The Flashback Trojan horse is a fairly recent malware package developed for OS X that attempts to steal personal information by injecting code into Web browsers and other applications on an OS X system. When these programs are then launched, the malicious code attempts to contact remote servers and upload…
Beware Android Malware Masquerading as Chinese Game
It may look like an app for a Chinese game called “The Roar of the Pharaoh,” but it’s actually just another fake Android app that’s really a malware Trojan in disguise, according to security researchers warning about it. Writing in a blog, Sophos security researcher Chester Wisniewski calls it a…
Ukraine shuts down popular malware writer forum VX Heavens
Ukrainian authorities have shut down a long-running forum that was used to trade tips on writing malicious software, a sign the country’s law enforcement may be watching hackers more closely. Administrators for the forum, VX Heavens, wrote that its servers were seized on 23 March for allegedly creating and intending…
Android apps a target for malware
Share with others: <!—-> SAN JOSE, Calif. — Lurking amid the flood of games, tax guides and other mobile applications being downloaded onto mobile devices using Google’s popular Android software is a fast growing array of apps that can slap the gadget’s owner with unanticipated fees, rifle their bank accounts…
Surprise! More Malware Appears On Android
Another week, another announcement of new mobile malware found infecting Android phones. The new bug this week is DKFBootKit, a nasty bit of work that can come packaged inside seemingly legitimate applications–much like most of the other mobile malware we’ve seen thus far. What sets DKFBootKit apart from malware like…
DNSChanger malware victims may face internet switch off: ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has urged Australian internet users who may be DNSChanger victims to remove the malware from their computers before 9 July or face no internet service when domain name system (DNS) servers maintained by the FBI are switched off. The ACMA e-security operations manager,…
Banking online? TOP 6 MALWARE you should be BEWARE of
1. ZeuS Zeus is a Trojan horse that steals banking information by Man-in-the-Browser, keystroke logging and Form Grabbing. Zeus is spread mainly through drive-by downloads and phishing schemes. First identified in July 2007 when it was used to steal information from the United States Department of Transportation, it became more…
New Ad-Aware 10 Offers Leaner, Meaner, Faster Protection Against All Forms of Malware without Slowing Down Your PC
Lavasoft, the original anti-malware company, today released Ad-Aware 10, a complete redesign of its free, award-winning anti-malware software. Ad-Aware 10 gives consumers peace of mind while using their computers at work or at play by protecting their private data and cyber files against all forms of online threats including viruses,…
The Evolution of Malware and the Threat Landscape – a Ten Year Review
Body: At the RSA Conference in San Francisco (CA, USA) this month, Microsoft released a new special edition Security Intelligence Report (SIR) called “The evolution of malware and the threat landscape – a ten year review.” This special edition of the SIR contains a look back at how the threat…
Duqu malware resurfaces after five-month holiday
Duqu, the malware that has been compared to 2010′s notorious Stuxnet, is back, security researchers said today. After a several-month sabbatical, the Duqu makers recompiled one of the Trojan’s components in late February, said Liam O Murchu, manager of operations at Symantec’s security response team. The system driver, which is…