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Skype users targeted with calls spreading fake AV
Showing considerable resourcefulness in their attempt to trick Internet users, fake AV peddlers have begun targeting Skype users with an unexpected call. “Attention: …
Pay-per-install services attempt discreet comeback
“Pay-per-install businesses can be temporarily compromised by welcome law enforcement action, but the crooks will always find a way to return,” says McAfee’s …
uTorrent client on official site replaced with scareware
Users that have downloaded the uTorrent software client from the uTorrent.com website on Tuesday morning are warned that they might have ended up with scareware on their …
Malicious infections enter 99% of enterprise networks
There is a significant gap in today’s enterprise IT defenses, as advanced malware and targeted attacks are easily evading traditional defenses, such as firewalls, …
Google search results much cleaner than in 2010
It used to be that among the first ten pages of search results for popular terms, up to 90 percent of the offered links would take the users to a malicious page serving …
Malware targeting Android jumps 76 percent
The amount of malware targeted at Android devices jumped 76 percent since last quarter, to become the most attacked mobile operating system, according to McAfee. 2011 has also …
Mass injection attack compromised 20,000+ domains, delivers fake AV
A simple mistake on the part of cyber attackers has revealed another mass malicious iFrames injection attack that is currently under way, say Armorize’s researchers. …
Fake CCleaner offered for a small fee
Anything and everything you download from the Internet could be a piece of malware, disguised as a legitimate document or software. GFI has recently spotted a Russian website …
July 2011 threat landscape
July has been a hot month for SEO poisoning, and its popularity is expected to continue in August, says GFI. Users to be cautious of likely search term targets for scammers, …
Chameleon-like fake AV delivered via clever social engineering
A very complex and likely very efficient fake AV spreading campaign has been spotted targeting Facebook users. It starts with users being apparently contacted by one of their …
Google warns users about active malware infection
Google has begun notifying its users that a particular piece of malware is installed on their computers by showing a big yellow notification above their search results (click …
Fake financial statements and postal documents lead to fake AV
Fake emails purportedly coming from financial institutions and the post are currently hitting inboxes and are carrying a malicious .exe file disguised as a Word document. …