Looks like a brand new Worm called Morto is using RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) and port 3389 (default listening port) as an attack vector to infect some machines and subsequently using some type of brute force password guessing mechanism to further compromise these computers.
A good reason why...
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Source: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2387752,00.asp
As you might notice, in the full article title, Microsoft also says to "Re-install Windows", which was Microsoft's original recommendation.
Reading the full article, you will note that, nowhere, does it say you have to re-install...
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it is infected svchost.exe i can't delete this!!!and it is stored machineguid.txt file
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Hi all,
Well.explorer.exe size has changed...But there has been windows 7 updates,etc.
Every winodws 7 update is up to date,etc.But i would replace it but i don't know if its changed from an update or infected,etc.Thanks,So would anyone know if this is the legit file?.Thank You
The size of...
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Reports of rogue ESET Smart Security malware
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I'm the only user of the computer and supposedly have Admin rights. However, cannot manage computer or install any software. I activated the hidden Administrator account and created a new user account with admin rights, but same result, the new account cannot perform admin tasks. All this...
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