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AdwCleaner 7.0 arrives as a completely rewritten piece of software, complete with brand new user interface, database system and the promise of more effective removal and faster scan times.
AdwCleaner is a portable cleaning tool, so no installation is required. The program’s changes are immediately obvious from the moment it’s launched, with a new responsive -- and user-friendly -- graphical interface greeting the user.
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The program now uses a Content Delivery Network to provide database downloads, and also comes with its own in-app updater for getting the latest version. Users are also able to submit samples to Malwarebytes for further analysis.
The program now includes most of Malwarebytes’ Junkware Removal Tool’s technology, and in turn its own tech will be integrated in future Malwarebytes’ products in turn. It’s also no longer dependent on any third-party program DLLs -- specifically SQLite -- to run.
Changes include beefing up cleaning modules to more effectively work around system and permission issues, while the remediation process for browsers is now quicker and no longer corrupts preferences.
Scan times are said to be faster by 15-25 percent, the quarantine format is more robust and the program handles process killing better.
AdwCleaner 7.0.0.0 is available now as a freeware portable download for PCs running Windows 7 or later.
Rogue security software is a form of malicious software and internet fraud that misleads users into believing there is a virus on their computer and aims to convince them to pay for a fake malware removal tool that actually installs malware on their computer. It is a form of scareware that manipulates users through fear, and a form of ransomware.[1] Rogue security software has been a serious security threat in desktop computing since 2008.[2] Two of the earliest examples to gain infamy were BraveSentry and SpySheriff.
Propagation[edit]
Rogue security software mainly relies on social engineering (fraud) to defeat the security built into modern operating system and browser software and install itself onto victims' computers.[2] A website may, for example, display a fictitious warning dialog stating that someone's machine is infected with a computer virus, and encourage them through manipulation to install or purchase scareware in the belief that they are purchasing genuine antivirus software.
Most have a Trojan horse component, which users are misled into installing. The Trojan may be disguised as:
- A browser plug-in or extension (typically toolbar)
- An image, screensaver or archive file attached to an e-mail message
- Multimedia codec required to play a certain video clip
- Software shared on peer-to-peer networks[3]
- A free online malware-scanning service[4]
Some rogue security software, however, propagate onto users' computers as drive-by downloads which exploit security vulnerabilities in web browsers, PDF viewers, or email clients to install themselves without any manual interaction.[3][5]
More recently, malware distributors have been utilizing SEO poisoning techniques by pushing infected URLs to the top of search engine results about recent news events. People looking for articles on such events on a search engine may encounter results that, upon being clicked, are instead redirected through a series of sites[6] before arriving at a landing page that says that their machine is infected and pushes a download to a 'trial' of the rogue program.[7][8] A 2010 study by Google found 11,000 domains hosting fake anti-virus software, accounting for 50% of all malware delivered via internet advertising.[9]
Cold-calling has also become a vector for distribution of this type of malware, with callers often claiming to be from 'Microsoft Support' or another legitimate organization.[10]
Common infection vectors[edit]
Black Hat SEO[edit]
Black Hat search engine optimization (SEO) is a technique used to trick search engines into displaying malicious URLs in search results. The malicious webpages are filled with popular keywords in order to achieve a higher ranking in the search results. When the end user searches the web, one of these infected webpages is returned. Usually the most popular keywords from services such as Google Trends are used to generate webpages via PHP scripts placed on the compromised website. These PHP scripts will then monitor for search engine crawlers and feed them with specially crafted webpages that are then listed in the search results. Then, when the user searches for their keyword or images and clicks on the malicious link, they will be redirected to the Rogue security software payload.[11][12]
Malvertising[edit]
Most websites usually employ third-party services for advertising on their webpages. If one of these advertising services is compromised, they may end up inadvertently infecting all of the websites using their service by advertising rogue security software.[12]
Spam campaigns[edit]
Spam messages that include malicious attachments, links to binaries and drive-by download sites are another common mechanism for distributing rogue security software. Spam emails are often sent with content associated with typical day-to-day activities such as parcel deliveries, or taxation documents, designed to entice users to click on links or run attachments. When users succumb to these kinds of social engineering tricks they are quickly infected either directly via the attachment, or indirectly via a malicious website. This is known as a drive-by download. Usually in drive-by download attacks the malware is installed on the victim's machine without any interaction or awareness and occurs simply by visiting the website.[12]
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Operation[edit]
Once installed, the rogue security software may then attempt to entice the user into purchasing a service or additional software by:
- Alerting the user with the fake or simulated detection of malware or pornography.[13]
- Displaying an animation simulating a system crash and reboot.[2]
- Selectively disabling parts of the system to prevent the user from uninstalling the malware. Some may also prevent anti-malware programs from running, disable automatic system software updates and block access to websites of anti-malware vendors.
- Installing actual malware onto the computer, then alerting the user after 'detecting' them. This method is less common as the malware is likely to be detected by legitimate anti-malware programs.
- Altering system registries and security settings, then 'alerting' the user.
Developers of rogue security software may also entice people into purchasing their product by claiming to give a portion of their sales to a charitable cause. The rogue Green antivirus, for example, claims to donate $2 to an environmental care program for each sale made.
