Virus alerts  

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 24th, 2011
Hackers Use Vulnerabilities in Korean Office Software

Hackers Use Vulnerabilities in Korean Office Software

Another fine example of why applications should always be kept up to date

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 19th, 2011
ConBot Inflates Bills by Sending Premium Rate SMSs

ConBot Inflates Bills by Sending Premium Rate SMSs

SymbOS/ConBot is another one of Spitmo's 'cousins'

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 15th, 2011
Worm Comes as Office Genuine Advantage Checker on IM

Worm Comes as Office Genuine Advantage Checker on IM

Yahoo Messenger doesn't only spread fake news, but also worms

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 14th, 2011
Anonymous' Fawkes Virus Found on Facebook

Anonymous' Fawkes Virus Found on Facebook

The discovered worm resembles very much the virus described by the hackers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 11th, 2011
Patched Adobe Flash SWF Vulnerability Still Makes Victims

Patched Adobe Flash SWF Vulnerability Still Makes Victims

Outdates software will in many cases leave a computer exposed to hackers

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 10th, 2011
Brazilian Cybercriminals Use Block Cypher to Encrypt Malware

Brazilian Cybercriminals Use Block Cypher to Encrypt Malware

More pieces of malware are masqueraded as innocent image files

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 9th, 2011
Whistler Bootkit Evolves to Evade AV Detection

Whistler Bootkit Evolves to Evade AV Detection

Researchers expect that it will keep improving even further

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • November 2nd, 2011
Duqu Installer Found to Rely on Windows Kernel Vulnerability

Duqu Installer Found to Rely on Windows Kernel Vulnerability

The installer can take the shape of any harmless looking file

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 29th, 2011
DevilRobber OS X Malware Mines for Bitcoins While Stealing Your Data

DevilRobber OS X Malware Mines for Bitcoins While Stealing Your Data

The new piece of malware will steal anything it can find

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 26th, 2011
Unpatched Servers Exposed to JBoss Worm

Unpatched Servers Exposed to JBoss Worm

Businesses that rely on JBoss should immediately patch their software

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 26th, 2011
Andromeda Bot Hides Behind Facebook Comments

Andromeda Bot Hides Behind Facebook Comments

Social engineering is a crucial component of hacking operations

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 26th, 2011
Linux Tsunami Opens Backdoors on OS X

Linux Tsunami Opens Backdoors on OS X

An improved version of an old OS X malware hits the internet

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 25th, 2011
DroidKungFu Gets Upgraded to LeNa

DroidKungFu Gets Upgraded to LeNa

The improved version attaches itself to system processes

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 20th, 2011
Stuxnet Variant Returns as Sophisticated Keylogger

Stuxnet Variant Returns as Sophisticated Keylogger

Instead of targeting military facilities, the new version is after civilian companies

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 18th, 2011
Gmail Hacking Tool Only Cracks Your Bank Account

Gmail Hacking Tool Only Cracks Your Bank Account

I guarantee that no tool can crack an email account

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 17th, 2011
New ZeuS Variant Spreads Through Australian Taxation Office Spam

New ZeuS Variant Spreads Through Australian Taxation Office Spam

ZeuS takes many forms but deep inside it's the same evil piece of malware

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • October 17th, 2011
Security Sphere Returns to Exploit KickAssTorrents

Security Sphere Returns to Exploit KickAssTorrents

The rogue AV compromises another advertisement platform

 
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