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Security Bulletins
August 11, 2010 DNS Servers that block Malware Sites Automatically:
Here's a good way
to help keep your PC free of malware. It's free,
and you don't need to install anything. You simply need to change a
setting on your PC or in your router.
74.118.212.1 (ClearCloud)
74.118.212.2
8.8.8.8 (Google)
8.8.4.4
208.67.222.222 (OpenDNS)
208.67.220.220
208.67.222.123 (OpenDNS, Family Shield)
208.67.220.123
156.154.70.1 (DNS Advantage)
156.154.71.1
156.154.70.22 (Comodo SecureDNS)
156.154.71.22
67.138.54.100 (Scrub It: blocks pornographic, phishing and Malicious web sites)
207.225.209.66
198.153.192.1 (Nortons)
198.153.194.1
May 9,2010 Win32/FakeRean is 33 rogues in 1
Our friends on the Microsoft support team tell us that they’ve heard a lot of complaints lately about Win32/FakeRean, a rogue antivirus program that claims to scan your computer for viruses and spyware and displays fake warnings.
Win32/FakeRean isn’t new. According to the Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) blog, this nasty little rogue has been around since at least August of last year. The MMPC also reports that Win32/FakeRean goes by different names and different looking interfaces and can customize itself according to which operating system you’re running.
Here are some of the fake names that Win32/FakeRean uses:
| Desktop Defender 2010 |
PC Security 2009 |
Security Central |
| AV Security Suite Platinum |
Security Suite Platinum |
AV Platinum |
| Antivirus Suite Platinum |
AVG Antivirus Suite Platinum |
CA Internet Security Suite |
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| Windows 7 |
Windows Vista |
Windows XP |
| Win 7 Internet Security 2010 |
Vista Internet Security 2010 |
XP Internet Security 2010 |
| Win 7 Internet Security |
Vista Internet Security |
XP Internet Security |
| Win 7 Antivirus Pro 2010 |
Vista Antivirus Pro 2010 |
XP Antivirus Pro 2010 |
| Win 7 Antivirus Pro |
Vista Antivirus Pro |
XP Antivirus Pro |
| Win 7 Antivirus 2010 |
Vista Antivirus 2010 |
XP Antivirus 2010 |
| Win 7 Antivirus |
Vista Antivirus |
XP Antivirus |
| Win 7 Defender 2010 |
Vista Defender 2010 |
XP Defender 2010 |
| Win 7 Guardian |
Vista Guardian |
XP Guardian |
| Win 7 Guardian 2010 |
Vista Guardian 2010 |
XP Guardian 2010 |
| Antivirus Win 7 2010 |
Antivirus Vista 2010 |
Antivirus XP 2010 |
| Win 7 Antispyware 2010 |
Vista Antispyware 2010 |
XP Antispyware 2009, 2010 |
If you have accidentally downloaded this software, you might see a warning that looks like this:
Or you might see a window that looks like:
This is what it looks like on Windows 7:

The exception is when it comes to interface elements that imitate parts of the operating system. On Windows XP, for example, FakeRean displays an imitation of Windows XP's Security Center:

When running on Windows 7, it displays a fake copy of the Action Center:

If you suspect that you've downloaded rogue security software onto your computer, boot into a safe mode with networking and run a scan with the Windows Live Safety Scanner and make sure that you have updated antivirus and antispyware software (like Microsoft Security Essentials) running on your computer.
For more information from Micrsoft.
http://www.microsoft.com/security/portal/Threat/Encyclopedia/Entry.aspx?Name=Win32/FakeRean
http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2010/03/09/win32-fakerean-is-33-rogues-in-1.aspx
Privacy Center is not Microsoft software
From: Microsoft
Issued: January 12, 2010
Privacy Center is not Microsoft software. It’s a new form of fake antimalware software
(also known as rogue security software) that pretends to help protect your computer, but
is really a new form of spyware. It can slow down your computer and damage your files.
Here are images of Privacy Center:
Microsoft Security Bulletin, MS09-054 - Critical
From: Microsoft
Issued: October 18, 2009
Recognize and avoid fraudulent e-mail to Microsoft customers:
If you receive an e-mail message that claims to be distributing a Microsoft security update, it is a
hoax that may contain malware or pointers to malicious Web sites. Microsoft does not distribute
security updates via e-mail!
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