- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 23rd, 2012
Spam Emails Advertise Fake “Windows Risk Minimizer” Antivirus
A Flash animation imitates a system scan to make everything look more realistic
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 23rd, 2012
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
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 22nd, 2012
BBB and LinkedIn Email Lure Users to Compromised WordPress Sites
The BlackHole Exploit Kit is used to spread the malicious Cridex worm
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 21st, 2012
Imuler OS X Malware Opens Backdoors and Steals Data
A new variant of the Imuler Trojan cleverly masquerades its true intentions
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 21st, 2012
First 2012 Duqu Variant Found by Symantec
Only the driver was found, but some improvements can already bee seen
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 19th, 2012
Kaspersky Solves Duqu Framework Mystery
Experts believe that a custom object oriented C variant was used to write Duqu
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 17th, 2012
Valid VeriSign Certificate Used to Sign Mediyes Malware
Mediyes malware is a wolf in sheep's clothing, an expert says
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 16th, 2012
Cybercriminals Keep Up: Rogue “Google Play” Sites Spotted
Malware served by these sites seamlessly signs up users for paid services
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2012
Shady Media Player Advertises Fake Streaming Services
Users can end up handing over their bank accounts to crooks
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 14th, 2012
Iran-Themed Emails from China Target US Military Members
The masterminds rely on the interest presented by Iran's oil and nuclear situation
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 8th, 2012
Scareware Demands Ransom After Making Files and Folders Invisible
The malicious element relies on the fact that users value their personal assets
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 8th, 2012
Duqu Framework Coded in Unknown Programming Language
Help Kaspersky identify the curious programming language
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 6th, 2012
Malware Used to Spy on Syrians Detailed by Experts
The malware's creators are sorry because their work is used in such a way
- By Eduard Kovacs
- March 2nd, 2012
Anonymous DDOS Tool Infected with Zeus Trojan
Did Anonymous trick users, or is this the work of an independent profit-driven hacker?
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 29th, 2012
Video: Fake AV Page in Action
Fake antivirus pages pop up in many search engine results
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 29th, 2012
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
- By Eduard Kovacs
- February 25th, 2012
French Police Warnings Served to Users Who Visit Luxury Cake Site
Computers of Japanese users infected with the same Trojan