Even if harmless, the first virus that infects the environment of a programming language has been reported by Kaspersky. The virus scans for a Delphi platform, attaches itself to the embedded compiler and infects any Delphi program compiled from that moment on. According to Denis Nazarov from Kaspersky Labs, “It doesn't currently have a malicious payload, and it doesn't directly infect .exe files. Instead, it checks if Delphi is installed on the victim machine […] The result – any Delphi program compiled on the computer gets infected.” The virus is currently detected by Kaspersky, F-Secure and Ikarus as ... [read more >>] ScanSafe, a renowned SaaS Security provider, has issued its second Quarter Global Threat Report. The results present a dark image of the Internet, with various fields were virus attacks and web malware numbers have risen considerably from Q1 results. From all the malware, the feared Gumblar botnet is dominating the online virus attacks with 14% from all malware attacks. In the second quarter of 2009, web-transmitted malware has increased 36% from its Q1 value. This comes after a numerous family of new viruses has hit the web damaging PCs, stealing data and financial information. In a similar Panda Security study, it was proven that about ... [read more >>] The malware researchers from anti-virus vendor Bitdefender have identified a new variant of the infamous Conficker worm. Its analysis has revealed an improved obfuscation layer and additional blocked strings. Conficker, also known as Downadup or Kido, is one of the most complex and well-written pieces of malware that security researchers have seen in recent years. The original variant, Conficker.A, appeared back in November 2008, soon after Microsoft broke its patch cycle in order to release MS08-067, a fix for the critical remote code execution vulnerability in the Services service that the worm exploits in order to spread. December 200... [read more >>] Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro warn of a new strain of malware that targets a recently-patched vulnerability in Internet Explorer 7. Successful exploitation results in remote code execution in the form of a malicious .dll file. During "Patch Tuesday" last week, Microsoft addressed a critical vulnerability (MS09-002) in Internet Explorer 7, which it warned it could be easily exploited by visiting a specially-crafted Web page. The new malware targeting unpatched systems propagates by spamming a malicious .doc file. "This file has a very limited distribution script, suggesting it may be a targeted attack," Jake Sorian... [read more >>] Researchers from the Finnish security vendor F-Secure, estimate that at least one million computers have been infected by the Conficker worm in a single day. Their worldwide infections count now reads 3,521,230, while other security professionals blame the companies and home users for failing to install the critical patch released by Microsoft. Back in November 2008, Microsoft rushed to release an out-of-cycle patch (MS08-067) for a critical vulnerability discovered in the Server service. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable, allows code execution, and affects Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003,Vista and Server 2008. Soon after, the first ... [read more >>] First of all, let's clarify a matter: because you may ask "what's with the quotes in the title?" I must explain you one thing. This article is not about one of those popular MP3 players manufactured by the Cupertino-based company, it's actually about a crappy device probably made by some Chinese firm which attempted to lure more consumers by using Apple's logo and product name (some of you may consider that the "d" at the end of iPod looks like an "a" but, what the heck, it's obvious the manufacturers wanted to take advantage of Apple's success on the market). Although it's obviously a trademark infringing... [read more >>] This has got to be the worst case scenario ever! I have never seen such hacker geniality before. Malware creators have recently designed a new type of trojan called Prg. We all know trojans can't do much to a computer, and neither does this one, but it's great at stealing data. The really impressive part is that it seems impossible for any of the anti-virus developers to be able to take it down. What this virus does is mutate, like the cyber-stuff you see in movies. It does not have a simple form, its code can modify itself so that no anti-virus can combat it. Whenever the code changes, though the virus does the exact thing every ... [read more >>] | 
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