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Trojanized Angry Birds offered for download

The extreme popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has made it and its special editions perfect for luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware. A …

Malware-laden cards delivered with HP switches

HP issued a security a security bulletin notifying buyers of its ProCurve 5400 zl switches that the compact flash cards contained in it might be infected with a virus. …

Flashfake removal tool

Update April 12, 2012: The tool has temporarily been removed, more details here. In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the …

Legitimate Chinese app stores riddled with security holes

If you are an Android user, you are surely aware of the fact that Chinese third-party app stores are where most malware for that particular OS has its debut. Lacking any kind …

Zeus targets cloud payroll service to siphon money

With critical business services migrating to the cloud, service providers have become a prime target for cybercriminals. In the latest example of financial malware targeting …

Email campaigns still targeting pro-Tibetan orgs

Malicious Tibetan-themed email campaigns are still going strong, targeting pro-Tibetan organizations and making them inadvertently install malware on their machines. The …

600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs

There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, …

SMS-controlled Android malware records calls

Researchers at NQ Mobile Security have discovered a new piece of Android malware that receives instructions, i.e. is controlled, via SMS. Dubbed TigerBot, the Trojan hides by …

Searching for Easter eggs leads to malware

Blackhat SEO is a popular tactic for malware peddlers to distribute their wares to unsuspecting victims, and the weeks before major holidays are always a perfect time for …

Free malware scanning and blacklist monitoring for websites

Comodo released SiteInspector, a free malware scanning and blacklist monitoring for websites. The free service allows website owners to set up recurring, daily checks on any 3 …

Fake AT&T wireless bill links to malware

Large outbreaks of phony AT&T wireless emails have been distributed in the last two days, according to Commtouch. The emails describe very large balances ($943 in the …

Microsoft takedown of Zeus botnets missed a few C&Cs

When Microsoft, the financial services industry and Kyrus Tech teamed up to sinkhole a number of worldwide botnets using the Zeus family of malware, they managed to get the …

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