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Fake Patch Tuesday alert leads to Zeus infection

The term “Patch Tuesday” has become widely known and is so intimately tied to Microsoft that it is no wonder that malware peddlers are using it to add an aura of …

Fake AV spreading via Yahoo! Answers

From poisoned Google image search results to poisoned answers to legitimate questions on Q&A sites like Yahoo! Answers and public forums, malware peddlers are determined …

Cyber criminals moving operations to Canada

Cyber criminals are on the move again and, this time, Canada is the prime target. IP addresses in China and Eastern Europe are highly scrutinized and undergoing intense …

Two new malware variants targeting Facebook

Two new malware variants are targeting Facebook users, according to Fortinet. The malware, which is intended to look as though they’re coming from Facebook, claim that …

RTF exploit hiding in bin Laden death-themed email

Osama bin Laden’s death is sure to be milked for all it’s worth by online spammers and scammers, and the latest instance of this also seems to be the latest …

Cybercriminals expand repertoire of tricks to avoid detection

March was testament to the fact that cybercriminals are not averse to exploiting tragedies in order to spread malware, according to Kaspersky Lab. Scammers and malware writers …

Malware campaign impersonates FBI

A new email malware campaign claims to come from the FBI and deliver a warning that they have been monitoring your Internet activities. Apparently they have logged your IP …

Malware instead of gifts for Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day has always been celebrated with gifts for moms worldwide. However, BitDefender is warning consumers that cyber crooks are taking advantage of this special …

Rogueware campaign targeting Mac users

Bad guys distributing rogueware are attacking Mac users using Blackhat SEO techniques and poisoning search results. During our research about Osama Bin Laden’s death we …

MAC Defender rogue anti-virus analysis and removal

SecureMac reports that a new privacy and security threat is targeting computers running Apple’s Mac OS X disguised as an anti-virus program called MAC Defender. The …

Osama bin Laden Twitter witness’ site hacked

Cyber criminals will jump at any chance and use any news to spread malware, and news doesn’t get much bigger right now than the death of Osama bin Laden. It was obvious …

Fake AV for mobile platform detected

Fake antivirus software for Windows crop up daily, but it seems that mobile users will also have to start being on the lookout for such scams. CA researchers have spotted a …

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