Nine Reasons Virus Makers Develop Various High Tech Deadly Virus

we already know the virus definition. Now it's time for us to know what is the reason for a person to make a virus. There are hundreds if not thousands of new versions of viruses appear every year, even if we are diligent to see news in every antivirus site, we can know that there are so many new viruses that appear every day. With the development of computer technology, also developed the technology and sophistication of a virus. even now the spread of the virus can occur more rapidly throughout the world via the expanding internet access.



1. Used as the object of research
In an online interview. Dark Avenger, a virus maker from Bulgaria said "I made a computer virus because I penah heard of a computer virus and want to know about it, but no one around me that could explain it. So I decided to make it their own. I put the code in it that could damage data. I am sorry about that. I started it in September 1988. "

2. Not to be outdone by the manufacturer Antivirus 
There is also a saying that with the development of antivirus technology, the more it will make the virus makers are motivated to make the virus more "vicious" and better. He does not want to be considered "lost" and gave up with the latest antivirus technologies.

3. Lack of jobs for self-taught programmer. 
There are a lot of programmers are reliable and smart but still out of luck because it is not accommodated in the company - IT companies. Mostly because the programmer has gained knowledge of the self-taught, but almost all IT companies require a college degree as a condition of employment at their place. A virus makers say "I made a virus because it does not know anything else that I need to make with my programming skills."

4. The number of security holes in the OS and programs - other programs 
The number of vulnerabilities found in operating systems and software - software to make certain one is tempted to make a virus by using the slit as well as the media spread the infection.
such flaws microsoft office makes someone make a macro virus and weaknesses Internet explorer makes someone make a worm that spread amazingly fast to the whole world.

5. Want to be famous and known 
Many viruses that display text and images in the hope that the author and the virus can be famous all over the world. Initially the virus was not aimed at the destruction. Examples of this type of virus made by Indonesia is DenZuk and UFOs.

but the development group emerged - the creator of the virus in a virtual world that is always competing to maintain their existence and compete with the other groups of virus writers.
Group - the group is always competing to create a virus - a new virus is more intense, stronger, antivirus undetected and spread quickly.

Group antivirus makers are currently very popular are:
Codebreakers, Genesis (UK) Nuke, Viper (USA) Trident (Netherlands) Besides competing to make a virus, they also strengthened its presence by making the magazine and online articles viruses, such as CodeBreaker with CodeBreaker Magazine or Nuke by Nuke Info Journal.

6. Steal and destroy data 
There are so many viruses are made intentionally to damage the data person. There are viruses that can reformat the hard drive to more than 2 times to right - completely eliminating the data owner's computer.
In addition, many viruses are made for someone steal data. Suppose that is emerging is a virus designed to steal passwords and data - other data by uploading data - the data to a computer virus makers. This type of virus is often used to steal data - data opponents, both business and the other opponents.

7. Revenge and disappointed 
Still remember the halo and the love bug virus which had horrendous Indonesia a few years ago?
The virus contains the text that essentially wrote the virus creator disappointment to her (his girlfriend) for some reason. It is a form of expression of disappointment and resentment against a person the virus creator.

8. kiddiez 
If we try browsing on google with the keyword "virus generator", we will find many software programs and viruses that can make an instant, even by people who do not understand programming though. With the virus or virus creation kit generator, we can make the virus and its variants with great ease. Examples of well-known generator virus that is frequently updated vbswg made [k] Alamar from Argentina. Virus writers are using the generator as this virus called kiddiez or children

9. fad 
This is the reason that is often answered by a lot of the virus. Usually they make a virus to fill their spare time and made it just for sport.
What are the advantages if the virus creator make a virus?
In fact there is almost no material benefit. In fact, the risk of damage when they are very large computer testing virus they use. But most of them have the satisfaction of individuals and groups for a variety of goals are achieved. Let's say they became famous along with the virus, etc....

Know Your Computer Virus

For you - you who have a computer let alone a hobby ngenet, must have been familiar with the name of a computer virus. Almost all computer viruses are made and written with the "evil". Usually the virus will infect and change the program that we install so can cause damage to the data - the data or program. Even many computer viruses that can make all the data on the hard drive can not be accessed again and destroyed.



Computer virus attacks the computer software of seerti OS or operating system, data files, software applications, email and so on. The good news is .. barely virus can cause damage to your computer hardware.

Computer viruses infect your computer and spread itself with a variety of methods. Some viruses spread themselves by breaking into the installer program - popular programs and games - the famous game. There is also a trick computer users by using the name and icon of interesting and tempting. media distribution is different - different, can be via email, flash, installer etc..

If the user successfully deceived and run a program that has been infiltrated by computer virus, then the virus will soon occupy memory and find data about the software, programs or files that exist on your computer. If you've found a program that fits with the target .. virus will modify the program by entering the code - code. If the program is implemented that have been infected, the virus will infect other programs, and the cycle goes on and on. Not all computer viruses works exactly like that. However, most viruses have such a cycle. This is why the virus rapidly develops in our computer.

