On December 29th, the "Cloud Security" center of Kingsoft Antivirus successfully intercepted the most "powerful" account theft Trojan virus at the end of the year - a new variant of the HB Locust virus. This virus spreads through various channels and targets almost all online games on the market, including World of Warcraft, Dahua Xiyou Online II, Sword World, Fengshenbang II, etc., conducting rampant account theft. In just one day, the number of infected machines exceeded 200,000.
Li Tiejun, an anti-virus engineer at Kingsoft Antivirus, introduced that the HB Locust series of account theft Trojans is technically mature, with extensive transmission routes and targeting many games (with dedicated generators), covering most games on the market, such as World of Warcraft, Dahua Xiyou Online II, Sword World, Fengshenbang II, Perfect series games, Dreaming Westward, and Magic Domain, among others.
Li Tiejun stated that this type of Trojan mainly spreads through web-based horse-hanging methods and popular virus downloaders. The downloaders used to spread this account theft Trojan generally resist antivirus software, causing it to fail to open, and slowing down the computer's response speed.
It was learned that the virus samples generated by the generator of the HB Locust series of account theft Trojans have reached over twenty thousand. Within half a day, the epidemic system of the Cloud Security Center of Kingsoft Antivirus received tens of thousands of new similar virus samples, with the number of infected user machines reaching over 200,000 in one day. Although each sample is slightly different, the harm is consistent, belonging to the same category of viruses.
As the year-end approaches, it is the high incidence period for viruses, and the appearance of highly dangerous viruses is expected. The "Cloud Security" center of Kingsoft Antivirus has urgently upgraded the virus database to defend against this virus. It is recommended that users update to the latest version for defense and enable the webpage anti-horse hanging function of Kingsoft System Cleanup Expert. Meanwhile, Kingsoft Antivirus engineers have provided prevention and removal solutions for reference by netizens.
HB Locust Virus Prevention Plan:
1. Update the virus database and enable real-time monitoring. The Kingsoft Antivirus Emergency Center promptly updated the virus database. Upgrading Kingsoft Antivirus to the virus database of December 29, 2008 can detect and remove the above virus. Experts remind that the real-time monitoring function must be enabled.
2. Use Kingsoft System Cleanup Expert to apply all patches. Installing Kingsoft System Cleanup Expert will not conflict with any antivirus software, so non-Kingsoft users can also safely download this software to update vulnerability patches.
3. Corporate local area networks or neighborhood broadband users need to install Kingsoft ARP Firewall to prevent transmission through the local area network.
HB Locust Virus Removal Plan:
Kingsoft Antivirus promptly provided a specific removal plan and updated the Kingsoft System First Aid Box to achieve one-click removal of this virus. For users who did not timely update the virus database or are non-Kingsoft users and accidentally got infected by this virus, they can freely download the latest version of Kingsoft First Aid Box for detection and removal. Call the Kingsoft Antivirus emergency hotline at 010-82331816, and anti-virus experts will provide you with assistance.
Special Reminder: Some downloaders may cause users to be unable to open the download page of Kingsoft System First Aid Box. Users can search for the download address of other cooperative sites to install this product.
Other Suggestions:
Since the number of users playing online games and using instant messaging tools like QQ for communication is gradually increasing, various account theft Trojans will inevitably increase accordingly. It is recommended that users develop good internet usage habits, such as not logging into malicious websites and not performing illegal downloads, cutting off the transmission routes of viruses and not giving viruses a chance to exploit.