Archive for the ‘Cyberthreats’ Category

Malware hosted on Google Code project site

Wednesday, September 1, 2010 12:42 Comments Off

Malicious hackers are using the Google Code repository to host Trojans horses, backdoors and password stealing keyloggers

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Google Inc., Malware, Ryan Naraine, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Fact check: malware did not bring down a passenger jet

Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:44 Comments Off

I’ve been reading breathless and shocking headlines for several days now alleging that "malware brought down a Spanish jet" in a fatal 2008 crash. It’s yet another case study in how the Internet…

This was posted under category: Accident, Computer, Cyberthreats, Ed Bott, Malware, Productivity, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Trojan cause of fatal air crash?

Friday, August 20, 2010 7:07 Comments Off

The Spanair plane crash that killed 154 people two years ago on Friday may have been partly caused by malware, according to reports.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Crash, Cyberthreats, Malware, Security, Spyware, Trojan Horse, Viruses And Worms

Malicious widget attacks compromise parked domains

Tuesday, August 17, 2010 7:32 Comments Off

Some parked domains from Network Solutions that display "page under construction" messages were found to be serving up malware.

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Attack, Cyberthreats, Domain, Malware, Network Solutions Inc., Security, Spyware, Viruses And Worms

Malware Watch: Fake Patch Tuesday emails, fake MSRT tool, spamvertised Bredolab, Android mobile malware

Friday, August 13, 2010 12:13 Comments Off

This week’s Malware Watch features three currently active malware campaigns – fake Patch Tuesday emails, BREDOLAB-malware serving emails, fake MSRT tool, and the the first (reported) SMS-trojan…

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, E-mail, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Mobile, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Tool, Viruses And Worms

Popular brands impersonated in latest malware campaign

Monday, August 9, 2010 11:59 Comments Off

Multiple vendors are reporting on a currently ongoing scareware and client-side exploits serving, spam campaign, impersonating Best Buy, Chase, Macy’s, Target.com and Evite.

This was posted under category: Advertising & Promotion, Brand, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Malware, Marketing, Online Communications, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Target.com, Viruses And Worms, social networking

Antivirus Software- VIPRE Enterprise Antivirus Download a Free Trial

Sunday, August 1, 2010 0:00 Comments Off

VIPRE Enterprise Premium combines high-performance antivirus, antispyware, and a client firewall into a single agent so you get comprehensive endpoint malware protection with low system resource…

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Malware, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Sunbelt Software, VIPRE, Viruses And Worms

Google tops comparative review of malicious search results

Friday, July 30, 2010 11:35 Comments Off

A two-month study by Barracuda Labs, reviewing more than 25,000 trending topics and 5.5 million search results, names Google as the most popular search engine used by malicious attackers relying…

This was posted under category: Cybercriminal, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Google Inc., Malware, Search, Search Engine, Search Engine Optimization, Search Result, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Image Gallery: The (European) Antivirus market – current trends

Thursday, July 29, 2010 4:42 Comments Off

This gallery offers insights into the consumer security industry, the Freemium business model, details some of the current trends within the antivirus industry, and explains the Avast! Antivirus…

This was posted under category: AVAST, Antivirus, Business Model, Corporate Communications, Cyberthreats, Czech Republic, Dancho Danchev, Malware, Management, Marketing, Prague, Public Relations, Security, Strategy, Viruses And Worms

Image Gallery: Introduction to Avast! Antivirus version 5.1

Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:47 Comments Off

With Avast! Antivirus 5.1 scheduled for release in Q4, 2010, the following slides offer a perspective into some of the new features, and improvements to be introduced in version 5.1.

This was posted under category: AVAST, Antivirus, Business Model, Corporate Communications, Cyberthreats, Czech Republic, Dancho Danchev, Malware, Management, Marketing, Prague, Public Relations, Security, Strategy, Viruses And Worms