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| More malware blocked in July 2008 than in the whole of 2007 (27 August 2008) In its Global Threat Report ScanSafe reported that the total number of Web-based malware blocks has increased by 87 per cent in July 2008 compared to the previous month. Specifically,... |
| Malware of the week: AIM worm, spammer trojan and fake p2p apps (22 August 2008) This week's PandaLabs report looks at the Oscarbot.UG worm, the Spammer.AJF Trojan and a series of P2P applications used to distribute the adware Lop. Oscarbot.UG is a worm with backdoor... |
| "New" Madonna video comes with a trojan horse (21 August 2008) Sophos is warning music fans to be wary of opening unsolicited emails claiming to reveal the latest news about their favourite pop stars. The warning follows the discovery of a new... |
| Spoof P2P applications distribute the Lop adware (21 August 2008) Two spoof P2P application installers, BitRoll-5.0.0.0 and Torrent101-4.5.0.0, are being used to install the Lop adware on users’ systems. These programs are used to exchange files between... |
| Threat Spy: tracking malware across the globe (20 August 2008) ScanSafe launched Threat Spy, the first virtual map to show the increasingly dangerous Web threat landscape. Threat Spy displays malware as it is identified and blocked by ScanSafe,... |
| Fake MSNBC news used in the latest spam and malware combo campaign (14 August 2008) Sophos reported a new widespread wave of dangerous spam messages that claim to be breaking news alerts from MSNBC. Samples intercepted at SophosLabs have revealed that rather than containing... |
| Ten million zombies distribute spam and malware daily (13 August 2008) According to a Panda Security and CommTouch report on the current state of spam, on average during the second quarter of this year, more than 10 million zombie computers were sending... |
| Malware week in review: social networking and hot chick video worms (08 August 2008) This week's PandaLabs report looks at the Boface.A worm, and the Nabload.DIK TR and Exchanger.T Trojans. Boface.A spreads through social networks (MySpace and Facebook) by publishing... |
| CNN news spam with fake Flash update malware (07 August 2008) There is a massive spam session running around with fake e-mails trying to spoof CNN news web site in order to make unsuspecting users download a malware file (get_flash_update.exe in... |
| New facebook malware attack uses false video in wall posts (07 August 2008) