Daily virus report (Nov 02, 2007)
Nov 02, 2007 - RISING
Nov 02, 2007 one virus needs attention. It is Trojan.PSW.Win32.WoWar.adl. It spreads through network and steals the user's account and password of online games.
Name: Trojan.PSW.Win32.WoWar.adl
Warning level: Dangerous
Category: Trojan
System: WIN 9X/NT/2000/2003/XP
This Trojan virus steals account and password of online games. It drops DLL files to the system directory and watches the user's computer. Once it finds the user is playing online game, it shuts down the game and the user must login again with the account and password and the virus steals these information and sends them to malicious users.
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.
