- By Lucian Constantin
- February 10th, 2010
New Crimeware Toolkit Threatens Zeus
Boasts Zbot-removal feature
- By Lucian Constantin
- February 5th, 2010
Infected Extensions Discovered on Mozilla's Add-Ons Repository
Over 4,000 users possibly affected
- By Lucian Constantin
- August 29th, 2009
Click Fraud Malware Hides as Firefox Extension
Injects advertisements into Google search results
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 27th, 2009
Source Code for Skype Spyware Available for Download
Swiss software developer releases Skype spyware under GPL license
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 26th, 2009
Jessica Biel Tops McAfee's Celebrity Malware List
MCAfee has compiled a list of the most dangerous celebrity-related malware
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 18th, 2009
Twilight Star Ashley Greene Subject for Malware
Hackers take advantage of the Ashley Greene scandal to install malware on PCs
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 14th, 2009
Brazilian Hackers Use Twitter as Bot Command Channel
Social networking giant used as bot command channel
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- August 12th, 2009
Flash Cookies Used to Track User Behavior
Top websites and advertising companies use Flash cookies to store user information
- By Lucian Constantin
- July 2nd, 2009
Nine-Ball Distributes Complex Click Fraud Trojan
Uses subtle techniques to hijack search results and generate income
- By Lucian Constantin
- June 29th, 2009
Cybercrooks Target Harry Potter Fans
Malware served as new Harry Potter movie streaming application
- By Lucian Constantin
- June 13th, 2009
Road Paved for the Great Botnet of China
Mandatory Chinese content-filtering software poses serious security risks
- By Lucian Constantin
- June 11th, 2009
Trojan Advertised as Open Source Antivirus Solution
Hijacks online banking sessions on infected computers
- By Lucian Constantin
- June 4th, 2009
ATM Malware Takes Off
Benefits from constant feature enhancements and targets multiple vendors
- By Lucian Constantin
- May 12th, 2009
Brazilian Ransomware Blocks Access to Documents
Requires a $9.7 license to unlock them
- By Lucian Constantin
- April 16th, 2009
Revamped MBR Rootkit Impresses Security Researchers
New Mebroot variant employs sophisticated in-depth techniques to avoid detection
- By Lucian Constantin
- March 20th, 2009
Cybercrooks Exploit Natasha Richardson's Death
To distribute malware and fake security software