Rogue security applications impersonate leading anti-virus manufacturersAugust 7th, 2009
It has become usual thing that rogue security applications impersonate reputable and legitimate anti-virus programs. Most of the time, cyber-thieves and developers of rogue anti-virus programs use well known logos, images, color combinations and graphical elements to make their bogus applications look more professional and reliable. If you take a look at rogue anti-spyware programs PC Antispyware 2010 or Personal Antivirus which appeared in March, you will quickly notice that both programs use Microsoft icons, colors and graphical elements including legitimately looking alerts and notifications. More on Rogue security applications impersonate leading anti-virus manufacturers.
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Attack of Waledac Worm is schedulled on July 4July 3rd, 2009
On Thursday, security researchers reported a warning about The Waledac worm which is about to gear up a scam campaign related to the July 4 holiday.
As antivirus vendor ESET senior researcher Pierre-Marc Bureau revealed, the worm, which is known to bloom out updates to previously compromised computers, was discovered to register at least 18 domain names related to fireworks and Independence Day. It is supposed to trick people into visiting a malicious Web site all the weekend. More on Attack of Waledac Worm is schedulled on July 4.
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Another Parasite Attack Spreads Via TwitterJune 29th, 2009
Guy Kawasaki is a venture capitalist of a Silicon Valley, who was partially responsible for marketing the Macintosh in 1984. He has almost 140,000 Twitter followers who were surprised that Kawasaki suddenly started making good money from porn, when a link belonging to host a pornographic video of "Gossip Girl" star Leighton Meester appeared on June 23.
Sophos, anti-virus organization, posted a YouTube video which showed that all followers who downloaded the link discovered a virus that damaged both PCs and Macs. More on Another Parasite Attack Spreads Via Twitter.
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Free security product vets Twitter linksJune 26th, 2009
Security software, called SecureTwitter, is the latest browser add-on released by Finjan. Because Twitter became more and more popular by computer hackers, this product was created to scan links and warn if they follow a rogue page.
The SecureTwitter contains plug-ins for both the Firefox and Internet Explorer and the purpose of this software is to warn users about rogue links posted by other users on this exchange service. More on Free security product vets Twitter links.
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Mac trojan targets game sites to infect usersJune 25th, 2009
Mac users should pay their attention to a new parasite. New version of Mac trojan virus is known for changing PC’s DNS settings. Intego, which is responsible for Mac security, announced to find the RSPlug Trojan on websites, offering legal games for users. More on Mac trojan targets game sites to infect users.
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Security Threat at Fanny MaeFebruary 2nd, 2009
Very often computer security problems are linked with external sources. The most popular example would be hackers, but this can't be taken as indisputable fact. It's worth mentioning that computer virus can also be an inside job. More on Security Threat at Fanny Mae.
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Some web sites to avoid for todayJanuary 15th, 2009
Fronthomepagez. com/security/xp, Anotherdnserrorz. com/security. More on Some web sites to avoid for today.
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British Government will track all e-mail’sJanuary 13th, 2009
Great Britain had called the „Surveillance Society“. Main subject was requirement of security. As we all well know there is a proliferation of surveillance cameras, records of all telephone calls are keeping in data bases. More on British Government will track all e-mail’s.
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YOUR SISTER NAKED LOLZ comJanuary 9th, 2009
YOUR SISTER NAKED LOLZ. com is a new version of a virus spreading via Skype in fact it is the same parasite as YOUR MOTHER NAKED hahahaha. pif. More on YOUR SISTER NAKED LOLZ com.
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“intervalhehehe” popupJanuary 8th, 2009
“intervalhehehe” popup is a trojan that hides in hacked WinRAR files. The trojan that stands beyond this popup is able to change your browser settings. You won’t be able to reach your favorites sites, but you will be redirected into falsified Microsoft security page, that tries to force you into downloading of more malware. More on “intervalhehehe” popup.
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