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Spyware:Spyware is a type of malware that is installed surreptitiously on personal computers to collect information about users, their computer or browsing habits without their informed consent.
WORM_RANSOM.FD may be downloaded from certain remote websites by other malware or it can be downloaded unknowingly by you, when visiting untrusted web pages. Once installed and active on a computer, WORM_RANSOM.FD typically alters registry entries in order to enable its automatic execution when Windows starts. WORM_RANSOM.FD will gather all your email addresses from cached emai messages, address books and mail boxes, and then send email messages with a copy of itself as an attachment to these captured email address. The email reads as follows:
"SUBJECT: You are a very lucky man, read this mail!
BODY: Hi, you won a big amount of money!!! If you want to know more look at the attachment!
ATTACHMENT: BigCashForYou.exe"
If you receive this or a similar email, delete it quickly. If you discover that your computer is infected with WORM_RANSOM.FD, remove it as soon as possible. |
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