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FBI warns of new Storm worm variant

FBI warns of new Storm worm variantMessage has been deleted.RE: FBI warns of new Storm worm variantThis is a perfect example of a target attack on a very large scale. It seems this is now the new direction for phishing attacks and links to malware. Even the tecgh-savvy would have...

Tags: Federal government, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Mike Cox, new Storm worm variant, ReceiverNet, Storm Worm variant, FBI, Storm Worm, technique

Discussion threads 2008-07-31

Storm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activity

Storm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activityStorm Worm variant ignites e-mail virus activityMore hype over nothing. Keep spreading the FUD ZDNet. Look, this threat is minimal at best. Corporations strip out the zip files from emails as well as other files with given extensions. Home users have...

Tags: Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Patches, AVG, e-mail, virus, e-mail virus, e-mail virus activity, Storm Worm variant

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

Additional Resources

Waledac botnet spamming fake SMS spying tool

Waledac is once again using its well proven social engineering tactics by introducing a "fake SMS spying tool" (free.exe; smstrap.exe; install.exe; setup.exe etc.) and Online Casinos theme, in an attempt to further expand the botnet. No client-side vulnerabilities are used for the time being, instead the cybercriminals...

Tags: Phone, SMS, Spamming, Cybercriminal, Tool, Waledac, Bredolab, Text Messaging/SMS/MMS, Telephony, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Online Communications, Networking, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-17

Fake "Conficker Infection Alert" spam campaign circulating

Researchers at Marshal8e6's TRACElabs have intercepted a spam campaign that's issuing bogus "Conficker Infection Alerts" and redirecting users to rogue security software upon clicking on the links. The event-based social engineering campaign is also impersonating various Microsoft security departments in order to improve its truthfulness. This is...

Tags: Infection, Domain, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Dancho Danchev

Blog posts 2009-04-09

News to know: Apple patch; IBM; PC upgrades; EDS; Yahoo

Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Apple finally ships DNS flaw fix, patches 16 other Mac OS X holes Nate McFeters: Black Hat talk on Apple encryption flaw pulled Black Hat Sneak Preview Larry Dignan: IBM plans building spree: To build $360M...

Tags: Google Inc., Facebook, Larry Dignan, PC, Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Electronic Data Systems Corp., IBM Corp., FireWire, Sales Strategy, Desktops, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Sales, Hardware

Blog posts 2008-08-01

Botnet assault: Spammers launch DDoS offensive

The spammers behind last year's destruction of Blue Security are back with a vengeance, using a variant of the 'Storm Worm' malware to launch a sustained distributed denial-of-service attack against three anti-spam services.The ongoing attacks, which use botnets of hijacked Windows computers, successfully shut down the Web servers that power...

Tags: Vulnerability research, Viruses and Worms, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Privacy, Pen testing, Passwords, Microsoft, Metasploit, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Browsers, Botnets

Blog posts 2007-06-11

Storm Worm strikes again

Storm Worm strikes againStorm Worm strikes againThe worm writes lose again. All corporations strip out attachments with the zip file extension. Those who are receiving this at home have the virus scanning software to block it not to mention the big giant warning that appears when trying to...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Patches, Viruses and worms, Loverock, Hello!, e-mail, password, worm, Microsoft Windows, AVG

Discussion threads 2007-04-13

Storm Worm variant targets blogs, bulletin boards

Storm Worm variant targets blogs, bulletin boardsScan?Ummmm,,did you scan this blog before you posted it? ;-)It must be great fun to be a Microsoft customer...NT=(It is great fun!When you're on top, you are always a target. With 90% of the user base, MS is doing something right. I...

Tags: Operating systems, Microsoft Windows, UNIX, Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Linux, great fun, malware, Microsoft Corp., blog

Discussion threads 2007-02-28

News to Know: Adobe Apollo; Ray Ozzie; HP control freaks

Notable headlines:Mary Jo Foley: Reading the Ray Ozzie tea leaves. Microsoft still trying to answer Googles wake-up call. Post Vista, Microsoft reorgs the Windows group. Microsoft shakes up Windows marketing unit.Mitch Ratcliffe: The Great Vista/Mac Showdown: ReadyBoost stands alone. Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Closing thoughts on my MacBook Pro Experience.Gallery: Five years...

Tags: General

Blog posts 2007-02-28

Uptick in Windows attacks reported

Uptick in Windows attacks reportedYes, The Ever-Intelligent Microsoft SolutionScrap the hard drive and spend hours upon hours rebuilding your system.Thank goodness you don't have to do that in Linux.Usually there is a great silence before the storm hits .It's time to gear up and get ready because the worst is...

Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, UNIX, Microsoft Windows, attack, operating system, Windows attack, infector, worm, Microsoft Corp., uptick, Linux

Discussion threads 2006-08-31