There are 400 Million New Malware Variants Each Year

Often one wrote on a computer malware has managed to make us bad mood all day. Apparently in one year there are approximately 400 million new malware variants are created.



This data analysis reports I get from Symantec. In the report, explained that each year there are approximately 400 million new malware variants that are ready to attack computers.
With that much for many, it is not possible for Symantec to analyze one by one. They eventually make the system automatic malware testers to create "antidotes".

Not only malware aja know, in the years 2011 and 2012 is also quite rampant hacking. Still remember khan sure to dihacknya Yahoo, Dropbox, LinkedIn, Last.FM until some time ago?
This made us to be a little careful when playing around the virtual world. We recommend that you install one of the best antivirus is. Also make sure you do not use 25 super weak passwords. Also do not be fooled by fake emails like this.


In the report, there is a full report on the details of types of malicious attacks are now emerging, which countries are the source of the attack, and various other security information.

History of Computer Virus Creation

Now is the time you figure out how the history of the creation of computer viruses. Computer viruses often make us angry, frustrated, and often we are so disgusted with the virus. But the history of the creation of the virus remains interesting for you to see. The word people do not know it was love .. who knows once you know the virus through "Virus Series Know Versial Web style", we can turn from hate to love hehehe.



War game called Core War program. The winner of this game on hold by the owner of a program that has the most in the remaining time. This game ended up being a favorite game in each - each lab to fill the rest of the researchers

But the longer the program that created the more dangerous. Finally realizing the danger posed program, especially if the program is to leak out the lab, each finished the game program always removed and destroyed.

It also conducted surveillance and security to more rigorous Core War game is.

In the 1970's, a program that claimed to help smooth working xerox introduced by the company. The structure resembles a virus program. But the fact it is used to maximize the time the two processes can execute simultaneously.

It was not until the 1980s, the program succeeded in spreading the war out of the laboratory and into the open in the public. Started by exposure of a researcher and assistant professor at the University of Cincinati Ohio, Fred Cohen. He demonstrated his invention a program, a program that is able to spread rapidly into the computer automatically. Due to the nature and distribution that resembles a virus, the program finally Fred Cohen called it a virus.

While in Indonesia, many computer user ever digemparkan the first virus outbreaks. Virus named viral © Brain, or better known as viral Pakistan. It shattering occurred in 1988 in Indonesia.

Basic ability Virus.

We already know some of the reasons and background in creating virus virus creator, now time for us to know what are the criteria and basic skills virus.pada virus essentially the same as any other computer program. But here are some of the criteria that distinguish viruses with a regular computer program. These criteria as well as a basic ability of a virus. So if you find a program or a program that has the following basic skills, the program can be categorized as a virus.



The following criteria and basic skills a virus:

1. ability to obtain informationa virus will try to get information from our computer system. Let's say the virus will find information about the list and the location of a file, the location of the partition and boot record, file extension, file name dsb.informasi it will be used by the virus to infect files and system in our computers.

2. ability to check a filevirus will examine each - each file, eg only check if a file is infected or not, if not then the target file will be infected. This is the basis of the ability of a virus to infect more quickly and efficiently without having to re-infect files - files that are already infected.

3. The ability to manipulateActually manipulation activities undertaken by the virus is not so dangerous. However, though not dangerous, but manipulation by this virus bs so very disturbing. For example, some viruses to manipulate as follows:a. Make a display or message often and very disturbing to see on the screen.b. Damage the structure of the disk and delete the file - the file we are.c. Disrupting work - work tools such as mouse gestures, keyboard, printer, etc.Manipulation activities are very disturbing our computing routine, but that's one of the goals the creation of viruses, cowering victim .. hehe

4. Ability to hideThese are basic skills that are important to a virus, which hides itself from the user computer. For example, some types of viruses do the following to hide himself:a. Facing the display screen when the virus works, so the user can not see the virus while working.b. Virus files as small as possible, hidden or concealed by icons - icons that will not be suspected by Userc. Virus programs located outside the track track made ​​by DOS, let alone put on track 41, etc.

5. The ability to reproduce themselvesThis ability to distinguish between a virus with other programs. yup .. virus has the ability to reproduce itself, and the ability to make copies itself to the file - a file that has not been infected, so the region is the longer the virus infection.

Whew! Girls Scareware Makers Fined 163 Million Dollars!

Kristy Ross, the girl behind the scareware rampant since 2000 and finally a fine of 163 million dollars! Not a small amount of course: D.



For those of you who do not know, scareware is software that is made or sold in a way to scare computer users. For example, when you visit a particular site .. no ads or popup warning that your computer is infected by virus. Well, to overcome the virus you are advised to buy a particular antivirus software. When in fact, you are so not anything computer. They only deceive and frighten you to want to buy the fake antivirus (scareware) is.

by Kristy Ross since 2000. He uses online advertising to make a warning, as if the user's computer a virus or malware.

To overcome this, they are advised to buy the software at a price ranging from $ 40 to $ 60. Of course this includes acts of fraud by way of scaring the victim. There are more than one million people are fooled and end up buying scareware with varying names such as WinFixer, WinAntivirus, DriveCleaner, ErrorSafe, even XP Antivirus.

