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Panda Software's Weekly Viruses and Intruders Report

Posted on: Friday, 10 November 2006, 15:00 CST

GLENDALE, Calif., Nov. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Software USA this week reports on several viruses and intruders including the Nabload.TH , Banker.FFX Trojans, the Spamta.LZ worm and the Radoppan.A virus.

Nabload.TH is a Trojan designed to connect to certain web pages from which it downloads the Banker.FFX Trojan. While it is downloading the Trojan, Nabload.TH distracts users' attention by showing a video clip.

Like most Trojans, Nabload.FH is not able to spread by itself, and therefore needs the intervention of a malicious user.

Banker.FFX is a Trojan that monitors Internet traffic generated when users access the certain bank web site. While a user is connecting to these web pages, the Trojan displays an imitation login screen. It then manages to capture confidential data from users which can then be used fraudulently. This data is collected and is sent to an email address set by the creator of the Trojan.

Spamta.LZ is an email worm aimed at spreading a Trojan called SpamtaLoad.BE. It is carried out by sending email messages with attachments that contain the Trojan.

These messages have variable subject fields and text, and the name of the file containing SpamtaLoad.BE varies. This Trojan downloads Spamta.LZ onto the system as well, so that the cycle is repeated with every infected computer.

Finally, Radoppan.A is a virus that also has worm characteristics. It is designed to infect all executables it finds on the infected computer. It installs the rootkit Krpan.D to hide its processes and files and its entries in the Windows Registry.

To spread rapidly, it copies itself to shared resources and uses its own SMTP engine to distribute itself via email.

To check and protect computers that have been attacked by these or other malicious code, one can use ActiveScan, the free solution available at: http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan for a complete inspection, free of charge.

About Panda Software, USA

Panda Software (http://www.pandasoftware.com/) is a world-class developer and provider of integrated security solutions designed to neutralize viruses, hackers, Trojans, spyware, phishing, spam and other pervasive Internet threats. With Panda Software's revolutionary TruPrevent(TM) Technologies, the company's innovative products are on the leading-edge of intelligent security solutions, ensuring clients are protected even against new threats that have yet to be identified. PandaLabs, the most rapid response laboratory in the industry, delivers comprehensive updates to users, providing a worldwide response to malware 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.

For further information, please visit http://www.pandasoftware.com/ .

Panda Software

CONTACT: Sonia Awan, Director of Public Relations of Panda Software,+1-818-543-6909, sawan@pandasecurity.com

Web site: http://www.pandasoftware.com/http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan

Source: PRNewswire

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