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Internet users are advised to be on the lookout for a series of malicious emails that allegedly come from a legitimate company called Fidelity Investment, informing recipients that their tax statements are ready.
Trend Micro researchers identified the attachment that comes with the email as a variant of the Zbot spy... |
23 January 2012
14:31 GMT |
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After an allegedly secret memo was leaked by hackers, revealing that some major mobile phone manufacturers were aiding India spy on the United States-China Economic and Security Review Commission (USCC) in exchange for access to the Indian market, the companies came forward to deny the allegations.
Research in Moti... |
12 January 2012
08:09 GMT |
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It turns out that not only Bing and Yahoo! advertise pieces of software repackaged with adware and spyware for profit.
Zscaler researchers came across an ad for a free FLV player on Google Reader that was bundled with shady software that was flagged by 4 security solutions providers as containing adware or spyware.
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4 January 2012
04:27 GMT |
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A remote monitoring software named FinFisher was recently shown by Gamma International GmbH, a controversial company that's known for developing spying software and suspected of aiding dictatorial regimes in keeping their citizens in line.
According to H-Security, the spy tool makes good use of a vulnerability ... |
22 November 2011
03:27 GMT |
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The official email account belonging to a Tibet organization from Canada has been hit by hackers and malicious emails have been sent from it. The organization's representatives are convinced that these attacks are "highly targeted”, the general public not being affected by them.It is believed that the purp... |
6 September 2011
02:51 GMT |
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Security researchers from Trend Micro warn of a new information stealing Android trojan that disguises itself as an app for Google's new social product Google+.This latest threat is a variant of a recently discovered trojan called ANDROIDOS_NICKISPY which is able to record phone calls.This new version stands apa... |
15 August 2011
02:19 GMT |
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British celebrity chef and restaurant chain owner Gordon Ramsay is accusing members of his wife's family of planting spyware on his company's computers to intercept his personal and business email.In a lawsuit filed this month, he claims that his father-in-law and former CEO of Gordon Ramsay Holdings, Chris... |
9 August 2011
07:43 GMT |
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Security researchers from CA have identified a trojan for the Android platform which records phone calls and uploads them to a server under the attackers' control.The trojan hides itself as a service called Android System Messaging and asks for permission to intercept outgoing calls on installation.Unfortunately... |
2 August 2011
09:44 GMT |
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Malware distributors have managed to poison the search results for Google Chome on Microsoft's Bing search engine by buying sponsored links.One of the monetizing methods used by search companies are so-called sponsored links. These are paid-for results which are displayed at the top of search result pages for ce... |
8 July 2011
05:13 GMT |
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Security researchers have identified a new piece of Android spyware which spreads via repackaged applications and is capable of switching between different command and control servers.Dubbed GoldDream, the trojan was discovered on alternative Android markets by Xuxian Jiang, assistant professor in the NC State Univer... |
7 July 2011
14:13 GMT |
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Security researchers from Trend Micro have identified a new piece of Android malware capable of relaying SMS messages to and from the attacker.Detected as ANDROIDOS_CRUSEWIN.A the trojan has three components called FlashService, FlashReceiver and SMSReceiver.The FlashService module is responsible for communicating wi... |
24 June 2011
12:27 GMT |
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A California man used targeted social engineering attacks to trick over 200 women and girls into installing malware that gave him complete control over their computers, including webcams and microphones.The man selected his targets from a popular social networking website and sent them private messages, posing as the... |
4 November 2010
04:18 GMT |
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Intego has issued a security memo claiming to have discovered a spyware application that is downloaded as a result of installing a number of freely distributed pieces of Mac software. These include screen savers (particularly those developed by a company called 7art), and one application. The spyware is dubbed OSX/Op... |
2 June 2010
08:35 GMT |
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Ruben Unteregger, a 33-year-old software developer from Switzerland, has made public the source code of a trojan that taps into Skype conversations, records all audio data and sends it back to the attacker. This latest development comes after a serious scandal that flamed in 2006 about the usage of a similar Skype wi... |
27 August 2009
10:53 GMT |
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It is a known fact that some iPhone apps have been specifically designed to track your geographical location through time, then upload that data to Pinch Media. The company uses this system to inform developers of the number of distinct users who’ve accessed the application, how long it has been used, and so on... |
20 August 2009
05:36 GMT |
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Unknown to the general public, Adobe Flash uses local cookies to store various types of user sensitive information. This was the conclusion of a study supported by TRUST (Team for Research in Ubiquitous Secure Technologies) and conducted by various US universities.Most people already know that Internet cookies are us... |
12 August 2009
08:37 GMT |
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Tony Trout, a former Greenville County Council member, has been sentenced to 366 days in prison for installing a spyware program on the computer of County Administrator Joe Kernell, and intercepting his personal emails. Trout claimed that he did it in order to prove that Kernell, his employee, was involved in illegal... |
