect function when accessing to the internet; Install personal firewall to prevent the loss of password; Set up a complicated password for the administrators account.
