NEWS CATEGORIES:

NEWS ARCHIVE >>
SOFTPEDIA REVIEWS >>
MEET THE EDITORS >>

Find us on Google+

Home > News > Tags > malware distribution

Stories about: malware distribution

More: next 50 >>

Fake Inter-Company Invoice Emails Carry Malware Security experts warn of a new wave of emails carrying malicious attachments and posing as invoices from various companies.The subject of the rogue emails caries but is of the form "Re: Inter-company inv. from [company name]" or "Re: Corp. invoice from [company name]."Beazer Homes, KPMG, Miltek, Kraft Foods, and Safe...	19 August 2011 14:57 GMT

Security Experts Observe Huge Spike in Malicious Spam Levels Security researchers from M86 Security warn that since the beginning of August the quantity of malware-carrying spam has spiked to levels far exceeding those before the SpamIt shutdown.The unexpected closure of the largest rogue pharmacy affiliate program, SpamIt, in October 2010, is used as a point of reference in s...	18 August 2011 10:45 GMT

Malware Distribution Campaign Leverages Bastille Day Security researchers from Sophos have identified a malware distribution campaign which produces emails targeting English speakers that celebrate Bastille Day.Bastille Day is the National Day of France and is celebrated on July 14. It commemorates the storming of the Bastille fortress-prison by French revolutionaries ...	12 July 2011 12:04 GMT

Mass URL Shortener Abuse Seen in Recent Malware Attack Security researchers from Symantec warn that the abuse of URL shortening services is increasing with recent large scale malware distribution campaigns using the technique.URL shorteners are great for obfuscating links, especially when many of them are used together to create multiple hops before landing victims to th...	6 July 2011 14:39 GMT

Fake iPhone 5 Email Announcements Lead to Malware iPhone 5 rumors abound and cyber criminals are taking advantage of that by spreading fake email announcements that lead recipients to malware distribution websites.According to security researchers from email security vendor AppRiver who intercepted such a campaign, the rogue messages bear subjects like "Finally. The...	7 June 2011 13:43 GMT

NACHA Spam Gang Starts Using Shortened URLs The malware distribution gang that sends spam emails purporting to come from the Electronic Payments Association (NACHA) has switched to using shortened URLs in its campaigns.Posing as NACHA is not a new technique. It has been used since November 2009, however, a new campaign has been going strong for the past couple...	16 May 2011 14:16 GMT

Geek.com Infects Visitors with Malware Security researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler warn that technology website geek.com was compromised and many of its pages are executing drive-by download attacks against visitors.Geek.com is one of the oldest technology news websites around, dating back to 1996, the dawn of the commercial World Wide Web.A...	16 May 2011 02:55 GMT

Mother's Day Spam Making the Rounds Security vendors warn that spam campaigns trying to exploit people's interest into Mother's Day are currently making the rounds and can lead to all sorts of problems.The upcoming holiday is focused on showing appreciation for mothers and it is customary to do this by giving them flowers, gifts and greeting ...	4 May 2011 12:29 GMT

Fake FBI Emails Distribute Backdoor A new malware distribution campaign is producing rogue emails purporting to come from the FBI and attempting to scare users into opening malicious attachments.Cyber criminals behind this attack are hoping to scare people into believing they are being investigated by federal authorities because they accessed illegal o...	4 May 2011 04:57 GMT

Osama-Themed Scams Spreading on Twitter Following black hat SEO campaigns and Facebook scams, Osama-themed attacks have extended to Twitter where links to videos of his death lead to malware.Security researchers from Kaspersky have monitored bin Laden's death coverage on Twitter and during the past 24 hours the number of related tweets averaged at 4,0...	3 May 2011 14:38 GMT

Fake BoBijou Order Notifications Spread Scareware A new wave of scareware-carrying emails are posing as order confirmations from a pearl jewelry manufacturer called BoBijou in an attempt to trick recipients to open malicious attachments.According to independent security consultant Dancho Danchev, who analyzed the new attack, the emails bear a subject of "Successfull...	28 April 2011 12:55 GMT

Zbot Distributed as Easter Greeting Cards Malware distributors have already began launching Easter-themed email campaigns, a recent one trying to push a variant of the Zbot trojan as a holiday greeting card.According to antivirus vendor McAfee which intercepted the attack, the fake emails bear a subject of "Easter Greeting From [name]" and contain an image o...	21 April 2011 07:59 GMT