17 July 2009
11:21 GMT |
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BlackBerry mobile phone users in the United Arab Emirates recently received an official update for their devices coming from the wireless carrier Etisalat, but they discovered that the new software was, in fact, a spyware solution. The main issue with the “performance enhancement patch” that was sent to u... |
17 July 2009
04:28 GMT |
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Etisalat, one of the largest mobile carriers from the United Arab Emirates, shipped spyware to its BlackBerry customers by hiding it as an official update. The software was discovered, because it had significant battery drainage as an unexpected side-effect. Last week, BlackBerry Etisalat subscribers received a "pe... |
15 July 2009
08:51 GMT |
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SecureMac has just announced MacScan 2.6.1, an update to the company's anti-spyware application for Mac OS X. According to the release notes, this new version of MacScan enhances protection against the latest threats for Mac OS X, while adding usability enhancements and bug fixes. Additionally, SecureMac points ... |
18 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Local media in India is reporting that the Ministry of External Affairs is dealing with a security incident on its computer network, after a number of computers have been found to be compromised with spyware. The malicious software has been sending copies of internal e-mail messages to a rogue address. The MEA netwo... |
17 February 2009
05:28 GMT |
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On January 28, Microsoft joined governmental organizations and companies in the private sector to raise awareness of privacy and data protection issues. In 2007, the Council of Europe and the European Commission selected January 28 as the Data Privacy Day, and the Redmond company was quick to jump aboard, an indicati... |
28 January 2009
15:01 GMT |
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The South Korean defense industry is at great risk as the National Security Research Institute announced that malicious spyware applications had been detected on the networks of two major manufacturers of military equipment. The LIGNex1 and Hyundai Heavy Industries produce critical defense weapons valued at tens of b... |
3 October 2008
08:28 GMT |
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Microsoft has allied with the Washington Attorney General Office in the fight against software developers that use scare tactics in order to convince users to buy their so called security products. The Attorney General has agreed to file seven of the lawsuits brought forward by Microsoft.Scareware is a name used to d... |
30 September 2008
08:37 GMT |
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The South Korean army claims that its military secrets are continuously being threatened by North Korean espionage attacks. The most recent attack covered by South Korean newspapers seems to have taken place from behind the computer desk. The English version of the Chosun news website claims that its journalists hav... |
2 September 2008
09:54 GMT |
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7Search, a "Pay Per Click Search Engine Advertising and Affiliate Network" company whose website was associated with spyware distribution in the past, filed a lawsuit against McAfee for what they consider to be a false and deceptive warning coming from McAfee’s SiteAdvisor service."Feedback from credible users ... |
29 August 2008
06:10 GMT |
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Since the middle of July, users around the web started reporting a strange persistent link present in their clipboard. First, it was believed it was a new Windows-related malware; however, soon after, people using Mac OS X started reporting the same problem, and then, Linux users followed. The culprit seems to be a m... |
18 August 2008
05:43 GMT |
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In the second part of our small tutorial, well take a look at some of the ways to protect your computer and how to evade getting a computer infected with any kind of malware. As oppose to the first part, this article is not about choosing the best security application; instead you may look at it as a list of pieces ... |
3 July 2008
16:11 GMT |
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Nowadays, keeping your computer clean and secure is not a very easy thing to do. Threats may come in all shapes and sizes; so, if you don't have the necessary programs and knowledge, you might find yourself in a very dangerous situation. The following article is a small tutorial of the basic measures you should ... |
29 June 2008
07:15 GMT |
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Since the new release of popular web browser Mozilla Firefox 3.0, over 14 million downloads have been registered by the counter posted on the Spread Firefox website. But just in a few hours (about five) after the Mozilla Firefox 3.0 was made available to the public, security flaws have been reported. TippingPoint, a... |
20 June 2008
12:24 GMT |
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Not long after we informed you of the SQL injection threat that has been found last week loose on the web, a new similar massive attack compromises more than half a million websites. As reported on the TrendLabs Malware blog, the threat comes in the form of a standard SQL injection, which some of you might already ha... |
15 May 2008
10:26 GMT |
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Avast Antivirus, one of the most popular antivirus names on the market, which also comes in a freeware version, just got updated, the new release including multiple fixes meant to correct glitches found in the previous edition. The 4.8.1195, available in both Home and Professional flavors, comes with a pretty long ch... |
13 May 2008
04:32 GMT |
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Lots of users have already realized, over the past years, how skillful and dangerous a hacker can prove to be. It seems that almost anything you do on the web can infect your personal computer. Yesterday, security vendor McAfee has reported that a large number of fake MP3 files are spread on peer-to-peer networks. Th... |
7 May 2008
05:59 GMT |
