100,000 UK Computers Affected By 1 Trojan
In a frightening report, it is claimed that up to 100,000 computers could be affected by the same Trojan, which specifically targets UK based computers.
This is, at first, a frightening figure – something around 0.5% of the UK’s households could contain an infected machine. But, experts expect that the situation might not be as bad as it seems.
The software specifically targets UK computers and attempts to track logons to UK banks. It resides on Windows machines and is a variant of the Zeus malware.
It has probably been installed on the infected machines after the users clicked on email links or visited infected websites. Simple safety precautions, such as not opening unexpected email attachments, being careful with popups on websites (even trusted websites) and installing browsers with protection can all prevent problems as can running anti virus and anti spyware software.
It is not yet known if anyone has been a victim of this software.
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