Banking Trojan disables MS Anti-Spyware | The Register

Does anyone need another reason to install a http://www.zonealarm.com firewall? If you’re on a high speed connection (Cable or DSL), you should really be using a http://www.linksys.com hardware router as well. These are only parts of the security picture, though… you also need to regularly http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp scan for viruses and use the http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html right tools to http://www.lavasoftusa.com/software/adaware/ check for adware and spyware.

The bad guys can only win if we let them. Protect yourselves!

PS: If you use http://www.getfirefox.com FireFox, http://uk.trendmicro-europe.com/enterprise/products/housecall_pre.php?=Check+my+PC+now this link to Trend Micro’s online scan doesn’t lock up Fx.

The first piece of malware to attack Microsoft’s new prototype anti-spyware product has emerged. The BankAsh-A Trojan disables Microsoft AntiSpyware Beta in an attempt to suppress any warning messages the package might display. It also deletes files within the program’s folder. Unlike other items of malware, BankAsh-A makes no attempt to turn off anti-virus apps.