Archive for the 'Viruses and parasites' Category

Security experts report about Zeus virus spreading on Facebook!

June 07, 2013

Facebook is one of the most popular social networks, so there is no doubt that it looks more than attractive for cyber criminals. We have already announced about several variants of Facebook virus that have been used by scammers for various illegal activities. However, it seems that there is a new threat, which has been illegally embedded into this social network. As security experts announce, it can easily connect to More...

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Europol stops a gang responsible for spreading ransomware viruses

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February 15, 2013

After giving you our daily reports about ransomware viruses, it seems that we will all have some spare time. As news.yahoo.com reports, European police agency, also known as Europol, has finally stopped a huge network of online criminals who have been spreading the biggest threat of the last year – Ukash virus. In fact, there are more than 48 versions More...

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FBI has finally stopped Gozi banking virus

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January 29, 2013

Security experts have been talking for a long time about fast-growing numbers of financial threats. They have been reporting about various viruses that have ability to attack not only separate PC users but business institutions and even governmental organizations, such as NASA, National banks and similar. However, one of such extremely dangerous threats, called Gozi virus, is finally stopped. Representatives More...

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2012 Year Summary: a Sharp Rise in Ransomware Viruses

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December 20, 2012

As time goes by, and Christmas is just around the corner, 2spyware decided to sum up this year and overview the major parasites of this period. In fact, in 2012 we have almost been made to forget about rogue anti-spywares because bad guys have evidently improved their devious heist technique and started to pay more attention to ransomware viruses. They are much nastier than rogue anti-spyware threats and have already More...

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Gamarue malware attacks TripAdvisor’s users

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November 28, 2012

Everyone knows about a travel/hotel review website, which is called TripAdvisor. Though it has been really helpful for those who look for a good deal on a hotel room or flight, it seems that spammers have 'improved' this website with some bug. After stealing personal email addresses of TripAdvisor's customers, they have been using them to spread their spam, which More...

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FBI advises to stay away from the Internet virus impersonating it

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October 29, 2012

When Mary from Atlanta has seen a huge alert on her computer's screen, she thought the only thing - she has a deal with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. She claims that she truly believed the fact that FBI has locked out her because of illegal PC activity and now she has to make the payment of a $200 fee More...

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