Tettnang, 14 September 2010 – A so-called zero-day vulnerability within Adobe’s Flash Player gets currently exploited, warns IT-security specialist Avira. An update to fix this is announced for the end of the month – until then, users need protection by anti-malware solutions.

Adobe has confirmed the newly discovered and already actively abused vulnerability within the Flash Player. As there is no update available yet, users can get infected just by browsing the Internet – malicious Flash objects can get embedded by cyber criminals in nearly all web sites, for example by manipulating advertisements.

Avira anti-malware solutions protect from this threat, though. The newly discovered exploit has already been detected by Avira AntiVir with heuristic routines as HEUR/HTML.Malware. For the current malware, a detection by the name EXP/Flash.CY has been added. The malicious Flash is downloading further malware to take control over the infected computer – but users of Avira anti-malware solutions are safe. Further details about this malware can be found in Avira’s TechBlog.

The basic protection of Avira AntiVir Personal detects and blocks the dangerous malware. Avira AntiVir Premium offers a higher protection level for 19,95 €. The integrated WebGuard and MailGuard block the malware even before it reaches the web browser or mail program. The Avira Premium Security Suite for 39,95 € also protects from these threats and additionally contains a firewall, parental control and a backup solution – so that users can restore their important data.

About Avira

Avira GmbH is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a founder member of the “IT Security made in Germany” association (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira has guaranteed that it will only provide IT security products that leave no room for data espionage.

The German IT security expert has its headquarters in Tettnang on Lake Constance and maintains several offices throughout the world. Avira employs around 300 people and its free Avira AntiVir Personal antivirus protection represents a significant contribution towards security and is used by over 100 million private users.

The domestic and international clientele is formed by well known companies listed on the stock exchange, many small and medium-sized companies, as well as educational establishments and government authorities. Apart from protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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Avira GmbH is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a founder member of the “IT Security made in Germany” association (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira has guaranteed that it will only provide IT security products that leave no room for data espionage.

The German IT security expert has its headquarters in Tettnang on Lake Constance and maintains several offices throughout the world. Avira employs around 300 people and its free Avira AntiVir Personal antivirus protection represents a significant contribution towards security and is used by over 100 million private users.

The domestic and international clientele is formed by well known companies listed on the stock exchange, many small and medium-sized companies, as well as educational establishments and government authorities. Apart from protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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Avira GmbH is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a founder member of the “IT Security made in Germany” association (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira has guaranteed that it will only provide IT security products that leave no room for data espionage.

The German IT security expert has its headquarters in Tettnang on Lake Constance and maintains several offices throughout the world. Avira employs around 300 people and its free Avira AntiVir Personal antivirus protection represents a significant contribution towards security and is used by over 100 million private users.

The domestic and international clientele is formed by well known companies listed on the stock exchange, many small and medium-sized companies, as well as educational establishments and government authorities. Apart from protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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During the past weekend news made the rounds that on the servers of the Mozilla Foundation infected Firefox Add-ons were found. The Add-on “Master Filer” was affected. The “Sothink Web Video Downloader” which was infected too according to the Mozilla Blog, is non malicious according to an analysis by Aviras Malware researchers.

Avira’s antimalware solutions already detected the program “file.exe” of the infected Add-on as TR/Dropper.gen; in this case it is a Trojan of the Bifrose family. The allegedly malicious “nsCatcher.dll” of the “Sothink Web Video Downloader” is confirmed to be clean though. Users of Avira solutions were already protected from the threat.

Avira offers basic protection with the free Avira AntiVir Personal. More protection is available with Avira AntiVir Premium. Its WebGuard filters malware even before it reaches the web browser. It is available for 19.95 €. Avira Premium Security Suite offers an even higher level of security. The package adds a firewall to the capabilities of Avira AntiVir Premium which helps against network attacks, a web filter to protect the children from unsuitable content, AntiSpam and back-up. It is available for 39.95 €.

About Avira
Avira GmbH is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a foundation member of the initiative “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira guarantees that it provides IT security products with no backdoors.

The German IT security expert is headquartered in Tettnang near Lake Constance and maintains several subsidiaries worldwide. Avira employs approximately 335 staff and makes a significant contribution towards the security of millions of private users through its free virus protection, Avira AntiVir Personal.

Domestic and international customers include well-known companies listed on global stock exchanges, educational establishments and government authorities. In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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During the past weekend news made the rounds that on the servers of the Mozilla Foundation infected Firefox Add-ons were found. The Add-on “Master Filer” was affected. The “Sothink Web Video Downloader” which was infected too according to the Mozilla Blog, is non malicious according to an analysis by Aviras Malware researchers.

