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5/30/2006. - The web page in which PandaLabs has found DigiKeyGen offers a program that allows free access to pornographic content; It actually installs other malware on the system, asking the user for payment in exchange for eliminating it.

PandaLabs has discovered a new spyware program called DigiKeyGen, which tricks users by claiming to give free access to pornographic web content. This program is housed in a web page that allows visitors to download a password generator in order to access adult resources, which users normally have to pay for.

However, when users run DigiKeyGen, they receive passwords that supposedly give access to pornographic websites, and at the same time, a spyware program and an alleged anti-spyware application are installed on the computer without users realizing. It then warns users that their computer is infected and offers them the anti-spyware program to clean the system for $49.95.

PandaLabs has discovered that DigiKeyGen can be downloaded from other websites offering adult content as well as from the official page of the program.

Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs warns, “You must always be suspicious of offers for anything in exchange for almost nothing. Cyber-crime, which aims to make easy money, simply applies traditional fraud techniques to the Internet and as a result, anybody tempted by the chance to get something for nothing is taken in, unaware of the risks of apparently harmless actions, such as downloading small programs or accessing certain websites.”

The technique used in this case is nothing new. Other alleged anti-spyware programs detected in the past, such as RazeSpyware or SpySheriff, also had the same aim as DigiKeyGen, kindly offering to clean inexistent spyware, or spyware that has been installed with the user´s consent for a modest fee.

“Even users with sound IT knowledge could drop their guard with offers like this,” adds Corrons. It is essential for mistrust to dominate in the face of the no end of irresistible offers in the Internet. For this reason, it is important not to trust your instinct and leave the task of deciding whether a program is malicious or not to an anti-malware solution.”

To find out if your computer is free from all types of threats, you can use Panda ActiveScanTM, totally free of charge. http://www.activescan.com.

You can find detailed information about DigiKeyGen and other threats in Panda’s Encyclopedia.

You can know more about our company at: http://www.pandasoftware.com/about_panda/companyprofile/15years.asp.

About PandaLabs
Since 1990, PandaLabs’ mission has been to analyze new threats as soon as possible to ensure that our clients are safe. Several teams specialized in each specific type of malware (viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware, phishing, spam, etc.) work 24x7 to offer global coverage. To do this they are supported by TruPrevent™ Technologies, a truly global early warning system made up of sensors that are strategically distributed and neutralize new threats and send them to PandaLabs for in-depth analysis. According to AV-Test.org, PandaLabs is the fastest in the industry to offer complete updates (more information at www.pandasoftware.com/pandalabs.asp).

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by Panda Software

2006-06-04 15:04

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