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Security researchers from Sophos warn of a new scareware campaign that directs Firefox users to rogue pages mimicking the security alerts normally issued by the browser.Firefox leverages Google's Safe Browsing API to prevent users from visiting websites that have been flagged as malicious.The Safe Browsing servi... |
31 May 2011
05:15 GMT |
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Security researchers from cloud security provider Zscaler warn that the website of India's DNA (Daily News and Analysis) newspaper was compromised and is leading visitors to scareware.DNA is estimated to be the 8th largest English daily newspaper in India and considering that the country has 100 million Internet... |
17 May 2011
13:33 GMT |
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Scareware distributors are exploiting the search traffic generated by Google's anniversary doodles to infect users with fake antivirus programs.Google has made a habit of honoring different individuals or celebrating various holidays by changing their logo with graphics drawn specifically for that occasion which... |
13 May 2011
13:30 GMT |
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A recently announced mass injection attack dubbed LizaMoon is spreading rapidly and managed to infect over 1.5 million web pages in just a few days.The mass compromise was announced by Websense on Tuesday, at which time it had already affected some 28,000 pages and made its way onto iTunes.One interesting aspect of t... |
31 March 2011
12:16 GMT |
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Scammers behind the new family of scareware programs that pose as hard disk drive defragmentation utilities are using vulnerable OpenX servers to launch drive-by downloads and infect users.This new attack was spotted by security researchers from Web application security solutions vendor Armorize Technologies, who las... |
20 December 2010
02:22 GMT |
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Researchers from Panda Security warn of an ongoing scareware distribution campaign on Twitter which appears to be using both fake and hijacked legit accounts to spread malicious links.The rogue messages read "a very good antivirus http://goo.gl/[censored]" and lead to an attack page which displays fake security alert... |
16 December 2010
03:34 GMT |
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Search results related to today's official announcement that Prince William of Wales and his longstanding girlfriend Kate Middleton became engaged, have been poisoned with malicious links leading to scareware.Prince William, who is second in the line of succession to the British Throne, started dating his new fi... |
16 November 2010
12:31 GMT |
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A new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign, used to push scareware programs, has poisoned search results related to the upcoming US midterm elections.The 2010 US general elections will take place today and a lot of people are expected to go online and check out polls and other information.Security re... |
2 November 2010
03:55 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that the recently released "Paranormal Activity 2," which enjoys unprecedented success at the box office for a horror movie, is targeted in a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign.With Holloween only days away, it's understandable why a lot of people would be interes... |
26 October 2010
12:54 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that a new malware distribution campaign uses fake versions of the malicious site warnings commonly displayed by Firefox and Google Chrome.Both Chrome and Firefox tap into Google's Safe Browsing service in order to check if the accessed URLs are known attack sites.If such malicious page... |
20 October 2010
09:42 GMT |
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The noise generated by the recent Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against Aiplex Software, has led to scareware distributors poisoning search results about the incidents.It's no secret that cybercriminals monitor trending topics on Google and exploit them through black hat search engine optimization... |
22 September 2010
08:00 GMT |
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Researchers from Sucuri Security, a company running a web integrity monitoring service, warn that a number of websites hosted at Go Daddy have had malicious code injected into their pages.All infected sites had base64-encoded JavaScript added to all of their PHP files. The rogue scripting decodes to a <script&#x... |
18 September 2010
09:49 GMT |
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A new wave of spam emails carrying HTML attachments that redirect to fake AV sites has been hitting mailboxes hard during the past two days.The subjects of the rogue emails, as well as the names of the attached HTML documents are changing rapidly."Credit card", "Randolph Plans", "Apartment for rent", "Cops kill activ... |
17 September 2010
14:01 GMT |
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A new wave of spam emails masquerading as resume submissions instruct recipients to open attached HTML files, which redirects them to scareware pushing websites.The fake emails come with a subject of "Resume" and their body contains short messages like "Attached, please find" or "please find attached my cv."The name ... |
20 August 2010
08:11 GMT |
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A rogue application is currently imitating Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) in an attempt to trick users into buying a fake antivirus product.According to reports, once installed on a computer the fake MSRT program displays a window mimicking the Windows update dialog box and makes it a... |
13 August 2010
13:04 GMT |
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Security researchers from Spanish antivirus vendor Panda Security warn of a new black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign which poisons search results related to 'Moshi Monsters' with malicious links.Moshi Monsters is an online game for children, in which players have to care for one of the many... |
12 August 2010
07:45 GMT |
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Security researchers from antivirus vendor Webroot warn that scareware pushers have poisoned the search results for "USA map" on Google Images. The attack uses a different landing page and social engineering trick for each of the major browsers.Black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns on Google Images a... |
