Weird New Koobface URLs Use Old Tricks

Friday, March 19th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt Pretty much since it arrived on the malware scene, Koobface has used the technique of sending messages with Web links — in your name, to your friends — ... Read more..

New Research: IT Pros Sound Off On 2010 Security Concerns

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

Research from the enterprise security experts at Webroot With the explosion of social networking sites like Twitter and Facebook in 2009, it’s no surprise cybercriminals have set their sights on these Web sites ... Read more..

New Koobface Creates its Own Malicious Web Pages

Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt Over the past several months, we’ve seen Koobface steadily progress in its ability to infect systems with malware. In our latest tests, we’ve found that the most recent ... Read more..

‘Koobfox’ variant digs for Firefox cookies

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt A new variant of the Koobface worm started striking out this week, with a twist: Where the older Koobface would steal and use the cookies saved by Internet ... Read more..

Koobface: Not Just for Facebook, Anymore

Friday, August 14th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt The latest generation of Koobface targets its particularly effective brand of social engineering at more social networks than ever. As the worm has evolved, we’ve seen it grow ... Read more..

Jackson/Fawcett Malware is Extortion-ware

Friday, June 26th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt As I reported yesterday, searches for information about the deaths of Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett were turning up links to malware. This came as no surprise to ... Read more..

Drive-by Downloads Still Pack a Punch – If You Click

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt In the course of surfing around, looking for ways to get infected, I stumbled upon a site that offers visitors downloads of key generators, cracks, and other ways ... Read more..