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- Kaspersky impressed with Conficker botnet's slickness
- Kaspersky impressed with Conficker botnet's slicknessntAnd they can't write code to protect their services. Damn!!"I don't admire them"You can admire their technical skills without approving what they do with those skills.Glad I don't have to worry about this.Really, I don't. Thank you, people who work to provide alternative platforms that...
- Tags: ATM, Conficker Botnet, Kaspersky
- Discussion threads 2009-05-21
- Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business model
- Conficker botnet stirs, with a scareware business modelGluttons for punishmentSo the Conlicker botnet only runs on Windows PCs? How long must Windows users put up with this stuff before Microsoft pulls the plug on Windows and starts over. I just don't understand why they can't make an OS without all...
- Tags: Operating systems, operating system, Conficker, business model, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
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- Spooky Halloween - scareware or crimeware?
- With all the "spooky" cybercrime trends taking place on a monthly basis, such as the death of CAPTCHA, the suspicious idleness of the Conficker botnet, the clear presence of government-tolerated and upcoming government-sponsored botnets, the inevitable migration from using malicious infrastructure to entirely relying on legitimate one, followed by the...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Campaign, Cybercriminal, Search, Marketing Research, Strategy, Security, Marketing, Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-29
- Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack
- For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...
- Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux
- Discussion threads 2009-10-27
- Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware
- An ongoing spam campaign is once again attempting to impersonate Microsoft's security team -- the same campaign was first seen in April -- by mass mailing Conficker.B Infection Alerts (install.zip), which upon execution drop a sample of the Antivirus Pro 2010 scareware. Whereas the theme remains the...
- Tags: Infection, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Internet, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, E-mail, Security, Viruses And Worms, Operating Systems, Software, Online Communications, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-19
- Does software piracy lead to higher malware infection rates?
- Yes it does, at least according to a recently released report by the Business Software Alliance BSA which basically correlates data on the known piracy rates for particular countries and their malware infection rates, using public sources. The rationale behind their claims is fairly simple - users...
- Tags: Software Piracy, Patch Management, Malware, Malware Infection Rate, Infection Rate, Patches, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Windows, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- GENEVA -- The critical MS08-067 vulnerability used by the Conficker worm to build a powerful botnet continues to be a lucrative security hole for cyber criminals. During a presentation at the Virus Bulletin 2009 conference here, a trio of Microsoft researchers dissected the malware attacks linked to...
- Tags: Flaw, Malware, Conficker, MS08-067, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2009-09-23
- The ultimate guide to scareware protection
- Throughout the last two years, scareware fake security software, quickly emerged as the single most profitable monetization strategy for cybercriminals to take advantage of. Due to the aggressive advertising practices applied by the cybercrime gangs, thousands of users fall victim to the scam on a daily...
- Tags: Search Engine Optimization, Web, Search Engine, Antivirus, Malware, Social Engineering, Security Software, Search, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Marketing Research, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-09-13
- Botnet awakes in further South Korean attack
- South Korea is increasingly looking like a nationwide botnet, as MyDoom malware implanted on thousands of PCs woke up, initiating a third wave of DOS cyberattacks on the country's government, business and media servers, The Washington Post reports. Ahnlabs, the country's largest security company, predicted the explosion...
- Tags: Operating System, North Korea, South Korea, Attack, South, Government, Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Richard Koman
- Blog posts 2009-07-10
- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costs
- Manchester City Council pays $2.4m in Conficker clean up costsMessage has been deletedMessage has been deletedAnd let us not forget the costs of people refraining from performingnecessary tasks because of fear. And the costs the USB drive ban.Incalculable costs really.The care they put into the systemis the output they'd get,...
- Tags: Linux, Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, Cyberthreats, Servers, Conficker, FAA, server, Apple Inc., operating system
- Discussion threads 2009-07-02
- Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XP
- Survey: 45% of IT departments will move to Windows 7; 43% refuse to migrate off Windows XPPenny wise, pound foolish.XP is unsecurable. Enterprise AV, all the tools, etc, it is fundamentally broken. All these enterprises deal with constant and unrelenting security threats. It really has no place...
