Shylock, the banking Trojan whose names stems from Shakespeare's “The Merchant of Venice,” is constantly being improved by its developers. According to Symantec, cybercriminals have started adding some interesting new features.
The latest variants of the Trojan rely on complementary modules to enhan... |
5 April 2013
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Even though Shylock is believed to be one of the main threats for Skype users, it appears that many more forms of malware are actually targeting those who installed Microsoft’s VoIP application. Trend Micro security researchers have warned that WORM_PHORPIEX.JZ is trying to infect computers running Skype, even... |
23 January 2013
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Hackers behind the Shylock project have developed new ways to infect more computers around the world using Microsoft’s own Skype VoIP platform, but the Redmond-based technology giant reacted pretty fast to block the threat.
A company spokesperson told us in an emailed statement that users are now on the safe s... |
22 January 2013
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Security vendors around the world are now warning that a new version of the Shylock malware is aimed at Skype users as Microsoft is struggling to move Windows Live Messenger to the VoIP platform. Threatpost writes that the new piece of malware has been spotted in the UK, Europe and the US and it comes with new featu... |
17 January 2013
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According to researchers from F-Secure, there’s a clever way to protect yourself against the Shakespearian malware known as Shylock. By disabling the Smart Card service from the operating system’s control panel, you can ensure that the threat doesn’t infect your computer. It turns out that when it&... |
5 December 2012
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Shylock, the Shakespearian malware, is making the rounds once again and, according to researchers from Symantec, it relies on some clever functions in order to avoid being detected by antivirus solutions.
The latest variants of the Trojan rely on social engineering tricks in order to spread, but they also come with ... |
29 August 2012
10:36 GMT |
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Shylock, the Trojan whose name is based on a Shakespeare character from The Merchant of Venice, is once again up to no good. Its developers have added a feature that allows it to inject the attacker’s phone number into bank websites visited by the victim. Symantec experts have identified a new version of the T... |
8 August 2012
10:17 GMT |
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Fraudsters and cybercriminals have been coming up with highly complex techniques to dupe unsuspecting users into handing them over sensitive information needed to access valuable assets. Now, they’re turning to live chat to make sure that they’re convincing enough.
Trusteer researchers identified an atta... |
29 February 2012
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Trusteer researchers found that the piece of malware known as Shylock, named so because each new variant contains random quotes from Shakespeare's "The Merchant of Venice", has infected a lot of devices in the past several weeks. After further investigations they have managed to determine the clever mechanisms w... |
21 February 2012
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