New Flashback malware variant follows XProtect update

When the MacDefender fake antivirus malware was making its rounds early last year, there was a daily cat-and-mouse game between the criminals developing the software and various malware detection companies, plus Apple with its XProtect routine that establishes its “Safe Downloads” list. While MacDefender has been properly addressed and is…

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Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy

Phony Android application checks for running Carrier IQ software, but then sends SMS messages to a premium rate number. <img alt="Android app malware exploits Carrier IQ controversy, Blog, malware, Android, exploits, controversy, Carrier"height="0" width="0" border="0" style="display:none" src="http://segment-pixel.invitemedia.com/pixel?code=TechBiz &partnerID=167&key=segment”/> View full post on SearchSecurity: Security Wire Daily News View full post…

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Malware Destroyed My Data

Malware infected Jazzy007′s PC, and his data disappeared–even after he removed the culprit. He asked the Answer Line forum for help. Chances are your data files are still on your hard drive; they’re just hidden. The criminal who created that malware wanted to scare you into thinking that your precious…

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Researcher’s Tool Maps Malware In Beautiful 3D Models

Quist’s VERA visualization software showing a key section of the Koobface worm. Security researchers face a tough problem: Computer viruses, unlike their biological counterparts, can’t be seen under a microscope. Even common reverse engineering tools merely render malware as thousands of lines of garbled text more legible to machine than…

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