Archive for the ‘Dancho Danchev’ Category

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

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

Image Gallery: Avast! Antivirus office in Prague, Czech Republic

Thursday, July 29, 2010 3:11 Comments Off

With over 100 million users internationally, Avast! Antivirus reliance on the Freemium business model, has offered the company an unprecedented opportunity for a cost-effective worldwide market…

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

RSA: Banking trojan uses social network as command and control server

Tuesday, July 20, 2010 6:22 Comments Off

RSA’s FraudAction Research Lab is reporting that a crimeware targeting Brazilian banks, is using a popular social network as a command and control server. This isn’t the first time that…

This was posted under category: Banking, Cybercriminal, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Malware, Network, Networking, RSA Security Inc., Security, Server, Trojan Horse, social networking

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

Report: Apple had the most vulnerabilities throughout 2005-2010

Tuesday, July 13, 2010 9:35 Comments Off

Which vendor has the most reported security vulnerabilities? According to Secunia’s recently released report, between 2005 and 2010 that’s Apple Inc. followed by Oracle and Microsoft. Does this…

This was posted under category: Apple Inc., Cybercriminal, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Malware, Microsoft Corp., Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Vulnerability

Image Gallery: June’s cyber threat landscape

Wednesday, July 7, 2010 5:18 Comments Off

June’s cyber threat landscape gallery, features images from the malware, spam, phishing and crimeware campaigns that took place during the month. See also: Image Gallery: April’s cyber threat…

This was posted under category: Adware & Malware, Crimeware, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, Exploits, FIFA, Facebook, Malware, Scams, Security, Spam, Spam And Phishing, Spyware, Threat, Twitter, Viruses And Worms, botnets, cybercrime, phishing