Epsilon Data Breach Exploited to Spread Malware The recent announcement of a massive data breach incident at email marketing services provider Epsilon is being exploited by cyber criminals to distribute malware.At the beginning of April, Epsilon Data Management, a subsidiary of Dallas-based Alliance Data Systems, announced that hackers managed to break into its se...	19 April 2011 05:23 GMT

New DHL-Themed Malware Distribution Campaign in the Wild Security researchers warn of a new malware distribution campaign which produces emails with malicious attachments that pose as delivery notifications from DHL.The rogue emails have a subject "DHL Express Services" and their headers have been forged to appear as originating from a @dhl.com address.They inform recipien...	5 April 2011 05:58 GMT

Spotify Users Hit by Malvertizement Spotify users have fallen victim to a drive-by download attack instrumented via malicious ads displayed in the free version of the software. Spotify is a popular music streaming service with over 10 million registered users. It can be accessed via proprietary software available for most desktop and mobile operat...	25 March 2011 09:34 GMT

Fake UPS Email Campaign Delivers Malware Cocktail A new malware distribution campaign that generates emails posing as delivery notifications from United Parcel Service (UPS) is currently hitting people's inboxes.The rogue emails bear a subject of "United Parcel Service notification" and have spoofed headers to appear as originating from a infojs@ups.com address...	24 March 2011 04:54 GMT

Fake E-Gift Emails Pass Old Style IRCBot as Screensaver A new spam campaign currently making the rounds produces emails that pose as e-gifts from friends, but in fact lead to an IRC-based trojan.The emails have spoofed headers to appear as originating from gifts@freeze.com and bear a subject of "You have received a gift from one of our members !"Freeze.com is a website of...	2 March 2011 03:53 GMT

Malware Possibly Distributed Through OpenX.org According to notifications from Google's Safe Browsing service, openx.org, home to a leading open source ad server package, might be used as an intermediary for malware.The problem was observed by researchers from Web security company Sucuri, which provides a website integrity monitoring solution."We are trackin...	7 January 2011 13:56 GMT

Fake Windows Security Update Emails Spread Worm Security researchers from Sophos warn of a new malware distribution campaign that tries to pass an AutoRun worm as a critical Windows security update.The spam emails bear a subject of "Update your Windows" and their header is forged to appear as if they originate from a no-reply@microsft.com [intentional domain typo]...	4 January 2011 11:57 GMT

New Drive-By Download Attack Exploits Recently Patched IE Flaw Security Researchers from Trend Micro have intercepted a new drive-by download attack which exploits a critical Internet Explorer vulnerability in order to install multiple malware components on targeted systems.Drive-by download attacks are a common and effective malware propagation method and are usually launched f...	29 December 2010 04:22 GMT

Webmasters Largely Unresponsive to Infection Reports from Security Researchers

Security researchers from Sophos claim that webmasters are generally unresponsive when contacted about their infected websites, or if they respond, they do so in a hostile way.Legitimate infected websites have become one of the primary vectors for spamming and spreading malware online.They are commonly used as doorwa...

22 December 2010
11:15 GMT

New Malware Distribution Crimeware Kit Surfaces on the Underground Market Security researchers from Symantec have spotted a new crimeware toolkit being sold on the underground market, which generates a trojan that is exclusively used to distribute malware.Crimeware toolkits are programs that can be used to create customized versions of trojans along with their command and control (C&C) sof...	19 December 2010 13:05 GMT

Malicious Links Spammed from Fake Amazon Profiles Security researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler have identified many fake Amazon profiles which are being used to spam links to rogue online pharmacies and malware distribution sites.Fake profiles have long been used for spam on all websites that allow inter-user communication, starting years ago with forum...	2 December 2010 03:52 GMT

Twitter Trends Poisoned with Malicious Links Security researchers warn that malware distributors are aggressively pushing malicious links via Twitter Trends in a BHSEO-like campaign meant to infect users.Just like Google Trends, which lists the hottest Google search topics and keywords, Twitter Trends provides a list of most discussed subjects on the microblogg...	2 December 2010 02:31 GMT

Malware Risks High on Cyber Monday As online shoppers flock online today to benefit from all the Cyber Monday deals, security researchers advise them to exercise increased caution because of the increased number of attacks targeting users during this period.Just like Black Friday, Cyber Monday is considered one of the busiest shopping days of the year...	29 November 2010 10:54 GMT