Avira’s antimalware solutions already detected the program “file.exe” of the infected Add-on as TR/Dropper.gen; in this case it is a Trojan of the Bifrose family. The allegedly malicious “nsCatcher.dll” of the “Sothink Web Video Downloader” is confirmed to be clean though. Users of Avira solutions were already protected from the threat.

Avira offers basic protection with the free Avira AntiVir Personal. More protection is available with Avira AntiVir Premium. Its WebGuard filters malware even before it reaches the web browser. It is available for 19.95 €. Avira Premium Security Suite offers an even higher level of security. The package adds a firewall to the capabilities of Avira AntiVir Premium which helps against network attacks, a web filter to protect the children from unsuitable content, AntiSpam and back-up. It is available for 39.95 €.

About Avira
Avira GmbH is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a foundation member of the initiative “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira guarantees that it provides IT security products with no backdoors.

The German IT security expert is headquartered in Tettnang near Lake Constance and maintains several subsidiaries worldwide. Avira employs approximately 335 staff and makes a significant contribution towards the security of millions of private users through its free virus protection, Avira AntiVir Personal.

Domestic and international customers include well-known companies listed on global stock exchanges, educational establishments and government authorities. In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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While there were only a few server infections with the malicious link to Russian servers yesterday, Wednesday, Google’s search engine now indicates there are over one hundred infected systems and the trend is rapidly growing. Users should therefore take care while surfing the net and react to alerts of their antivirus solution.

Avira AntiVir detects the harmful code that infects unprotected systems as TR/FraudPack.ams. The malware that gets downloaded by TR/FraudPack.ams is detected proactively as TR/Crypt.ZPACK.Gen and as TR/FakeAV.RK with the current VDF update. Users of Avira security solutions are therefore protected from this threat. Further details will be available in Avira’s TechBlog soon.

About Avira
Avira is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a foundation member of the initiative “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira guarantees that it provides IT security products with no backdoors.

The German IT security expert is headquartered in Tettnang near Lake Constance and maintains several subsidiaries worldwide. Avira employs approximately 300 staff and makes a significant contribution towards the security of millions of private users through its free virus protection, Avira AntiVir Personal.

Domestic and international customers include well-known companies listed on global stock exchanges, educational establishments and government authorities. In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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Tettnang, 12 October 2009 – Harmful PDF files are currently in circulation that are exploiting vulnerability in Adobe’s widely-used PDF Reader to create system backdoors.

Adobe has now announced an update for Adobe Reader and Acrobat that is designed to remedy this recently discovered vulnerability. However, the PDF files can continue to wreak havoc until the patch becomes available and can be loaded. Avira’s security solutions detect this currently circulating harmful PDF with virus definition file 7.01.06.101 as Exp/Pidief.xam and protect users from infection.

About Avira
Avira is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a foundation member of the initiative “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira guarantees that it provides IT security products with no backdoors.

The German IT security expert is headquartered in Tettnang near Lake Constance and maintains several subsidiaries worldwide. Avira employs approximately 300 staff and makes a significant contribution towards the security of millions of private users through its free virus protection, Avira AntiVir Personal.

Domestic and international customers include well-known companies listed on global stock exchanges, educational establishments and government authorities. In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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Tettnang, 15 December 2009 – Currently malicious PDF documents find their way into the mailboxes of internet users. They abuse a new security hole in Adobe Reader and Acrobat to infect the computer with malware.

Adobe is investigating the yet unknown security vulnerability. Avira users are already protected though: The antimalware solutions from the german IT security company detect the malicious PDF files generically without updates as HTML/Malicious.PDF.Gen.

When opened with the vulnerable Adobe programs, the PDF file injects code which downloads further malware. The embedded JavaScript in the document checks if the version of Adobe Reader is 8 or higher.

The trojan that Avira detects as TR/Drop.Agent.DT with VDF version 7.10.01.243 gets stored as “winver32.exe” in the windows directory. It downloads 3 malicious files which Avira detect as BDS/Ientlcp.A, TR/Agent.faa and TR/Agent.HO. Until Adobe releases Updates for Reader and Acrobat, users should be careful and don’t open PDF documents which they receive unexpectedly.

About Avira
Avira is a leading global provider of IT security solutions for professional and private use. With over twenty years of experience, the company is one of the pioneers in this field. As a foundation member of the initiative “IT Security made in Germany” (ITSMIG e.V.), Avira guarantees that it provides IT security products with no backdoors.

The German IT security expert is headquartered in Tettnang near Lake Constance and maintains several subsidiaries worldwide. Avira employs approximately 300 staff and makes a significant contribution towards the security of millions of private users through its free virus protection, Avira AntiVir Personal.

Domestic and international customers include well-known companies listed on global stock exchanges, educational establishments and government authorities. In addition to protecting the virtual environment, Avira promotes the Auerbach Foundation for greater protection and security in the real world. The Auerbach Foundation supports charitable and social projects, as well as art, culture and science.

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