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the Trojan...installs itself as an Internet Explorer helper object

And can most likely be avoided by using an alternative browser:

Opera
Mozilla

Also, WinPatrol, and, I believe, Spybot - Search & Destroys' Teatimer, both offer protection against installation of unwanted BHOs.

1 posted on 08/08/2006 7:14:06 PM PDT by holymoly
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2 posted on 08/09/2006 5:31:35 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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Websense confirmed the new technique's effectiveness by infecting a system with the Trojan, then entering account information into the SSL-protected Deutsche Bank Web site. As expected, the Trojan captured the information and sent an ICMP ping to a malicious remote server.

why would they disclose this? this should have been given to the FBI or CIA, they could have tracked it down and busted the person behind it...

3 posted on 08/09/2006 5:50:11 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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If it's pinging a server they should be able to do a traceroute on it and find out where it is.

I'd love to catch one of these guys, just once.

5 posted on 08/09/2006 6:14:39 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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I've got WinPatrol -- it's a Godsend...


7 posted on 08/09/2006 6:47:35 AM PDT by GOPJ (Al Gore - the original "Millions Could Die" kind of guy....)
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10 posted on 08/09/2006 7:03:01 AM PDT by EdReform (Protect our 2nd Amendment Rights - Join the NRA today - www.nra.org)
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