January 20, 2009 marks the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th President of the U.S., a day preceded by heavy logistic preparations, on multiple fronts, associated with the ceremony. The event has generated a consistent amount of publicity worldwide, and, in the process, attracted the attention of malware author... |
20 January 2009
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A new Mac Trojan Horse has been discovered, attempting to disguise itself by naming a file “intego” - a reference to the well-known security company responsible for VirusBarrier X5 for Mac. Although carrying a medium-level risk for Mac users, OSX.RSPlug.E trojan horse is the fifth version of the malware ... |
4 December 2008
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Over the past few weeks reports talking about this vulnerability connected to Apple's Remote Desktop Agent in Mac OS X have been literally pouring in. Multiple security firms say the vulnerability allows shell scripts to be run as root - for which they are offering solutions, and costly ones at that. However, de... |
7 July 2008
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Towards the end of last week the Mac-based web was "infected" with news of a Mac Trojan that will allegedly let hackers run code "as root" on other folks' machines. As usual, users would have to download and install an app - which has been confirmed as OSX.Trojan.PokerStealer, according to TUAW - in order to let... |
23 June 2008
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Well, it seems the guys behind iAntiVirus and VirusBarrier X5 knew what they were talking about. Makers of Mac anti-spyware and anti-virus solutions, SecureMac, have discovered what is reported as a new Mac OS X Trojan horse. Dubbed "Applescript.THT Trojan," the malware is thought to have originated via a "hacker" we... |
20 June 2008
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Yesterday, security company Kaspersky Lab published an interesting analysis concerning the main threats distributed through instant messaging clients, poiting that spam and malware files are pretty popular on this applications. However, in case you're one of the millions of users who communicate on the Inter usi... |
28 May 2008
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The language pack supposed to be installed in Firefox 2 by consumers who want to use the Mozilla browser in Vietnamese got compromised by a Trojan horse, Window Snyder, the Mozilla security chief warned yesterday. What's worse is that the plugin was posted straight on the Mozilla Add-on page from where users dow... |
8 May 2008
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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
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