U.S. websites compromised, lead to malware

Five or even more United States media websites and some other popular ones were infected and are now redirecting users that land on them to various harmful URLs, according to Zscaler. This websites were poisoned with modified JavaScript codes that contain iFrames redirecting users to one of the many websites that holds the ZeroAccess Trojan and other... [Read more ...]

Fake AV trying to pose as Microsoft

Cyber criminals are still trying to pose as Microsoft and try to fool users and make them think their computer needs urgently an antivirus software. Webroot analysts have found out an active spamming campaign that involves some websites that present a Microsoft Security Essentials like warning: “There are a number of ways to figure out that this... [Read more ...]

Analysts discover more BadNews on Google Play

The recentlu found BadNews Android malware was once again found on Google Play. The android trojan is indeed bad news for the ones that are stuck with it as it harvests device information and fools users into downloading more harmful apps. After researchers from Lookout found 32 apps that had embedded this malware, Google has removed both the accounts... [Read more ...]

Harmful HP scan notifications target employees

If you have an email (who doesn’t ?) than you should be careful as users are again targeted with fake messages regarding a scanned document. This time, there is no file attached, instead there is a link included that will redirect users to a website that holds malware: The header of this email has been altered in order to look like it was sent... [Read more ...]

Blackhole contributes to a black month for malware

In October, GFI Software threat researchers uncovered a large number of Blackhole exploits disguised as Windows licenses (just prior to the release of Windows 8), Facebook account verification emails, Skype voicemail notifications, and spam messages. “The Blackhole exploit kit is one of the biggest dangers that internet users face because it is... [Read more ...]

Watch out for the London Olympics 2012 scams that delivers malware

There only three months untill the London Olympics 2012 will begin and sport enthusiasts are searching infos about the event and also they are trying to buy tickets. But when there are global events like this one, the interest around it will atract cybercrooks too. The engineers at TrendMicro recently discovered an email campaign that at the first glance... [Read more ...]

Fake “Steam Cracker” sniffs user informations

The gamers from Valve Steam platform were again targets of malware attackers, this time with “Steam Cracker” This cracker was offered on the well-known video platform Youtube and on several gaming forums, and users were tricked that they will get free access to all games. See the picture below. The criminals behind this attack give very... [Read more ...]

Fake Antivirus spam campaigns on Twitter

Fake Antivirus spam campaigns on Twitter: two new campaigns with spam are now targeting users of social network Twitter and are redirecting them to underground websites that host rogue antivirus and scarware programs, according to GFI. There are short messages involved like: ”a must see LINK”, “young girls are waiting LINK”... [Read more ...]

New ransomware targets users

A whole lot new ransomware got detected by more security organizations in the last few days and this ransomware targets users all over the world. The engineers from Trend Micro have detected a variant of the ransomware that will overwrite the Master Boot Record (MBR) likethe ones discovered in the last years. Also Bitdefender, Dr. Web and F Secure have... [Read more ...]

Megaupload email scam

As you may have heard Megaupload file hosting service got closed by the US government and this is an opportunity for cyber criminals to make some money from the users, according to TorrentFreak. The Megaupload email scam works like this: the users are sent a fake email that appears to be from a German law association named ”Dr. Kroner & Kollegen”... [Read more ...]

Most common Android malware in 2011

The only thing that surpassed the rise of the Android OS in the market is the total number of Android malware that has targeted the devices running with this OS. According to Total Defense that released the 2011 Internet Security Threat Intelligence Report almost 25 times more Android malware was found in 2011 than in the previous year. “This past... [Read more ...]

Attention to fake Google Antivirus

Once again cyber criminals try to use Google’s name and logo in order to forge an attack with a fake Google Antivirus. GFI engineers have found out a number of infected websites that have appeared recently in the Google and Bing searches. The websites offering the fake Google Antivirus threat the users by blocking their access to Google service... [Read more ...]

Fake LinkedIn emails lead to malware

In the past few days a lot of fake LinkedIn emails coming from the business social network have hit the inboxes reminding the users about the invitations they have received: Of course the fake LinkedIn email try to send the users to a website that hosts the exploit kit BlackHole. If the exploit is successfully deployed it then installs the known... [Read more ...]

Tips to stay safe from the malware hiding behind QR codes

Most people already know what QR codes are: a brand new type of “barcode” that can be used for a variety of purposes – tracking, ticketing, labeling of products, and so on. They have seen them in magazines, buses, sites, TV, tickets, and on  any object which they might require to learn more about. As the use of QR codes becomes increasingly... [Read more ...]

IE 9 best tool against Web-based malware attacks

Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 has once again proved to be the best choice when it comes to capturing the attacks on the user to download Web-based malware. This statement was made by NSS Labs recently published results of a test conducted worldwide from May 27 to June 10 this year, which saw five of the most popular web browsers facing each other. Windows... [Read more ...]

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