Just imagine how much profit Kristy Ross get out of scaring people ... tens of millions of dollars!
Ross is now no longer have to scare people with his scareware. In fact he might even incur a fine greater than the revenue he managed to get.

Duqu Trojan, Virus Dangerous Aims Data Intelligence.

news on viruses that affect the price of SMS on mobile phones, it still can not be solved. According to Kaspersky Lab, a virus named Duqu Trojan, written in a programming language that is not known and was created by the same people who made Stuxnet. Unsolved problem is how the program communicates with the server Command and Control (C & C) when it managed to infect victims.



Unlike other parts of Duqu, Duqu Framework was not written with C + + and compiled with Visual C + + 2008 Microsoft. Kaspersky Lab researchers found there was a special section in the Payload special DLL that communicates with the C & C, written in a programming language that is not known. Language Framework Duqu very special that can allow DLL Payload HTTP server to process the request directly from the C & C.

 secretly move duplicate information stolen from an infected device to the C & C, can even distribute other malicious payload to other devices in the network. Some time later, according to Kaspersky, Duqu Trojan increasingly popular as dangerous malware targeting intelligence.

July, DNS Changer Trojan Attack PC and Mac.

The latest news will come a trojan that will attack the PC and Mac, directly to Internet traffic through a malicious server. This case will probably be present on July 9, 2012, according to a report from PC World. Trojan was named DNS Changer, DNS queries directly to the computer user from the ISP server to server created by the makers of Trojan, it would then attack all Internet traffic from the victim's computer. Therefore, the 'criminals' would easily send a link to a website that is filled with any ads that they want.



If the machine still has a trojan computer and tried to access the web on July 9, the computer can not access anything. With the demise of Internet access, it will be very difficult to download and install antivirus software. If you suspect your computer is infected, it can open the DNS Changer website check-ups, which can determine if the DNS computer is still working or not. If the result is positive, then an organization called DNS Changer Working Group has a list of antivirus tools for cleaning.

New Release, Dangerous Malware Attack Mac OS X Lion.

New Release, Dangerous Malware Attack Mac OS X Lion

Recently software Mac OS X Lion Mountain published, it emerged from the security company, Sophos has identified a new malware on the Mac. The malware is called Crisis and Morcut, hiding AdobeFlashPlayer.jar file. Extension 'jar' is referring to the "Java Archive" and simply a ZIP file but have different names, according to the Sophos reported.



If users download malware, Morcut have kernel driver to help him hide, a backdoor component that can open a Mac user to another user on the network, a command and control components that could receive instructions remotely and adapt their behavior, steal data, and so, as expressed Sophos. Sophos warns Mac users not to assume that Macs are safe from malware attacks. Just a suggestion, users are encouraged to uninstall Java if it is not needed, because it can leave gaps that can be exploited by malware authors.

Beware of Fraud Plus Malware Applications on Android

A warning given by Security Labs TrustGo to users of Android, that there is a malicious application that is now spreading in the OS. Android users are using the application of data protection with applications like LookOut have to be careful, because there are hiding malware, named FakeLookOut.A that goes into a number of Android device via Google Play Store.



Malware goes to the Application List once the application is installed, along with an update to the below list LookOut Downloaded App. According to the same source, reported that the remote command server facilitates stealing malware FakeLookOut.A SMS and MMS using a secure FTP connection is connected to a malicious website.

Update the application also offers access to user files from the SD card. Malware is impact to the computer platform running Windows, Mac and Unix / Linux. This means that if the user is connected to an infected phone, it will enter a different Trojan in the computer system that is connected, depending on the operating system.

Four Ways to Eradicate Computer Virus

One function is to prevent the virus infecting antivirus computer. Although today many have proactive antivirus detection (ability to detect new viruses before they hit the virus database) is good, but if the computer is already infected with the virus, typically installed antivirus can not do much. There are several ways if the computer is already infected with the virus, and the virus is already installed can not handle.



1. Install or use another antivirus

Use the latest antivirus program, immediately scan when done install or would be better if the update first. Perhaps to most antivirus that does not work, because the virus usually anticipate this. Alternatively, use a new antivirus.

2. Scan hard drive on another computer

If you have multiple computers or a friend who has a computer with a constantly updated antivirus, then try a scan on the computer. The best way is to remove the hard drive and installed on a friend's computer, then a whole new scan. It does require a knowledge of the tidal install the hard drive, so maybe if you have not ever going to have trouble.

3. Scan and remove virus manually

How this can be done for those who are quite familiar with the particular operating system windows, various techniques virus (spread, infect, etc.), various information about a file or directory and other computers. How this should be done via a bootable CD (Bootable CD could be used the way to 3 above or the Linux Live CD such as Ubuntu, Knoppix and others.

4. Reinstall

This may be the last alternative if the above methods can not or want a quick way. But with the completion of the re-install does not guarantee a virus free computer again, the virus could infect other programs that are installed later. In addition, if we have installed a computer program that is quite a lot, then maybe re-install takes quite a long and tiring.