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Scenario: you own a large business and a private investigation firm comes to you and says "Hey, we could give you precious information regarding your competitors at very low prices!". What would you answer? Many businesses turn to such agencies and unfortunately, it isn't such a good thing as it sounds. Mostly b... |
29 April 2008
09:01 GMT |
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With the Euro 2008 championship quickly approaching, people around the world search the web for sites that could help them buy a ticket for one of their national team's matches. However, searching the web for such a page may have a different result, other than what you would expect: a nice-looking and apparently... |
31 March 2008
17:31 GMT |
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Right, if you're a cybercriminal that wants to make some cash on the side, you're not a stranger to the way 'install' selling works. It's really not that difficult, come to think of it. The big time spyware authors are willing to pay scores of dough for having their malicious code spread to P... |
20 March 2008
14:51 GMT |
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The usual spam message is easy to recognize for those with the minimum level of know-about, and there aren't many Internet users nowadays that lack any interest in the matter. The methods and techniques used by cyber criminals must evolve continuously because the security companies are hot on their tracks in fin... |
29 February 2008
17:46 GMT |
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Just like Google and Yahoo compete for search dominance, and Iran and Iraq for higher oil reserves, the malware producing field is also much disputed. China, former developer and producer extraordinaire has bent its head in front of Russia, new reigning champ, according to metrics from security software producer PC T... |
21 February 2008
14:06 GMT |
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The Internet is one big ocean for everybody to swim in, but if you find yourself not knowing where the shore you left is, you're not going to drawn. There're life boats and islands everywhere. However, if you think you see your point of departure and go towards it, you might easily be confused by the palm t... |
18 February 2008
06:37 GMT |
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Do you remember DollarRevenue? If not, let me refresh your memory. DollarRevenue is an adware application created by some Dutch businessmen, who attempted to infect users' computers without their approval. Their main goal was to display adverts on their screen every time they used the system. Nothing unusual, j... |
19 December 2007
04:06 GMT |
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There are way too many rogue antispyware technologies out there, so Trojan.Win32.LinkReplacer is just another piece of security product that wants to steal your money. You know the procedure: you visit a pornographic website, you infect your computer and extremely annoying desktop adverts start appearing on your comp... |
18 December 2007
10:06 GMT |
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Remember that fake antispyware technologies, which displayed fake spyware alerts in order to trick the users to buy the full application supposed to clean the computer? Well, I have another piece of such program for you. Fixer Antispy is a new fake antispyware utility detected by 2Spyware.com, which attempts to inva... |
17 December 2007
10:53 GMT |
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VirusProtect is the latest threat delivered through the web, although you may be tempted to believe it's a security solution supposed to defend your system from viruses. In fact, VirusProtect is only a rogue anti-spyware technology, which attempts to make you pay money for nothing. Let me explain it to you. Onc... |
12 December 2007
09:20 GMT |
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AdultFriendFinder, the company that has assaulted us with porn advertisements and all kinds of sexual messages, is about to clean its marketing campaigns and display only authorized and legal banners. In you've never seen such an advert, although I think it's simply impossible to avoid them, they are usual... |
7 December 2007
04:40 GMT |
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A new research conducted by Verizon revealed that most consumers were not sure if their computer was protected, although they might have more or less powerful technologies. According to the findings, 92 percent of the respondents said they are safe on the web, but a test with Verizon's Security Advisory revealed... |
5 December 2007
10:37 GMT |
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Security vendor Webroot Software Inc. conducted a new survey to find out how many Internet users prepared their computers for the upcoming online holiday shopping season and how many of them are really vulnerable to the attacks. The findings are at least surprising: 70 percent of the respondents had no concern when i... |
19 November 2007
16:36 GMT |
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I guess the WWW tag which stands for World Wide Web tends to turn into Wild Wild Web as more and more hackers attack famous websites to exploit users' computers. According to Mark Hofman of SANS Internet Storm Center, there are no less than 52,000 infected websites which attempt to install executable files and o... |
12 November 2007
06:02 GMT |
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Spy Sweeper with AntiVirus is one of the top technologies available on the web which aim to protect users' computers against numerous kinds of threats. But from now on, Spy Sweeper is more than a simple security solution as it received several new features supposed to defend the users. Webroot AntiVirus with Ant... |
9 November 2007
14:06 GMT |
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Security vendor Prevx conducted a market research to find out how many malware and spyware files are threatening our computers every day and which are the best antiviruses on the market. The results showed that 5,000 to 10,000 malware and spyware files are discovered every day while 60 percent of the business comput... |
5 November 2007
08:13 GMT |
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This is a pretty serious piece of accusation coming from Germany as Hans Elmar Remberg, vice president of the German Office for the Protection of the Constitution, said in a conference that the Chinese authorities tried to steal information using spyware programs installed on their computers. Besides the traditional ... |
23 October 2007
06:30 GMT |
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