This PC Will Self-Destruct in Ten Seconds

Thursday, April 8th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt Phishing Trojans that try to remain below the radar are still prevalent, but a number of files coming through Threat Research point to a disturbing trend: Several ... Read more..

‘30 Rock’ Phrase ‘Circulus et Pruna’ Draws Fakealerts

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

Every search result on the first page (and most of the second page) of results for "circulus et pruna" leads to a Fakealert trap. Read more..

Pushu Variant Spams Hotmail, Cracks Audio Captchas

Monday, March 22nd, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt A new version of Trojan-Pushu is doing some interesting stuff to bypass captchas used by Microsoft’s Hotmail/Live.com/MSN webmail services in order to spam people with links to malicious ... Read more..

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..

Fakealert Accurately Mimics Windows Update

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt A new Windows Update-themed stupid malware trick that’s making the rounds appears to be trying to capitalize on the recent frequency of “out of band” Windows patches Microsoft ... Read more..

Botnet Trojan Adds “Gootkit” Code to Web Pages

Friday, February 26th, 2010 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt An insidious new Trojan that finds its way onto Windows PCs in the course of a drive-by infection employs a novel method to propagate: It connects to Web ... Read more..

Ron Paul, Beyonce Tease a Drive-By Rogue AV

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt Here’s a mind-bender for you to ponder over the holidays: What do diva musician Beyonce, the massively-multiplayer game World of Warcraft, the anime series Naruto, and Libertarian politician ... Read more..

Zero-Day Malware Drops Payloads Signed with a Forged Microsoft Certificate

Tuesday, December 15th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt Security Websites are buzzing with news that a new zero-day exploit against Adobe Reader and Acrobat is circulating today, causing computers to become infected with malware simply by ... Read more..

Visa Targeted (Again) by Zbot Phishers

Friday, December 11th, 2009 Posted in Latest Alerts | Comments Off

By Andrew Brandt The gang of malware distributors who are currently flooding the Internet with bogus Facebook “Update Tool,” CDC “H1N1 Flu Vaccination Profile,” and IRS “Tax Statement” emails and Web ... 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..

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