Latest Virus News
Fake Firefox update used to sling scareware
Watch where you click
Online con artists have developed a strain of scareware that poses as a Firefox update.…
Posted on 30 July 2010 | 11:23 am
Scareware victims seldom fight back
Too embarrassed or too ignorant?
Victims of rogue anti-virus scams rarely attempt to claw back fraudulent credit card payments for worthless software packages, according to new research.…
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Posted on 28 July 2010 | 11:50 pm
Russian gang uses botnets to automate check counterfeiting
Old-school crime with 21st century twist
Black Hat A researcher has uncovered a sophisticated check counterfeiting ring that uses compromised computers to steal and print millions of dollars worth of bogus invoices and then recruit money mules to cash them.…
Posted on 28 July 2010 | 3:24 am
Aussie hacker pleads guilty to banking Trojan scam
3,000 computers infected? Strewth
An Australian hacker has pleaded guilty to infecting 3,000 computers with an information-stealing Trojan.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 3:24 pm
Zeus bot latches onto Windows shortcut security hole
bLNKing hell
Miscreants behind the Zeus cybercrime toolkit and other strains of malware have begun taking advantage of an unpatched shortcut handling flaws in Windows. It was first used by a sophisticated worm to target SCADA-based industrial control and power plant systems.…
Posted on 27 July 2010 | 1:21 pm
Dell blames staff for malware infection
Bloody humans
Dell said human error was to blame for mistakes which led it to ship a number of replacement server motherboards to customers pre-loaded with spyware.…
Posted on 23 July 2010 | 9:23 am
Dell warns on spyware infected server motherboards
Windows snoopware buried in server firmware
Updated Dell is warning customers that there is malware on some of its server motherboards.…
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Posted on 21 July 2010 | 10:14 am
Fake Toy Story 3 scams creates malign buzz
Woody's Roundup rogues
Scammers have taken advantage of the buzz around the recent release of Toy Story 3 to bait bogus survey sites and pop-up software scams.…
Posted on 20 July 2010 | 11:43 pm
Adobe to fortify widely exploited Reader with security sandbox
Like airbags for apps
Under criticism for being the world's most exploited application, Adobe Systems' Reader program will soon include a security design that's intended to thwart malicious attacks against end users.…
Posted on 20 July 2010 | 4:02 pm
Flaw could expose 'millions' of home routers
Rebind variant plays Jedi mind trick on home comms kit
Millions of household routers are susceptible to a flaw that creates a handy means for hackers to hijack surfing sessions or hack into home networks.…
Posted on 19 July 2010 | 4:50 pm
Windows Shortcut Flaw underpins power plant Trojan
Dangerous lnk to spying
Hackers have developed malware that spreads via USB sticks using a previously unknown security weakness involving Windows' handling of shortcut files.…
Posted on 16 July 2010 | 11:38 am
Futurologist warns of malevolent dust menace
It'll get right up your nose
As if botnet clients and infected USB devices weren't bad enough, security pros of the future may be faced with the menace of "smart dust" information stealing threats, if a futurologist is to be believed.…
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Posted on 16 July 2010 | 8:51 am
Kaspersky blocks BBC News over false phishing fears
Access denied
Updated Kaspersky's security software created confusion on Wednesday after it blocked the redesigned BBC News site and other web properties.…
Posted on 15 July 2010 | 9:47 am
Mozilla snuffs password pilfering Firefox add-on
Beware unreviewed software calling itself Mozilla Sniffer
Mozilla has disabled and block-listed a Firefox add-on containing code that nabs login data sent to any website and reroutes it to a remote server.…
Posted on 15 July 2010 | 1:42 am
US domain registrar does IPv6, DNSSEC
What's in a Name.com?
Domain registrar Name.com has added IPv6 support to both its registrar and DNS services, with its registrar platform offering support for the DNS security extensions known as DNSSEC from next week.…
Posted on 13 July 2010 | 10:10 pm
Cockeyed 'Knob Face' confusion masks real malware threat
Obama viral vid hoax makes mischief
Wrong-headed warnings about a worm spreading across Facebook are causing confusion about a real threat.…
Posted on 13 July 2010 | 4:52 pm
GFI wraps its hands around Sunbelt
Tech acquisition marks security biz consolidation
Maltese security firm GFI Software has acquired Sunbelt Software and its Vipre line of anti-malware technology. Terms of the deal - announced Tuesday - were not disclosed.…
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Posted on 13 July 2010 | 1:39 pm
Symbian malware creates mighty zombie army
Lock up your handsets
Updated Mobile malware that affects Symbian Series 60 handsets is being used to create a botnet.…
Posted on 8 July 2010 | 12:41 pm
Trojan skewers security software with Windows
Bogus malware update commandeers systems
Security watchers have discovered a Trojan that uses built-in Windows functionality to overwrite security software and compromise systems.…
Posted on 7 July 2010 | 10:32 am
ATM hack presentation ditched after legal threats
Out of order
A planned presentation about ATM security at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam last week was cancelled following legal pressure from vendors.…
Posted on 6 July 2010 | 5:00 pm
