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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 23rd, 2012
Spam Emails Advertise Fake “Windows Risk Minimizer” Antivirus

Spam Emails Advertise Fake “Windows Risk Minimizer” Antivirus

A Flash animation imitates a system scan to make everything look more realistic

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 23rd, 2012
Experts Find Georgian Botnet That Creates Audio and Video Recordings

Experts Find Georgian Botnet That Creates Audio and Video Recordings

The malicious element also looks for documents that contain keywords such as KGB and CIA

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 22nd, 2012
BBB and LinkedIn Email Lure Users to Compromised WordPress Sites

BBB and LinkedIn Email Lure Users to Compromised WordPress Sites

The BlackHole Exploit Kit is used to spread the malicious Cridex worm

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 21st, 2012
Imuler OS X Malware Opens Backdoors and Steals Data

Imuler OS X Malware Opens Backdoors and Steals Data

A new variant of the Imuler Trojan cleverly masquerades its true intentions

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 21st, 2012
First 2012 Duqu Variant Found by Symantec

First 2012 Duqu Variant Found by Symantec

Only the driver was found, but some improvements can already bee seen

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 19th, 2012
Kaspersky Solves Duqu Framework Mystery

Kaspersky Solves Duqu Framework Mystery

Experts believe that a custom object oriented C variant was used to write Duqu

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 17th, 2012
Valid VeriSign Certificate Used to Sign Mediyes Malware

Valid VeriSign Certificate Used to Sign Mediyes Malware

Mediyes malware is a wolf in sheep's clothing, an expert says

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 16th, 2012
Cybercriminals Keep Up: Rogue “Google Play” Sites Spotted

Cybercriminals Keep Up: Rogue “Google Play” Sites Spotted

Malware served by these sites seamlessly signs up users for paid services

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 14th, 2012
Shady Media Player Advertises Fake Streaming Services

Shady Media Player Advertises Fake Streaming Services

Users can end up handing over their bank accounts to crooks

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 14th, 2012
Iran-Themed Emails from China Target US Military Members

Iran-Themed Emails from China Target US Military Members

The masterminds rely on the interest presented by Iran's oil and nuclear situation

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 8th, 2012
Scareware Demands Ransom After Making Files and Folders Invisible

Scareware Demands Ransom After Making Files and Folders Invisible

The malicious element relies on the fact that users value their personal assets

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 8th, 2012
Duqu Framework Coded in Unknown Programming Language

Duqu Framework Coded in Unknown Programming Language

Help Kaspersky identify the curious programming language

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 6th, 2012
Malware Used to Spy on Syrians Detailed by Experts

Malware Used to Spy on Syrians Detailed by Experts

The malware's creators are sorry because their work is used in such a way

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • March 2nd, 2012
Anonymous DDOS Tool Infected with Zeus Trojan

Anonymous DDOS Tool Infected with Zeus Trojan

Did Anonymous trick users, or is this the work of an independent profit-driven hacker?

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 29th, 2012
Video: Fake AV Page in Action

Video: Fake AV Page in Action

Fake antivirus pages pop up in many search engine results

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 29th, 2012
Fraudsters Rely on Live Chat Sessions to Steal Bank Accounts

Fraudsters Rely on Live Chat Sessions to Steal Bank Accounts

Crooks take their time to chat with victims to make sure they obtain what they need

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • February 25th, 2012
French Police Warnings Served to Users Who Visit Luxury Cake Site

French Police Warnings Served to Users Who Visit Luxury Cake Site

Computers of Japanese users infected with the same Trojan

 
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