wraggster
May 22nd, 2011, 23:15
A nasty strain of malware goes beyond mere sensational alerts, it makes it seem the user's hard drive is failing (http://www.geek.com/articles/news/new-malware-tricks-users-into-thinking-hard-drive-failure-is-imminent-20110520/). It moves files from All Users and the current Windows user's profile into a temporary location, making it appear as though problems with the hard drive are causing files to disappear. It also disables a user's ability to change wallpaper images and sets registry keys to hide certain icons — giving the impression that programs are going missing as well. Of course, it's all done in an attempt to get people to buy the software that will fix it (http://www.symantec.com/connect/fr/blogs/trojan-feigns-failures-increase-rogue-defragger-sales?API1=100&API2=4176444)."http://tech.slashdot.org/story/11/05/20/2334259/New-Malware-Simulates-Hard-Drive-Failure