- Tags: Operating systems, survey, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows 7
- Discussion threads 2009-07-01
- Fake Microsoft patches themed malware campaigns spreading
- Researchers from Computer Associates (NASDAQ:CA) and Sophos are reporting on three currently active malware campaigns using fake Microsoft patch themes as a social engineering tactic to spread over email. The first one is spreading as an "Important Windows XP/Vista Security Update" and is offering a bogus Conficker...
- Tags: Patch Management, Malware, Social Engineering, Microsoft Corp., Malware Campaign, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Microsoft Outlook, Viruses And Worms, Security, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-18
- China confirms security flaws in Green Dam, rushes to release a patch
- China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has instructed the developers of the Green Dam censorware, to briefly release a patch in regard to last week's published analysis detailing the possibility of remotely exploitable vulnerabilities within the software. Jinhui Computer System Engineering Co, developer of Green Dam,...
- Tags: Software, China, Tools & Techniques, Security, Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-06-15
- News to know: Salesforce.com; Microsoft; Apple tablet; Google
- Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily. For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: Salesforce.com delivers mixed fiscal year outlook: Earnings up, revenue light Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Pop quiz - Which would you choose (Mac vs. PC)? ...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Tablets, Netbooks, Nettops & MIDs, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets
- Blog posts 2009-05-22
- Inside the botnets that never make the news - a gallery
- If you ever wanted to take an inside view of targeted-botnets primarily run by novice cybercriminals sometimes utilizing outdated, but very effective methods - this ZDNet photo gallery is for you. It offers an inside view of those "beneath the radar" botnets that never make the news....
- Tags: Spamming, Cybercriminal, Spam, Security, Spam And Phishing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-20
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCs
- McAfee: Welcome to the United States of Zombie PCsWouldn't it be best to inform peopleIf they have zombie PC's in their homes? I mean, it isn't like the ISP's couldn't see that "Hey, this data is shooting to a known zombie PC site.... let's inform the person who uses this...
- Tags: Zombie PC, McAfee Inc.
- Discussion threads 2009-05-05
- Mac malware not a big deal - yet
- It makes for a great headline, doesn't it? And from such a credible new source, too. On CNN.com this week: "Experts: Malicious program targets Macs." I can already see the Microsoft fans throwing around some "Take that, Mac fanboys!" But wait,...
- Tags: Apple Macintosh, Malware, Desktops, Hardware, Sam Diaz
- Blog posts 2009-04-24
- Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billion
- Conficker's estimated economic cost? $9.1 billionWindows ROI vs. Open SourceThis makes me wonder how people think theywould be out of business UNLESS they useWindows.$9 BILLION DOLLARS, this puts companies OUTbusiness and customers who are furious withservices that are rendered unavailable dueto insecure software......Tell me again, how does running Windows bring...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Patches, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, Conficker, economic cost, virus, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, piracy
- Discussion threads 2009-04-23
- Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computers
- Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersMicrosoft and Symantec products do not yet detect this Trojan!!!We can only wonder how many more viruses are spreading undetected right now.RE: Botnet contains 1.9 million infected computersSo it a case of lazy admins who don't want to patch. If they got off their...
- Tags: Spyware, Spyware, adware & malware, Operating systems, Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, PRODUCTIVITY, Viruses and worms, Web browsers, SECURITY, trojan horse, operating system, BotNet, Microsoft Windows, netbook, Web browser, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-04-22
- Apple's new TV ads focus on iPhoto's Faces and PC viruses and reliability
- Apple's new TV ads focus on iPhoto's Faces and PC viruses and reliabilityApple has nothing to do with the piracted software botnetThis is to anwer Jason's: "steer clear of the virus/malware topic, especially in light of the recent Mac botnet that?s been discovered."On any type of desktop operating system you...
- Tags: Desktops, Cyberthreats, Mac Ads, advertisement, Apple Inc., Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, WM Phone, PC, virus, Apple iPhoto
- Discussion threads 2009-04-21
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