10 August 2010
04:52 GMT |
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Security researchers warn of ongoing email scams masquerading as payment notifications from various financial companies and retail chains. The fake messages trick recipients into visiting malicious links that lead to spam sites or scareware-pushing Web pages.The new spam campaigns were intercepted by researchers from... |
7 August 2010
04:53 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that an on-going black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign has poisoned search results related to Chelsea Clinton with links leading to scareware scams. Searching for information about her new husband, Marc Mezvinsky, caries similar risks.Chelsea Clinton is the daughter of former... |
3 August 2010
09:19 GMT |
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A new spam campaign attempts to trick users into executing malicious files by claiming they are scanned documents. The fake emails masquerade as automatic messages sent by Xerox WorkCentre Pro machines.The spam emails come with a subject of “Scan from a Xerox WorkCentre Pro #0713393” and have an archive f... |
16 July 2010
12:32 GMT |
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A malvertising attack targeted TweetMeme users today after a rogue advertiser made its way onto the website. The malicious advertisements directed user to third party websites displaying fake malware alerts with the purpose of convincing users to install scareware.Malvertising (malicious advertising) is a type of att... |
15 July 2010
08:44 GMT |
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Security researchers from Trend Micro warn of an increase in black hat search engine optimization campaigns that use fake YouTube pages and Flash Player updates to trick users into installing malware on their computers. Poisoned search results were detected for queries mentioning Teresa Guidice, Holly Davidson, the B... |
15 July 2010
06:37 GMT |
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Security researchers at Sophos have intercepted a Web attack where a PDF document is used to detect the version of Adobe Reader and serve the appropriate exploit. If exploitation is sucessful, a FAKEAV variant is downloaded and installed on the victim's computer. Web-based exploitation is one of the pr... |
2 July 2010
06:33 GMT |
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Users looking for information about the new Twilight Eclipse movie are advised to treat the search results with extreme care, as they might lead to malicious websites. The black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns have been so successful that for some Eclipse-related keywords over half of the results are... |
1 July 2010
07:41 GMT |
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Security researchers from web integrity monitoring services provider Sucuri warn that a new mass injection attack is targeting websites hosted at BlueHost. The company's own CEO, Matt Heaton, appears to be amongst the victims of this attack, having his blog compromised and left spreading rogueware.The rogue code... |
28 June 2010
04:48 GMT |
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The earthquake that hit China two days ago is still being used as a theme for scareware-pushing black hat search engine optimization campaigns. Search results related to the unfortunate event are riddled with malicious links trying to infect users. On April 14th at 7:49 am local time (April 13th 23:49 pm UTC), an ea... |
15 April 2010
11:28 GMT |
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The recent plane crash that resulted in the death of Polish President Lech Kaczyński and tens of other state officials is currently being exploited via BHSEO campaigns. Search results related to the tragedy have been poisoned with malicious links that push scareware-type computer programs. On April 10th, 2010, a Tup... |
12 April 2010
11:23 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that search results for a new controversial TV commercial featuring Tiger Woods have been poisoned with malicious links. The scareware distributed via this black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign has a very low AV detection rate.In the wake of the 2010 Masters Golf Tournament, ... |
9 April 2010
11:36 GMT |
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The man who secretly recorded ESPN reporter Erin Andrews changing in a hotel room and subsequently leaked the footage onto the Web, was sentenced to two and a half years in prison yesterday. The news has attracted the attention of spammers and scareware pushers, who are trying to profit from people searching for info... |
16 March 2010
10:22 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that searching for information on Daylight Saving Time (DST) can lead to FAKEAV websites. Similarly, search results from Corey Haim's untimely death have been poisoned with malicious links.Daylight Saving Time (DST), also referred to as summer time, involves advancing the clock by one h... |
15 March 2010
11:56 GMT |
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Cyber-crooks are exploiting the major earthquake that occurred in Chile on Saturday by poisoning search results related to the event in order to push scareware. Security researchers warn that a new technique is being used to erroneously display the file format for malicious links as PDF.An 8.8 magnitude earthquake st... |
1 March 2010
10:47 GMT |
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The name of the popular file analysis service VirusTotal is being abused by cyber-crooks to infect users with scareware. A recent forum spam campaign tries to trick people into visiting a malicious website hosted at virus-total.in. Security researchers from Sophos reported a spam run promoting the rogue virus-total ... |
27 February 2010
07:17 GMT |
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With the Oscars rapidly approaching, the associated black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaigns have already started. Security researchers from ALWIL Software, the creators of avast! antivirus, warn that searching online for information about Academy Award nominees has a high chance of leading to scareware... |
10 February 2010
05:01 GMT |
