Security News

Virus writers abuse vulnerability in Internet Explorer
11 December 2008 – Avira’s security experts warn against harmful websites that abuse a vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7 which foists harmful programs on innocent victims.

Trojan undercuts networks
09 December 2008 – Avira warns against a Trojan that pretends to be a DHCP server for the network of an infected computer.

Worm in alleged coupons of McDonald’s and Coca Cola
04 December 2008 – A new scam is trying to persuade Internet users to infect their computers. Virus writers are sending fake coupons by email for Coca Cola and McDonald’s.

Faked email blockings contain Trojan
03 December 2008 – Avira issues a warning about a mass mail that threatens to block emails – and tries to foist a Trojan on the user.

Net videos promote Trojan video player
26 November 2008 – Avira researchers are seeing an increasing number of video file sharing networks on the Internet that try to get the user to download a fake video player.

Avira issues a warning about polymorphous harmful PDFs
5 November 2008 - The virus analysts at the IT security company Avira warn users against enhanced exploit kits that generate polymorphous harmful PDF files.

Faked anti-virus solution develops in to a plague
29 August 2008 – A fake anti-virus solution that reporst phantasy threats is currently spreading massively and causing annoying alerts. AntiVir protects computers against the phantasy program.

Avira warns online gamers: be careful with add-ons and automatic game updates
30 July 2008 – Online games are popular, but gamers are frequently the target of cyber criminals.

A backdoor in an alleged Customs declaration
25 July 2008 – Avira warns of bogus mail from Customs: instead of opening the corresponding form the user opens the door for a Trojan which then infects the computer.

"Storm Worm" announces a monetary reform in North America
22 July 2008 – Storm Worm has a new trick focussed on American internet users.

Harmful PDF files have no chance with Avira
21 July 2008 – Avira’s AntiVir is among the few anti-virus solutions that successfully detects harmful PDF documents.

Trojan advertises help but is really malware
16 July 2008 – Instead of a route planner or a template for applications, hostile websites are distributing malware which reroutes page views to alien servers and in doing this pop-ups advertising.

UPS information concerning Trojan attachment
15 July 2008 – An alleged email in German and in English from "UPS Packet Service" is being received by many users in their mail boxes.

Hard times for hackers: malware writer sends hidden Zbot message to Avira
8 July 2008 – Avira’s virus analysts discover a personal message in a new variant of the Zbot family.

Avira warns: sport events are a paradise for cyber criminals
3 June 2008 – The days when hackers and spammers spread their harmful and nasty content by email is in the past.

Security flaw in Adobe Flash Player
29 May 2008 – Avira protects against a malicious exploit and detects the compromised websites.

Trojan disguises as a contract amendment
23 May 2008 – Overnight an email has been sent to many thousands of users, which hides the following threat inside.

Hacker attack on the German ARD television broadcaster: Avira protects against malicious Java script
13 May 2008 – Criminal hackers have managed to smuggle their own content onto the website of ARD, a joint organization of Germany’s regional public-service broadcasters. 

Protection from PDF exploits: Avira's AntiVir virus scanner detects dangerous security flaws
6 May 2008 - In February Avira warned against malicious Java scripts which infiltrate systems embedded in PDF files and smuggle in malicious code.

European Cup ticket comes with Trojan
28 March 2008 – As was the case for the World Cup, tickets for the European Cup football championship are also in great demand.

Stormy Valentine
12 February 2008 – Almost as a matter of tradition, Valentine’s Day is again being misused this year to infect systems with malware.

Avira protects against current PDF exploit
12 February 2008 – Hackers tried to infiltrate systems with Trojans via a security flaw in Adobe Reader.

Avira stops dangerous Excel spreadsheet
25 January 2008 – A security flaw was discovered in the Microsoft Excel which enables attackers to infiltrate systems with malicious code.