Archive for the ‘Spyware, Adware & Malware’ 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

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

Dell ships motherboard with malicious code

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 8:37 Comments Off

Dell has confirmed that some of its PowerEdge server motherboards were shipped to customers with malware code on the embedded server management firmware.

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Dell Computer Corp., Dell PowerEdge, Embedded Server, Hardware, Malware, Motherboard, Ryan Naraine, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, servers

Verisign adds malware scanning, search listing seals to its offerings

Monday, July 19, 2010 11:58 Comments Off

Verisign is upping its game in the fight against malware by putting the power of its seal to work.

This was posted under category: Cyberthreats, Malware, Sam Diaz, Search Listing, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, VeriSign Inc.

Malware Watch: Malicious Amazon themed emails in the wild

Friday, July 16, 2010 12:11 Comments Off

A currently spamvertised malware campaign is brand-jacking Amazon.com, in an attempt to trick end users into visiting a client-side exploits serving URL.

This was posted under category: Amazon.com Inc., Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, E-mail, E-mail Address, Malware, Online Communications, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms

Smartphones: Twice As Infected With Malware As Windows PCs?

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 11:34 Comments Off

Do you believe that smartphones might be twice as infected with malware as Windows PCs? A poll by a leading security institute indicates it might be so.

This was posted under category: Android, Consumer Electronics, Cyberthreats, Eric Lai, Handhelds, Malware, Personal Technology, Security, Smartphone, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Superphone, Viruses And Worms, iPhone