Number of New Daily Malware Samples Reaches All Time High McAfee reports that during the previous quarter, the daily malware growth has averaged at 60,000 new samples, which is the highest value ever recorded.According to the security giant, the number of threats detected this year (14 million) also exceeds the number analyzed in all previous years."In 2007 we identified on...	17 November 2010 13:48 GMT

Increasing Number of ccTLDs Used in Malware Distribution According to a report from German antivirus vendor Avira, the number of country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) used to distribute malware has increased significantly during October.The biggest deviation was registered for .ru with a 73.92% increase compared to September. Despite this, .com remains the most abused TL...	15 November 2010 10:54 GMT

Scottish Malware Distributor Pleads Guilty A Scottish man pleaded guilty yesterday to offenses stemming from his activity as the leader of a international cybercriminal gang, responsible for infecting computers worldwide with trojans.Matthew Anderson, 33, from Drummuir, Aberdeenshire, was arrested by UK authorities in June 2006, following an investigation int...	23 October 2010 10:23 GMT

Avalanche Gang Switches from Traditional Phishing to ZeuS Security researchers warn that one of the world's largest phishing gangs, known in the security industry as Avalanche, is now relying on the infamous ZeuS trojan to steal sensitive data from users.The announcement came from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), an international association of security vendors,...	21 October 2010 04:26 GMT

Drive-By Kit Generates Fake Twitter Home Pages Security researchers warn of the increasing popularity of a drive-by kit, which allows attackers to create fake copies of the Twitter home page and use them to distribute malware.The real Twitter main page currently promotes a video about the site's new design. This is located under the Sign Up button and comes ...	18 October 2010 10:03 GMT

OpenX Vulnerability Exploited to Compromise Multiple Ad Servers A vulnerability in a component of the OpenX advertising platform has been exploited by hackers to tamper with ad serving on multiple websites including The Pirate Bay, eSarcasm and AfterDawn.The affected component, called Open Flash Chart 2, is developed by a third party, but has been included by default in OpenX sin...	15 September 2010 01:00 GMT

Malware Pushers Piggyback on Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Security researchers from BitDefender warn of a new malware distribution campaign which tries to capitalize on the noise caused by Microsoft's latest batch of security updates.Microsoft releases new security fixes during the second Tuesday of each month, a day that has came to be known in the industry as Patch T...	13 August 2010 11:18 GMT

Large Number of Malicious .MOV Files Found in the Wild Security researchers warn of an increasing trend of cyber criminals using maliciously crafted .MOV files. The rogue files are being distributed through file sharing websites and attempt to trick users into download malware by claiming that a special codec or QuickTime update is required to play them.One of the most r...	3 August 2010 05:17 GMT

Malware Distributed as McAfee VirusScan Trial Multiple antivirus vendors warn of a new spam campaign, which attempts to infect users with malware by passing the malicious attachments as a free trial of the McAfee VirusScan Plus security product. The rogue emails claims that users who install the file are automatically signed up for a contest."Overnight our spam ...	28 July 2010 08:29 GMT

URL Shortners Increasingly Used in Spam Security researchers from German antivirus vendor Avira, warn that the use of URL shortening services in spam is on an ascending trend. According to data gathered by the company, tinyurl.com is the most abused URL shortner when it comes to phishing attacks, while k.im is preferred for malware distribution.Created in ...	19 July 2010 12:11 GMT

Fake eBay Payment Request Emails Lead to Malware A new email spam campaign spreads emails masquerading as payment requests coming from eBay. Users are lured into opening an attached HTML file which redirects them to a malware pushing website.The rogue email messages have a subject of “Payment request from.” This is most likely a spelling mistake, the sp...	13 July 2010 15:45 GMT

ShopNBC Fake Emails Lead to Malicious Website A new email scam tricks users into opening malicious links by using a fake ShoNBC e-flyer as lure. The rogue links direct victims to a website trying to infect their computers with malware.The spam has been intercepted by email and Web security provider AppRiver, who notes that the scammers probably copied and modifi...	13 July 2010 05:56 GMT

DynDNS Abused by Malware Pushers Security researchers from Sunbelt Software have observed an increasing abuse of DynDNS services. Malware distributors are constantly registering and rotating DynDNS-hosted sub-domains that are subsequently used to spread computer trojans.DynDNS is a DNS (Domain Name System) hosting provider best known for its free dy...	13 July 2010 02:49 GMT

