iYogi Virus Alert: Kovter Trojan Closing the Doors for Other Viruses!

If you are running outdated versions of plug-ins including the Flash Player, Microsoft Silverlight, Java and Adobe Reader, then beware you could be the next target of Kovter Trojan. An upgraded version of Kovter, an adfraud Trojan is prowling the Internet and victimizing unwary computer users. This virus sneaks in through security holes in your some of the most trusted software.

Kovter is an existing virus which has been targeting the Internet users earlier as well and this time it has become smarter. Once it gets installed in your system it’s closing the doors for other viruses by patching the flaws it used to get in.

How It Works?

• Kovter is an adfraud Trojan which can install itself into the computer system without even letting you know.
• Once it downloads, it hijacks your computer and racks up thousands of phony clicks on online ads in order to generate revenue for its creators.
• It also upgrades the Flash plug-in to the latest version which has fewer security holes so that the other competing viruses can’t get in.
• The new version of Kovter also attempts to update Internet Explorer as many drive-by download attacks rely on vulnerabilities within the standard Windows OS Web browser. Read More...