Security experts at MicroWorld
Technologies inform that a new variant of ‘WebRebates’
program, ‘Win32.WebRebates.s’ is a serious
security risk for computer users. WebRebates claims
to offer rebates and discounts when purchasing items
on Internet, however it’s found to be a Spyware,
Adware and a security hazard in many ways.
This program monitors browser activity and other
operations on your PC and reports your personal information
to its authors. It also pesters your computer with
annoying pop-ups, apart from clogging your mail box
with spam.
WebRebates comes bundled with many software utilities.
Once installed, it tries to get more malware from
a series of websites.
In an enterprise, apart from sneaking into the organizational
knowledge base, such a software can also hamper productivity
levels in a major way by cluttering workstations with
incessant pop-ups and even pornographic material.
With so many processes running in the background,
the performance of computers also gets affected severely.
“We have observed that on the face of it, most
spywares come as a masked utility like a media player,
games software or a browser enhancer, to entice you
into it. But at the backdrop it functions as a dangerous
personal information stealing device that compromises
your privacy and confidentiality. Even the utility
at the front-end might be a dubious one that might
eventually lead you to financial losses!” says
Govind Rammurthy, CEO, MicroWorld
Technologies.
Technically, spywares work by creating a unique identifier
on the victim’s computer. This can be achieved
by generating a Globally Unique Identifier (GUID)
or by storing a cookie on the hard disk during the
installation of the software. Information gathered
via this method can even be sold to third parties
and cyber criminals. Some spywares can act as a dropper
of other malware and a direct entry point for hackers.
“The most dangerous development in recent times
is that cyber criminals and malware creators do not
want to remain in the underbelly of World Wide Web
any more. They wear newer and cleverer masks to create
a parallel economy by making Virus kits, Trojans and
spywares freely available in the market,” points
out Govind Rammurthy.
Identifying the gravity of threats posed this breed
of malware, MicroWorld products eScan
and MailScan
give equal importance to fighting spyware and adware
as much as they update cures for emerging Viruses
and worms. Because MicroWorld believes that moderate
threats of today could be an invitation for graver
ones of tomorrow, says Govind.
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