Clampi Virus Spreading Across U.s. & U.k. Pcs

[Peaches]

Clampi virus spreading across U.S. & U.K. PCs

Trojan steals passwords & log-in

By

Carrie Ann Skinner

Web users are being urged to be careful when surfing the web following the identification of a new virus known as clampi.

The Trojan which is also known as Ligats, or llomo is currently spreading across thousands of PCs in the UK and US and can be picked up from websites hosting malicious hosting code.

It then hibernates on a PC, without the user's knowledge, stealing logins and passwords for online bank accounts, which it sends to the cybercriminals behind the Trojan.

Security firms say the cybercriminals behind Clampi are monitoring around 4,5000 finance-related websites which include UK banks, online casinos and credit card companies.

Orla Cox, security operations manager with Symantec, told The Times: "Clampi is a complex threat. People are only just beginning to understand how it operates. The first big wave was in the US in July, but it is spreading around the world, particularly English-language countries. We have seen samples of it targeting UK high street banks. There is potential for another wave to come."

Story: PCAdvisor - http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/securityadvisor...=3202375&sa

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changed my passwords

[TheTerrorist_75]

changed my passwords

Why? Did you find the trojan on your PC? If it wasn't detected then changing your passwords was pointless, just like many of your other posts.

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my email passwords sorry im having troble typeing i was born without arms