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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 6th, 2012
$29.99 or €22.7: Price of Fake Facebook Password Cracker

$29.99 or €22.7: Price of Fake Facebook Password Cracker

Some of these apps carry information-stealing Trojans

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 5th, 2012
Kaspersky: Flame Masterminds Interested in PDF, Office and AutoCad Files

Kaspersky: Flame Masterminds Interested in PDF, Office and AutoCad Files

80 C&C domains have been registered using fake identities

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 4th, 2012
Malicious PowerPoint Presentations Exploit Flash Vulnerability to Drop Backdoor

Malicious PowerPoint Presentations Exploit Flash Vulnerability to Drop Backdoor

Event innocent-looking files can hide a piece of malware

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • June 1st, 2012
Experts: Flame Not the Next Stuxnet, but It Could Be

Experts: Flame Not the Next Stuxnet, but It Could Be

The number of victims is low and the targets are confined to the Middle East and Africa

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 31st, 2012
Researchers Present Tinba, 20KB Trojan Banker

Researchers Present Tinba, 20KB Trojan Banker

The malware is more than 1,000 times smaller than the 20MB Flame

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 31st, 2012
Shady Fortune Teller Android App Found on Google Play

Shady Fortune Teller Android App Found on Google Play

As many as 5,000 users downloaded the application before it was removed

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 30th, 2012
Flame: Mysterious, Stuxnet-Like, State-Sponsored Cyber Threat

Flame: Mysterious, Stuxnet-Like, State-Sponsored Cyber Threat

The malware's main targets are located in Eastern Europe and the Middle East

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 18th, 2012
Android.Opfake: Free Apps Come at a Price

Android.Opfake: Free Apps Come at a Price

"Talking Tom Cat" shouldn't require access to services that cost money

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 17th, 2012
Flashback Operators Fail to Cash Out Their “Winnings”

Flashback Operators Fail to Cash Out Their “Winnings”

Pay-per-click providers don't give out money without checking for signs of fraud

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 17th, 2012
Worm Uses Facebook PMs and Instant Messaging Apps to Spread

Worm Uses Facebook PMs and Instant Messaging Apps to Spread

The malware can take over your account and make posts on your behalf

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 16th, 2012
Fake Google Chrome Installer Pushes Shady Bank Sites

Fake Google Chrome Installer Pushes Shady Bank Sites

The malicious element integrates a clever feature that researchers haven't figured out

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 15th, 2012
P2P ZeuS Variant Used to Steal Debit Card Details

P2P ZeuS Variant Used to Steal Debit Card Details

The names of famous brands are leveraged to fool internauts

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 14th, 2012
Fake Android Antivirus Served via Twitter Spam

Fake Android Antivirus Served via Twitter Spam

The malicious elements attempt to leverage Kaspersky's reputation

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 11th, 2012
Amnesty International UK Site Hijacked, Serves Ghost RAT

Amnesty International UK Site Hijacked, Serves Ghost RAT

The malicious element is signed with a valid certificate

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 10th, 2012
Fake “SMART Repair” App Fixes Imaginary Errors for a Price

Fake “SMART Repair” App Fixes Imaginary Errors for a Price

Here's the registration key in case your computer is infected

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 8th, 2012
Tatanga Malware Platform Used in Fraud Insurance Scam

Tatanga Malware Platform Used in Fraud Insurance Scam

A clever scheme in which the victim unknowingly transfers money to the crook's account

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  • By Eduard Kovacs
  • May 4th, 2012
Malware Signed with Chinese Certificate Used in Ethiopia

Malware Signed with Chinese Certificate Used in Ethiopia

Security experts have found a lot of curious things in the malware behavior

 
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