Some rogue security software overlaps in function with scareware by also:
- Presenting offers to fix urgent performance problems or perform essential housekeeping on the computer.[13]
- Scaring the user by presenting authentic-looking pop-up warnings and security alerts, which may mimic actual system notices.[14] These are intended to use the trust that the user has in vendors of legitimate security software.[2]
Sanction by the FTC and the increasing effectiveness of anti-malware tools since 2006 have made it difficult for spyware and adware distribution networks—already complex to begin with[15]—to operate profitably.[16] Malware vendors have turned instead to the simpler, more profitable business model of rogue security software, which is targeted directly at users of desktop computers.[17]
Rogue security software is often distributed through highly lucrative affiliate networks, in which affiliates supplied with Trojan kits for the software are paid a fee for every successful installation, and a commission from any resulting purchases. The affiliates then become responsible for setting up infection vectors and distribution infrastructure for the software.[18] An investigation by security researchers into the Antivirus XP 2008 rogue security software found just such an affiliate network, in which members were grossing commissions upwards of $USD150,000 over 10 days, from tens of thousands of successful installations.[19]
Countermeasures[edit]
Private efforts[edit]
Law enforcement and legislation in all countries were very slow to react to the appearance of rogue security software even though it simply uses new technical means to carry out mainly old and well-established kinds of crimes. In contrast, several private initiatives providing discussion forums and lists of dangerous products were founded soon after the appearance of the first rogue security software. Some reputable vendors, such as Kaspersky,[20] also began to provide lists of rogue security software. In 2005, the Anti-Spyware Coalition was founded, a coalition of anti-spyware software companies, academics, and consumer groups. Photo wall 3 4 0 – collage maker free.
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Many of the private initiatives were initially informal discussions on general Internet forums, but some were started or even entirely carried out by individual people. The perhaps most famous and extensive one is the Spyware Warrior list of rogue/suspect antispyware products and websites by Eric Howes,[21] which has however not been updated since May 2007. The website recommends checking the following websites for new rogue anti-spyware programs, most of which are not really new and are 'simply re-branded clones and knockoffs of the same rogue applications that have been around for years.'[22]
Government efforts[edit]
In December 2008, the US District Court for Maryland—at the request of the FTC—issued a restraining order against Innovative Marketing Inc, a Kiev-based firm producing and marketing the rogue security software products WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, and XP Antivirus.[23] The company and its US-based web host, ByteHosting Internet Hosting Services LLC, had their assets frozen, were barred from using domain names associated with those products and any further advertisement or false representation.[24]
Law enforcement has also exerted pressure on banks to shut down merchant gateways involved in processing rogue security software purchases. In some cases, the high volume of credit cardchargebacks generated by such purchases has also prompted processors to take action against rogue security software vendors.[25]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^'Symantec Report on Rogue Security Software'(PDF). Symantec. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2010-04-15.
- ^ abcd'Microsoft Security Intelligence Report volume 6 (July - December 2008)'. Microsoft. 2009-04-08. p. 92. Retrieved 2009-05-02.
- ^ abDoshi, Nishant (2009-01-19), Misleading Applications – Show Me The Money!, Symantec, retrieved 2016-03-22
- ^Doshi, Nishant (2009-01-21), Misleading Applications – Show Me The Money! (Part 2), Symantec, retrieved 2016-03-22
- ^'News Adobe Reader and Acrobat Vulnerability'. blogs.adobe.com. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^Chu, Kian; Hong, Choon (2009-09-30), Samoa Earthquake News Leads To Rogue AV, F-Secure, retrieved 2010-01-16
- ^Hines, Matthew (2009-10-08), Malware Distributors Mastering News SEO, eWeek, retrieved 2010-01-16
- ^Raywood, Dan (2010-01-15), Rogue anti-virus prevalent on links that relate to Haiti earthquake, as donors encouraged to look carefully for genuine sites, SC Magazine, retrieved 2010-01-16
- ^Moheeb Abu Rajab and Luca Ballard (2010-04-13). 'The Nocebo Effect on the Web: An Analysis of Fake Anti-Virus Distribution'(PDF). Retrieved 2010-11-18.Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^'Warning over anti-virus cold-calls to UK internet users'. BBC News. 2010-11-15. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^'Sophos Technical Papers - Sophos SEO Insights'. sophos.com.
- ^ abc'Sophos Fake Antivirus Journey from Trojan tpna'(PDF).
- ^ ab'Free Security Scan' Could Cost Time and Money, Federal Trade Commission, 2008-12-10, retrieved 2009-05-02
- ^'SAP at a crossroads after losing $1.3B verdict'. Yahoo! News. 24 November 2010. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^Testimony of Ari Schwartz on 'Spyware'(PDF), Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 2005-05-11
- ^Leyden, John (2009-04-11). 'Zango goes titsup: End of desktop adware market'. The Register. Retrieved 2009-05-05.
- ^Cole, Dave (2006-07-03), Deceptonomics: A Glance at The Misleading Application Business Model, Symantec, retrieved 2016-03-22
- ^Doshi, Nishant (2009-01-27), Misleading Applications – Show Me The Money! (Part 3), Symantec, retrieved 2016-03-22
- ^Stewart, Joe. 'Rogue Antivirus Dissected - Part 2'. Secureworks.com. SecureWorks. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^'Safety 101'. support.kaspersky.com. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
- ^'Spyware Warrior: Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites'. spywarewarrior.com.
- ^'Virus, Spyware, & Malware Removal Guides'. BleepingComputer.
- ^Ex Parte Temporary Restraining Order RDB08CV3233(PDF), United States District Court for the District of Maryland, 2008-12-03, retrieved 2009-05-02
- ^Lordan, Betsy (2008-12-10), Court Halts Bogus Computer Scans, Federal Trade Commission, retrieved 2009-05-02
- ^Krebs, Brian (2009-03-20), 'Rogue Antivirus Distribution Network Dismantled', Washington Post, retrieved 2009-05-02
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