‘Battle of the malware’: crackers by U-boot-simulation Silent Hunter 5 under attack Holzwickede, March 10, 2010 the game Silent Hunter belongs to the classics under the PC simulations. Ubisoft uses the part 5 of the series, product piracy to protect from battle of the Atlantic, a digital rights management: can be played only with a permanent Internet connection to your Ubi.com account. Therefore many users trying to crack the game. An illegal attempt, which might end badly, as BitDefender (www.bitdefender.de) found out. Currently, four different types of malware on websites that offer such cracks to download hide? “Search engine statistics show that the combination of the words silent Hunter 5 + cracked” is currently very popular. Without realizing it, the crackers become”but to targets of various E-threats. BitDefender has discovered four different pests in a closer investigation, which the user is in danger of infecting your PC: two Trojans, a backdoor agent and a rootkit. Backdoor agents provide access to the infected computer for remote access of the individual programmer.
Rootkits however, try, processes, files, registry data and network connections use for illegal purposes. Here they hide other viruses, worms, backdoors and spyware, in addition to harm the user. In this particular case, the BitDefender scan Backdoor.Agent.AALS recognized the threats”as well as rootkit. 33830″. The two Trojan Trojan.Generic complete the malware cocktail”. 3195738″ and Trojan.Generic.KD. 1983 “.
To protect themselves from such threats, BitDefender recommends all users to follow any suspicious links in Internet searches and download only legal applications. Each user should recognise the importance of copyright and be aware of the risks involved in downloading pirated. Last but not least, the installation and the regular update of a reliable anti-malware solution are necessary to protect themselves from the dangers of the World Wide Web. See the link QuickScan.BitDefender.com/de/ can perform a free malware scan user, to ensure that the four pests are not already on their computers. More information under:. About BitDefender BitDefender is software developer, one of the industry’s fastest and most efficient product lines internationally certified security software. Since the founding of the company in 2001, BitDefender has set new standards in the field of proactive protection against threats from the Internet. Every day, BitDefender protects tens of millions of private and business customers around the world and gives them the good feeling that your digital life is safe. BitDefender sells its security solutions in more than 100 countries through a global VAD and reseller network. More detailed information about BitDefender and BitDefender products are available in the press centre online. Additionally BitDefender offers background information and current news in English at in daily Fight against threats from the Internet. Press contact: BitDefender GmbH Robert-Bosch-str. 2 D-59439 Holzwickede contact person: Hans-Peter Lange PR Manager Tel.: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-330 fax: + 49 (0) 2301 9184-499 email: PR Agency: Sprengel & Partner GmbH nesting first race 3 D-56472 Nisterau contact: Fabian Sprengel Tel.: + 49 (0) 2661 91260-0 E-Mail: