Elamb Cybersecurity

Category: Malware/Trojans

  • I got Hacked: phishing, hacking, social engineering, INFOSEC

    As a tribute to hacking, white hat and black hat (both the Dark Side and Light Side of the Force) I've put together a page called “I Got Hacked.” 

    In it I talk about how I was almost a victim of phishing while on ebay in December 04. I'll also talk more on how I wiped   “trojan-spy.html.smithfraud” from my friends system, since that seems to be popular. 

    I'm still working on getting some more content that is more fitting to home computer security made easy, so relax folx.  If you want some basics on how to get some security on your broadband dsl/cable device go my “Broadband Internet Security” page. 

    Seems the more aware of information security I become the more hacks I am able to reckognize and get rid of  and the more weakness' and risks I see in other peoples systems, software and social practices. 

    I like security and hacking because it can be used to strengthens existing structures be they legal or technological.  And the irony of it all is that all structures must eventually be destroyed for even galaxies die.

    There can not be birth without death, light without shadow or security without hacker exploits.

     

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  • Removing TROJAN-SPY.HTML.SMITFRAUD Trojan

    My friend around the corner calls me about once a month to clean up his computer.  Usually, its just a simple matter of running
    Adaware or HiJackThis.  But this time was different. 

    I
    was helping my partner clean a trojan off of his Dell the other
    day.  And to my surprise Adaware did not remove it.  It also
    removed the ability to get to the Task Manager in order to view the
    processes and added a link to the desktop. 

    I found out it was called TROJAN–SPY.HTML.SMITFRAUD.  It took more effort than usual to remove, but I did manage to get rid of it with the help of a the Geekstogo! Malware removal forum.  I've found forums to be VERY helpful in getting help cleaing up and securing my home computer with ease.  Here is how I got rid of the Smithfraud.

     http://elamb.blogharbor.com/hacked/removesmitfraud.htm

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