Mac malware dominated the news this week, as security researchers uncovered a new Trojan capable of hijacking Mac OS X systems and launching denial-of-service attacks on another server, downloading additional malware on the infected system and providing attackers with remote access on to the computer. The Tsunami Trojan was a…
Don’t let Halloween malware haunt your PC
Halloween celebrations on Monday are likely to be haunted by rampant malware infections and an onslaught of internet scams, security watchers warn. Wicked writers of devilish code are likely to take advantage of the festivities to spook surfers with search engine poisoning attacks that point browsers towards websites infected with…
Asheville columnist Craig Crossman: Fight malware with TotalSecurity
<!–Saxotech Paragraph Count: 8–> Going online these days is a risky business. There is all manner of malware trying to steal your personal and financial information. The computer viruses of yesterday tried to crash your computer by deleting the files on your hard drive or perpetrating pranks that printed funny…
Kinect malware secretly takes, uploads photos
A new malware created by a 15-year-old Indian researcher can turn Microsoft’s Kinect game accessory into a spy camera that secretly takes and uploads photos. The Hacker News reported the Kinect, which holds the world record for the fastest selling consumer electronics device, can be used for bad with the…
Jailbroken Apple products hit by new malware
Here’s another reason to think twice before jailbreaking Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch: a new malware threatens to steal data and allow remote control of the device. Indian security researcher Atul Alex’s malware can intercept calls, steal data, and provide a reverse virtual network connection, The…
‘Tsunami’ trojan malware bot ported to OS X
Another day, another Trojan. The malware bot called “Tsunami” that has been developed for Linux systems since around 2002 has been found on OS X. The malware (OSX/Tsunami.A) is a minimal threat, and as with other Trojans and backdoors for OS X requires you to manually and purposefully install it….
New Mac OS X malware with DDoS functionality spotted in the wild
Security researchers from multiple companies, have spotted a new Mac OS X malware. Dubbed ‘Tsunami’, the malware’s primary goal is to act as platform for executing distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks. What’s particularly interesting about this backdoor, is the fact that malware coders have ported the malware bot from…
New Mac Trojan Proves There`s No Such Thing as a Malware Proof Platform
New Mac Trojan Proves There`s No Such Thing as a Malware Proof Platform ( Page 1 of 2 ) We’ve been hearing the stories for years about how Apple’s Macintosh is immune to malware. For years I’ve heard the smug claims from Mac owners about how it’s too bad that…
Sophos warns Mac users as OS X hit by backdoor Trojan malware Tsunami-A
Apple’s Mac OS X operating system is being targeted by backdoor Trojan malware dubbed OSX/Tsunami-A. The malware has been identified as a Linus backdoor Trojan that embeds itself on a computer system and monitors an IRC channel for further instructions. The Tsunami part of the name given to the malware…
Mobile malware schemes likely to increase: Symantec
Efforts to monetise mobile malware only have a low revenue-per-infection ratio, limiting the return on investment achieved by attackers, according to Symantec research. The security vendor’s research publication titled Motivations of Recent Android Malware, provides an analysis of current monetisation schemes behind malware targeting the Android mobile computing platform and…