Archive for the ‘Adobe PDF’ Category

Malware Watch: Twitter password reset emails, IRS-themed crimeware, malicious PDFs, and fake YouTube pages

Wednesday, June 9, 2010 10:00 Comments Off

This week’s Malware Watch reviews five currently spreading malware/scareware campaigns, including two recent cases of digital devices shipped with malware on their memory cards.

This was posted under category: Adobe PDF, Cyberthreats, Dancho Danchev, E-mail, Internal Revenue Service, Malware, Password, Security, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Twitter Inc., Viruses And Worms, YouTube Inc.

Foxit adds ‘safe mode’ to counter PDF attacks

Saturday, May 8, 2010 8:55 Comments Off

Foxit Corp has added new security features to its alternative PDF reader software to help thwart recent malware attacks that exploit the "/launch" feature.

This was posted under category: Adobe PDF, Attack, Foxit, Malware, Ryan Naraine, Safe Mode, Security