Archive for May, 2007

Akonix, one of the leading companies working in the IM security field, records 73% increase in instant messaging attacks from 2006. This year, the company has tracked 170 new IM malware samples. 20 new parasites were uncovered this month. More...

Stealing user confidential information is a very profitable "business". Although illegal and extremely risky, this type of activity makes online criminals millions. Indeed, what can be more tempting than getting someone's credit card numbers, bank account details or login credentials related to popular commercial web sites and services such as eBay? But times change, and now it's not so easy to trick people into downloading suspicious software, following odd links in spam e-mails or "logging in" to phishing web sites. More...

Not a long time ago, Skype was probably the only instant messenger free of any malware. However, times change, and now we already have a few Skype worms that although do not make significant harm to infected systems, but propagate rapidly. Remember Pykse, also known as Pykspa and Sandra Worm? This parasite infected thousands of computers in just one day. More...

Who uses malware to steal user sensitive information and spread dangerous parasites? Gifted programmers, skilled virus writers or evil scientists? Not exactly. Recent findings show that latest malware can be purchased and used by criminals with no technical knowledge and experience. Sounds hardly believable? Well, it's true. More...

You have probably seen so-called Nigerian scam e-mails sent by purportedly rich persons, who need to discreetly move money to bank accounts in US, UK or other countries abroad. They ask you to help them by using your bank account in exchange for a large share of a sum that needs to be transferred. Scammers might also send you "official" documents and other real looking stuff. More...

We are seeing regular updates of infamous rogues SpyLocked and Spyware Locked. Now there are SpyLocked 3. 6, SpyLocked 3. More...