Wednesday, March 30, 2011

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Samsung Laptops Infected with Keylogger
Security experts are reporting that Samsung has been secretly installing a keylogger on laptops purchased at popular retail stores.

How to Detect the StarLogger Trojan
StarLogger is the keylogger alleged to have been installed by Samsung. If you own a Samsung computer, these are the files and folders that indicate StarLogger was installed.
See More About:  samsung  starlogger  keylogger

What is a Keylogger?
In its simplest form, a keylogger trojan is malicious, surreptitious software that monitors your keystrokes, logging them to a file and sending them off to remote attackers. Here's the longer explanation.
See More About:  keylogger  trojan  malware

Antivirus Glossary of Terms
Virus terms and definitions can sometimes be confusing. Use the antivirus glossary to learn what the various malicious code terms really mean.

 


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