Fake Changelog Emails Contain Malware Security researchers from Sophos have intercepted a spam campaign, which masquerades emails delivering a requested changelog. The attachment contains a malicious application from the BredoZp family of malware.The spam emails come with subject of "Your log 05.07.2010". However, considering that a message received toda...	8 July 2010 10:10 GMT

Fake DHL Emails Distribute New Trojan Security researchers from antivirus vendor Avira warn that a new spam campaign masquerades as notifications DHL. The fake emails have a new computer trojan variant hidden in their attachments.The messages have their "From" field spoofed to appear as originating from an DHL email address. The subject is "DHL Tracking ...	7 July 2010 10:48 GMT

One in Ten Spam Messages Contains Malware According to a report from AppRiver, over ten percent of spam messages intercepted in the past six months distributed some form of malware. During the same time, almost 45% of junk email traffic originated in Europe. The latest statistics compiled AppRiver, an email and Web security vendor based out of Gulf Bree...	2 July 2010 08:04 GMT

Localized Twitter Spam Spreads Backdoors Security researchers from Trend Micro warn that a new spam campaign circulating on Twitter attempts to infect users with backdoors. The attacks make use of black hat search engine optimization techniques specifically adapted for the micro-blogging platform."Over the past two weeks, several Twitter accounts were creat...	30 June 2010 06:57 GMT

Zbot Pushers Claim Eminem Is Dead Security researchers warn that cybercriminals are employing fake rumors of Eminem's death to infect users with the Zbot trojan. A fake CBS News mail claiming to link to footage of his car crash is actually directing unsuspecting victims to a malicious website.Fake news of Eminem, also known as Slim Shady, one of...	29 June 2010 05:28 GMT

Twitter Invitation Email Scam Spreads Malware Downloader One of the latest email spams to impersonate Twitter tries to trick users into opening a malicious attachment by passing it as an invitation to the micro blogging service. Meanwhile, Twitter email change scams are still going around and send unsuspecting victims to websites packed with exploits.Security researchers f...	28 June 2010 11:04 GMT

Several Symantec Websites Vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting Several websites belonging to security giant Symantec are vulnerable to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, according to a security enthusiast who discovered multiple flaws. The vulnerabilities could be leveraged to increase the credibility of email targeted attacks.According to the XSSed project, who published mirro...	28 June 2010 09:19 GMT

Malware Distributors Spam Twitter Users on Recently Used Topics Security researchers warn that multiple spam campaigns detected on Twitter over the weekend target users via replies on topics they employed in recent tweets. Most malicious links spread in this way lead to websites pushing DDoS-capable trojans controlled from Muslim countries. British antivirus vendor Sophos warned...	7 June 2010 10:37 GMT

IBM Hands Out Malware at AusCERT Security Conference IBM has warned AusCERT participants that many, if not all, USB memory sticks distributed for free at its presentation booth during the conference, carried malware. The infected file was set to be executed via Autorun when the devices got plugged into a Windows computer and installed a keylogger component. The 2010...	21 May 2010 10:47 GMT

Malicious Executables Hidden in .DOC Files A new email malware distribution campaign has adopted a lawsuit notification theme. The fake messages include links to malicious files or hide them inside attached documents.The purpose of this scheme is to scare users into downloading and installing a trojan onto their computers, especially since the alleged lawsuit...	30 March 2010 09:52 GMT

Beware of Zbot-Flavored Facebook Phishing Security researchers warn of a new wave of malicious emails that target Facebook users. The messages falsely claim that a fresh login system is being implemented, directs people to a phishing site and also attempts to infect them with malware.This new spam campaign is interesting because it incorporates two different...	9 November 2009 08:16 GMT

Major Payroll Processing Provider Breached The breach of an online payroll processing system belonging to a large provider called PayChoice has surfaced after its customers have started receiving targeted malware distribution attacks via email. The attackers are looking to infect the company's clients with an information-stealing trojan after they only s...	2 October 2009 08:42 GMT

More: next 50 >>

SUBMIT PROGRAM \| ADVERTISE \| GET HELP \| SEND US FEEDBACK \| RSS FEEDS \| UPDATE YOUR SOFTWARE \| ROMANIAN FORUM
© 2001 - 2012 Softpedia. All rights reserved. Softpedia® and the Softpedia® logo are registered trademarks of SoftNews NET SRL.	Copyright Information \| Privacy Policy \| Terms of Use