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Scareware distributors are hijacking vulnerable osCommerce websites in order to launch their BHSEO campaigns. The attacks leverage a publicly disclosed vulnerability and drop several rogue scripts on the compromised servers. The vulnerability is known since at least August 31, 2009, when a working exploit was public... |
19 January 2010
11:06 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that a scareware distribution campaign that started before the winter holidays on Google Groups is still affecting users. Rogue shortened URLs redirect unwary visitors to websites aggressively pushing fake antivirus software.It seems that the scareware cyber-criminal business model is as pro... |
12 January 2010
09:52 GMT |
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Several black hat search engine (BHSEO) campaigns have emerged in the days after Christmas targeting several subjects of interest for Internet users. Security researchers warn that search results for the name of the "Christmas Day Bomber" or after Christmas sales have been poisoned. News agencies from all over the w... |
30 December 2009
11:07 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that scareware pushers have already poisoned search results for queries related to the untimely death of Brittany Murphy. Malicious links attempt to trick visitors into downloading and installing fake antivirus software.American actress and singer Brittany Murphy, best known for the roles sh... |
23 December 2009
10:47 GMT |
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A malicious ad that silently infected visitors with scareware has made its way on Gizmodo. The incident was the result of a successful social engineering attack directed at the ad sales team of Gawker Media, the site's owner. Gizmodo is a popular technology blog owned by Gawker Media, an online media company co... |
28 October 2009
06:50 GMT |
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A new spam run is tricking people into opening an infected file by passing it as a contract of settlements. The attachment is password protected in order to bypass email scanners and the language used lends credibility to the spam. The fake emails have a subject of "Contract of Settlements" and claim to be sent from... |
26 October 2009
07:49 GMT |
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A fake report that Kanye West died in a bizarre car crash in Los Angeles made its way onto the net yesterday evening sending hoards of users googling and twittering about it. Cybercrooks reacted promptly by hijacking search results on the subject and pushing scareware.The bogus report was apparently the work of 4chan... |
21 October 2009
09:48 GMT |
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A new rogueware distribution email campaign employs a social engineering trick to scare users into installing malware. The scheme is centered around popular news subjects and brands such as the Conficker worm and Microsoft.The fake emails have a "Conflicker.B Infection Alert" subject (note the bad spelling of Confick... |
20 October 2009
03:57 GMT |
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Scareware distributors have started using Skype as a channel for pushing their fake security software. The spam masquerades as official online notifications and deceptive account names are used.Fake AVs, also known as scareware or rogueware, are useless applications that trick users into paying for license fees in or... |
6 October 2009
10:17 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that the black hat search engine optimization campaigns used to poison search results and push rogue security software continue to hijack more subjects of interest. Users searching for Patrick Swayze's untimely death, Serena Williams' outburst at the US Open or the blackout of Cinc... |
15 September 2009
09:44 GMT |
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The media and advertising team of the New York Times website is currently trying to track down and remove a malicious advertisement promoting scareware. Users are advised to ignore any alerts that warn them of being infected with malware and offering an antivirus solution.Users started reporting anomalies when visiti... |
14 September 2009
04:49 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that looking for information about a mysterious Facebook application called "Fan Check," which some people claim to be malicious, can lead to malware itself. Apparently, scareware distributors have adopted this trending topic for a new black hat search engine optimization campaign that promo... |
8 September 2009
10:01 GMT |
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Security researchers warn of a new piece of rogueware, called "Green AV," which is making victims. The fake antivirus software preys on people's concerns about environmental issues by promising to donate part of the license costs to a green cause.The distribution of scareware, also known as rogueware, still repr... |
3 September 2009
07:52 GMT |
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A new Koobface variant has been detected spreading in the wild and has been analyzed by security researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The analysis revealed that illegal money schemes used by its creators include scareware distribution and click fraud via rogue affiliate advertising programs... |
1 September 2009
10:08 GMT |
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Security researchers warn that the recent, total solar eclipse has been used by cybercrooks as an opportunity to infect unwary users with rogueware. People searching for the keywords “solar eclipse 2009 in America” are most likely to stumble over malicious pages. The total solar eclipse that took place t... |
24 July 2009
04:41 GMT |
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This past weekend marked a sad moment in the history of the increasingly popular microblogging platform Twitter, as the first attack based on the scareware cybercriminal model was registered. Twitterers falling for a spam about a "best video," ended up having their computers silently exploited and infected with a rog... |
2 June 2009
04:22 GMT |
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Virus analysts from Panda Security warn of a new variant of the infamous Koobface worm, which was released on the popular Facebook social network. Its authors have changed the template of the spam messages, but, most importantly, have adopted the scareware model. Koobface is a computer worm that first appeared durin... |
18 May 2009
04:24 GMT |
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