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Malware siphons data on new rocket from Japanese space agency
by Dan Goodin Information on one of Japan's newest rockets was stolen from a desktop computer that was infected with malware, according to a published report that cited officials from the country's space agency. The computer, located in the Japan Aerospace Exploration...
Android malware grows more than 4,000% in a year
2012 has been a memorable year - perhaps not the number of massive infiltrations that we saw in 2011, but memorable all the same. Why? Because this was the year in which the prediction that mobile malware would become more than a theory - and it has. Android malware...
This US election season has been relatively malware free… this might not be the case tomorrow…
Spammers took advantage of the Zeus botnet earlier this month to spread a phishing email claiming that "Romney will soon be President" - the links in the email pretended to be from CNN - but instead took those who were clicking them to a fake site laden with malware...
Be wary of emails and facebook apps and pages in wake of Sandy!
As is usual with any major event, scammers and malware authors will be sending out email after email to those who want to learn about or help those affected by the Post-Tropical Storm Sandy. We always caution users to be wary of clicking on links in unsolicited...
New malware just arrived through a facebook event
The labs are working on it - but this just arrived from a facebook friend - an invitation to an event on facebook - supposedly to win two tickets from SouthWest Airlines... well, following our own perennial advice, we looked carefully at the embedded link (URL) - and...
Free Android USSD vulnerability protection from ESET now on Google Play
If you use an Android phone you may have heard of something called the USSD vulnerability. This allows a nasty piece of malicious software to reset your Android to its factory default settings and permanently delete your data. We will describe the USSD problem in more...
NOD32 Updates – NOD32 – v.7518 (09262012)
ESET update 7518 contains the following threats: 3 Android, 5 JS, 12 MSIL, 1 SWF, 1 VBS, 92 Win32, 1 Win64
Dorifel Malware Actively Spreading Despite Mass Detection
By Steve Ragan he malware responsible for attacks on at least 30 local governments, universities, and businesses in the Netherlands, Dorifel (XDocCrypt), is still actively spreading and causing new infections, despite a wide net of detection within the anti-Virus...
Dorifel/Quervar: the support scammer’s secret weapon
The malware that some people are calling Dorifel or XDocCrypt (ESET detects it as Win32/Quervar.C and has a cleaner for it here) is having enormous impact right now, mostly in the Netherlands. It has some very interesting characteristics – it infects documents (and...
Free YouTube .mp3 converters – with a free malware bonus
Want to access the music tracks of YouTube.com videos on your iPod but don’t want to pay? You’re not alone. Recently, a crop of websites have popped up offering to convert the audio from videos to .mp3 files that you can then download at no charge. Sounds great,...
Are you getting less spam?
If you are getting less spam, that could be because cybercriminals no longer control the third largest spam botnet - according to the NetworkWorld article below: Cybercriminals no longer control the third largest spam botnet, researchers say Cybercriminals no longer...
New Java Exploit to Debut in BlackHole Exploit Kits
Malicious computer code that leverages a newly-patched security flaw in Oracle’s Java software is set to be deployed later this week to cybercriminal operations powered by the BlackHole exploit pack. The addition of a new weapon to this malware arsenal will almost...
It’s windows update Tuesday – huh?
Walking away from my computer for a while, and I come back to find out that my ESET antivirus has informed me that my "Operating System is not up to date" - oh really? So I open Windows Update - and that shows that my machine is fully up to date, that no updates are...
American Express Customers are Consigned to a Blackhole
July 05, 2012 By Jayendra Pathek, Randy Abrams NSS Labs has recently encountered a phishing campaign targeting American Express customers. The phishing emails ask users if they have recently reset their password, or verified their user ID for their American Express...
Microsoft Names Defendants in Zeus Botnets Case; Provides New Evidence to FBI
A little over three months ago, I wrote here about how Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit, along with its financial industry partners and Kyrus Tech, took action to disrupt the dangerous Zeus botnets, known for fueling half a billion dollars in online fraud and identity...
Your Facebook account will be terminated – again
by Cameron Camp Security Researcher If the scary email or app notification–and subsequent webpage–is to be believed, you have only a few days to verify your Facebook account or you’ll be out of luck. But don’t worry, a few days later you will magically get a few more...
Flame malware makers send ‘suicide’ code
The creators of the Flame malware have sent a "suicide" command that removes it from some infected computers. Security firm Symantec caught the command using booby-trapped computers set up to watch Flame's actions. Flame came to light after the UN's telecoms body...
The LastPass LinkedIn Password Checker
by Randy Abrams - Security Consultant LastPass has put up a web page for users to check to see if their LinkedIn password was one of the ones whose has was leaked. As you know if you read my blog "Dumb, Dumb, and Dumber", I don't think it's a good idea to give someone...
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