Cridex.B

Cridex.B Description

Cridex-B is a worm that may attempt to steal financial information and other forms of personal data, as well as being configurable for other attacks and having the standard self-copying functions that all worms possess. Although Cridex-B has been noted for being delivered by several types of PC threats, SpywareRemove.com malware experts have found that recent Cridex-B attacks have been caused by a string of fake invoice spam that link to sites that use various exploits in conjunction to install Cridex-B. Wariness around unusual links from suspicious e-mail messages can help you to avoid a potential Cridex-B attack, which may be disguised to look like harmless content or be accomplished through invisible script exploits. If you do suspect that Cridex-B could be on your PC, you should use appropriate anti-malware programs to confirm or debunk Cridex-B’s presence, since failing to remove Cridex-B with competent anti-malware software can result in both a serious security danger for your computer and theft of your personal information.

How Paying Attention to Your E-mail Can Save You from Cridex-B

Cridex-B-installing attacks have been known to use Trojan downloaders like TrojanDownloader:Win32/Skidlo.A, as well as scripted exploits like Exploit:JS/Blacole. Using strong browser security settings, disabling scripts, keeping select scripts uninstalled and having active anti-malware programs can all help to identify and defend against these types of Cridex-B-installation attacks. However, the most recent Cridex-B-related attacks that SpywareRemove.com malware researchers have noted have begun with fake e-mail messages about invoice errors. These e-mail messages contain misleading links to compromised WordPress 3.2.1 websites that distribute Cridex-B with a series of exploits, including invisible iFrames, JavaScript exploits, Flash exploits and even Internet Explorer-specific attacks.

As of late January, the number of Cridex-B infections that have been identified in these attacks number only a hundred, but with that quantity slowly growing, SpywareRemove.com malware experts advise that you pay attention to unusual e-mail links. As long as you use an up-to-date web browser, use strong security settings and keep an anti-malware product on hand, however, you should be likely to detect these encroachments before they can finish installing Cridex-B on your PC. If this isn’t the case, though, you should consider taking extra steps to secure your bank-related information, since Cridex-B has been known to steal bank passwords and other forms of sensitive and fiscal information, especially info that Cridex-B can glean from your web browser.

Cridex-B – Possibly Just the Initial Step in a Ladder of Computer Woes

Besides its spyware tendencies, Cridex-B is also noted for the following functions, although any specific Cridex-B infection can or cannot use a few or all of these attacks (due to the inherent variability that Cridex-B’s remote server instructions allow):

• Copying itself to removable hard drives or network-shared locations that Cridex-B may use to install itself onto other computers.
• Infection techniques that allow Cridex-B to insert malicious code into normal Windows processes; this will make removing Cridex-B more difficult than it normally would be.
• Changes to your Registry that force Internet Explorer to start in Online Mode. SpywareRemove.com malware researchers note that this can be classified as a security risk.
• Contacting a remote server to acquire instructions, download other malware for installation or send stolen information to criminals.

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