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Ledger poisons Google

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2008

Actor's death exploited by malware writers to infect computers.

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Polyglot worm spreads through MSN

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 24, 2008

Worm changes language to target wide audience.

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Symbian worm sighted in the wild

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 23, 2008

Malware pretends to be media or image file.

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Google links scam Avira users

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2008

Suspect firm advertising via Google found to be specialising in hijacking security brands.

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US agencies report vishing, extortion, danger of hacking

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 21, 2008

FBI name used in email attacks, CIA warns of power supply hacks.

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Help for victims of e-crime

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Cybercrime support website launched.

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Malcode from Mexico and Africa predicted to boom

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Developing world expected to contribute heavily to future cybercrime.

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Microsoft alert on Excel vulnerability

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 17, 2008

Targeted exploitation of zero-day flaw seen in wild.

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Stormy love letters

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 16, 2008

Storm botnet celebrates birthday with new wave of spam.

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Phishing danger increases as Storm botnet is hired out

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Jan 15, 2008

Smart new trojan and Storm diversification add to online banking risk.

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SMS trojan targets Android users in eight western countries

Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat?
Will another piece of mobile malware convince Google manager of the seriousness of the threat? Researchers at Kaspersky have discovered an SMS trojan for Android phones that… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/11/sms-trojan-targets-android-users-eight-western-countries/

Zitmo trojan for Android defeats two-factor authentication

Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS.
Malware intercepts TANs sent via SMS. A new variant of the Zitmo trojan has been discovered that infects mobile devices running the Android platform and which intercepts SMS… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/07/zitmo-trojan-android-defeats-two-factor-authentication/

DroidKungFu command and control server may be mobile device

Android trojan makes use of root exploit.
Android trojan makes use of root exploit. Researchers at Fortinet have discovered a command and control server for the 'DroidKungFu' Android trojan that appears to be a mobile… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2011/06/droidkungfu-command-and-control-server-may-be-mobile-device/

AVG to acquire DroidSecurity

Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices.
Security firm set to expand solutions to mobile devices. Czech security firm AVG has announced the acquisition of Tel Aviv-based DroidSecurity, a specialist in cloud-based… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/11/avg-acquire-droidsecurity/

Android SMS trojan goes wild

Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security.
Premium-rate text scam shows growing cracks in smart phone security. The first known SMS trojan affecting smart phones running Google's Android operating system has been observed… https://www.virusbulletin.com/blog/2010/08/android-sms-trojan-goes-wild/

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