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- 'Atak' worm variant linked to al-Qaida sympathizer
- 'Atak' worm variant linked to al-Qaida sympathizerOf course it isJust like Iraq is linked to Al-Qaeda..and like how fruit flies are linked to peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Whatever. This whole "war on terror" crap has become retarded, and a waste of everyone's time.Linked?quoted from the article"I think there's no...
- Tags: Viruses and worms, al-Qaida, Atak worm, worm variant
- Discussion threads 2004-07-16
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- Adware Away 3.1.4.f (Windows)
- Adware Away is not only a malware removal tool, but also a diagnostic tool for Windows operating system. It is designed for both general computer user and computer repair technician. Our goals is to help user fix hard-to-fix problem which can not be fixed by other program and remove all...
- Tags: Adware, Desktop, Malware, Microsoft Windows, Web Browser, Computer, F.Y.N. Tech, Browser Hijacker, AA, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Web Browsers, Security, Internet
- Software downloads 2009-10-19
- New Koobface campaign spoofs Adobe's Flash updater
- Earlier this week, the botnet masters behind the most efficient social engineering driven botnet, Koobface, launched a new campaign currently spreading across Facebook with a new template spoofing Adobe's Flash updater embedded within a fake Youtube page. The malware campaign is relying on compromised legitimate web sites,...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., CAPTCHA, YouTube Inc., Social Engineering, Worm, Gang, Koobface, 0x3E8/youtube/console=yes/, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-10-14
- From Gimmiv to Conficker: The lucrative MS08-067 flaw
- Danger Will Robinson, Danger.[i]By December 2009, a second variant appeared with new propagation techniques ? spreading via removable and mapped drives, and network shares with weak passwords. This updated worm also started blocking access to anti-virus and security-related sites.[/i]You either have a typo or a time machine. December...
- Tags: Linux, PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Windows, Patches, Common-sense, Microsoft Corp., financial danger, computer
- Discussion threads 2009-09-23
- 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
- Simple Machine Protect 1.9.4 (Windows)
- Simple Machine Protect is portable antivirus software for your Windows Operating System, built to remove certain variant of virus, worm, trojan, and spyware from your computer. Simple Machine Protect was designed to be a simple, open source antivirus scanner.
- Tags: Antivirus, BJ, Microsoft Windows, Scanners, Viruses And Worms, Tools & Techniques, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Open Source, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware, Peripherals, Management
- Software downloads 2009-09-07
- Snow Leopard's malware protection only scans for two Trojans
- The much hyped built-in malware protection into Apple's Snow Leopard upgrade appears to be nothing more than a XProtect.plist file containing five signatures for two of the most popular Mac OS X trojans - OSX.RSPlug and OSX.Iservice. Intego, the company that originally reported the new feature, has...
- Tags: Trojan Horse, Malware, Apple Inc., Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Apple Mac OS X, Viruses And Worms, Security, Operating Systems, Software, Apple Mac OS, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-08-28
- Transmitter.C mobile malware spreading in the wild
- Researchers from NetQin Tech. are reporting on a newly discovered mobile malware variant (Transmitter.C) distributed through a modified version of legitimate mobile application. Upon execution, the malware attempts to automatically spread by SMS-ing hundreds of messages linking to a web site where a copy of it (sexySpace.sisx) can be found....
- Tags: Message, Software, Phone, Mobile, Malware, Cell Phone, Virus, Malicious Software, Mobile Malware, NetQuin, Dancho, Transimitter.C, Cyberthreats, Advertising & Promotion, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Marketing, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-07-08
- News to know: Office 2010 leak; Windows Mobile; Wolfram/Alpha; SOA; Zappos; ;
- 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. Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft Mobile Dev team: 'Windows Mobile 6.5 is done' New Microsoft Office 2010 test build leaks Zack Whittaker: Screenshots:...
