Trojan disguised as Google Chrome extension
The announcement that Google Chrome is now the third most widely used browser wasn’t lost on cybercriminals. They follow the crowd, and that explains the recent …
Rogue software details: VirusOut
VirusOut is a rogue security application. In order to remove it, find out what folders and registry entries to look for below. Known system changes: Folders …
OWASP releases list of top 10 web application risks
Since 2003, application security researchers and experts from all over the world at the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) have carefully monitored the state of web …
9-year-old blamed for hacking school system
Searching for the hacker who broke into the computer system of Spring Hill Elementary in Virginia, the police was more than little surprised when the investigation revealed …
Week in review: Apache.org hacked, Facebook ups defenses, Adobe and Microsoft patches
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, and podcasts: Endpoint data leak prevention still a major headache More than one in …
A friend in need is a scam indeed
Here is a variant of the “friend in need” email scam that has been forwarded to me by a friend: As mentioned before, there are several things that indicate that …
Infected XP machines remain unpatched
To avoid the systems crashes from February, which were triggered by the security updates to the Windows kernel and tied to the fact that the machines were infected by the …
“Friend in need” spam campaign
Occasionally, you might receive an email like this one: Sure, there is a possibility that a friend does require your help, but it is a really small one. One of CA’s …
GFI Backup 2010 – Business Edition released
GFI Software released GFI Backup 2010 – Business Edition, suited for IT administrators who want to create a single backup/restore task and apply it across the entire …
Death of Type O Negative frontman used for Fake AV distribution
The rumor of the death of Peter Steele, Type O Negative frontman, has spread like wildfire through the Net yesterday. Confirmed by a number of sources, the unfortunate event …
New Zbot malicious campaign
A spam email purporting to come from UK’s Royal Mail service has been making the rounds of inboxes: Attached to the message is a .pdf file by the name …
Google on Fake AV
“For years, we have detected malicious content on the web and helped protect users from it,” says Niels Provos, an engineer from the company’s Security Team, …
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