VBMania Worm gets its finish
By Gina on September 17, 2010 | Vulnerabilities, VBMania, vulnerability, malware, worm, scam, spam email
Check Point Malware Research Team released an update against VBMania worm. This update is dedicated to all vulnerable Microsoft Windows clients.
As common for malware, VBMania scam is also received through the spam email. It is configured to install itself automatically without user’s knowledge and consent. The one and only purpose of this bogus system is to trick user into believing their computer is compromised and heal it with its “licensed” version.
It has to be noted that VBMania uses network access to intrude upon organizations, to destroy or steal data. Once active, VBMania will investigate its victim’s email address lists and attach itself in another email. Malware is also dangerous in a way that it can spread via autorun or to network shares or removable drives as well.
All in all, worms are pesky programs that infiltrate itself without any user intervention. It causes very annoying security issues and makes its efforts to force user into losing their vigilance. Worms are also designed to make backdoors for other malware or viruses to sneak into the system.
One of the ways to protect yourself and computer is to run antivirus and anti-spyware tools that will make sure a reliable protection to your computer. There is also an update for this matter which destroys VBMania worm.
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