- Tags: Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows Mobile, Mobile, Dana Blankenhorn, SOA, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Handhelds, Mobile Applications, Microsoft Office, Wireless And Mobility, Web Services, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Office Suites
- Blog posts 2009-05-18
- 56th variant of the Koobface worm detected
- 56th variant of the Koobface worm detectedOne more...And there will be 57 varieties. Pass the relish please.RE: 56th variant of the Koobface worm detectedA WINDOWS problem. The articles never say that.Does this one take us over 300,000 WINDOWS VIRUSES and Worms yet?Is there an OS X version?I don't...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS X, Operating systems, Koobface Worm
- Discussion threads 2009-05-15
- 56th variant of the Koobface worm detected
- Researchers from PandaLabs are reporting on the detection of the 56th variant of the Koobface worm (Boface.BJ.worm), spreading across Facebook, Tagged, Friendster, MySpace, MyYearBook, Fubar.com, Hi5 and Bebo since May, 2008. According to the company, the growth of Koobface related infections is as high as 1,200% since...
- Tags: Infection, Malware, Social Engineering, Worm, MySpace, Koobface, Cyberthreats, Social Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Web Site Development, Security, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Internet, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-05-15
- 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
- Twitter hit by multiple variants of XSS worm
- During the weekend and early Monday, at least four separate variants of the original StalkDaily.com XSS worm hit the popular micro-blogging site Twitter, automatically hijacking accounts and advertising the author's web site by posting tweets on behalf of the account holders, by exploiting cross site scripting flaws at the site....
- Tags: Flaw, XSS, Worm, Twitter, www.StalkDaily.com, Mikeyy XSS, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-04-14
- Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?
- Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?Can good worms solve the Conficker problem?I like the idea in theory but then you are doubling worm traffic due to the good guys fighting the bad guys. One way around that is to have a worm kill switch to kill it once all...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, worm, good worm, Conficker problem, Conficker
- Discussion threads 2009-04-09
- 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
- Conficker worm's copycat Neeris spreading over IM
- Imitation has always been a form of flattery, and that's particularly true for the cybercrime ecosystem. From the lone Chinese cybercriminals releasing DIY tools for generating malware actively exploiting the MS08-067 flaw, followed by the original Conficker worm, Microsoft's MMPC Malware Protection Center is reporting on a currently spreading Conficker...
- Tags: IM, Malware, Worm, Imitation, Conficker, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2009-04-07
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hype
- Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeHey...come on now......Chicken Little has made a pretty good living with this tactic...what's your problem? ;-)RE: Friday Rant - Conficker worm hypeI agree with you, my boss watched CNN and came in afraid to go online, I even had to run scans again on...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Conficker Worm, Friday Rant, worm, paranoia, Y2K, USB flash drive
- Discussion threads 2009-04-03
- Is Conficker from China?
- Is Conficker from China?Wrong "net"?Sure you got the right "net"? News in Canada said that they found a virus/worm that is specifically infecting systems from diplomats, ambassadors and others and in particularly in those countries that border China.China has of course denied any involvement. The Dali Lama's [sic?] systems have...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Spyware, adware & malware, SECURITY, Dali Lama, Conficker
- Discussion threads 2009-03-30
- New Conficker variant looks same, acts differently
- New Conficker variant looks same, acts differentlyWelcome to WINDOWS!!! :) Awesome I do NOT use Windows - RHEL here so they can enjoy Windookes Servers! :)Welcome to last Novemberwhen this was patched.I made a polite requestAgain you have made a blunder good sir I feel you have not given...
- Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, Spyware, adware & malware, OPEN SOURCE, Conficker, Linux, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2009-02-20
- New Conficker variant looks same, acts differently
- The criminals behind the widespread Conficker worm have released a new version of the malware that looks almost identical to the original but operates much differently, reports PC World. The new variant, dubbed Conficker B++, was spotted three days ago by SRI International researchers, who published details...
- Tags: Variant, Worm, SRI International, Conficker B++, Cyberthreats, Productivity, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Security, Andrew Nusca
- Blog posts 2009-02-20
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