Microsoft is offering free Windows phones to Android malware victims, providing they are prepared to tell world+dog about their problems. The marketing stunt – already given the hashtag #droidrage on Twitter – follows a run of publicity about android malware. Ben Rudolph (@BenthePCGuy), the Microsoft Windows Phone “evangelist” behind the…
Malware creeping into portable documents
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) — Malware designed to damage computer systems is being secreted into portable documents, commonly known as PDF, by cybercriminals whose efforts usually are thwarted by antivirus software. Defense analysts cited in online commentaries said the PDF attacks were aimed at corporate and government institutions and were…
Malware creeping into portable documents
WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) — Malware designed to damage computer systems is being secreted into portable documents, commonly known as PDF, by cybercriminals whose efforts usually are thwarted by antivirus software. Defense analysts cited in online commentaries said the PDF attacks were aimed at corporate and government institutions and were…
New malware could knock out anti-virus system
WASHINGTON, USA: A dangerous new breed of malware or malicious software could knock out computer security systems, leaving them exposed to cyber attacks or hostile governments, warn researchers. Murray Brand, senior lecturer in computer science at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, says the processing power needed to scan for and…
More Malware Found in Android Market
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Malware authors target Android Market
Malware authors continue to target Google’s Android market with malicious apps disguised as legitimate software. The latest incident? A developer known as “Logastrod” coded trojanized copies of popular games and uploaded them to the Market over the weekend. “The attacker created at least a dozen copies of the most popular…
Malware rebirthing suites intensify security arms race
ECU senior lecturer Murray Brand says a theoretical attack strategy he calls a malware rebirthing botnet would render existing antivirus measures obsolete by using different kinds of malware in a coordinated strike. The attacker would first use a worm to create a botnet of infected slave computers, then upload a…
New malware could knock out antivirus systems
Washington, Dec 12 (IANS) A dangerous new breed of malware or malicious software could knock out computer security systems, leaving them exposed to cyber attacks or hostile governments, warn researchers. Murray Brand, senior lecturer in computer science at Australia’s Edith Cowan University, says the processing power needed to scan for…
Malware re-birth a new threat?
“Recognition of malware is dependent upon an analyst having already analysed the behaviour of the malware and extracted an identifying signature,” Dr Brand said. If the new malware is significantly different to any known malware, antivirus software is unlikely to recognise the threat until the malware has disabled it, say…
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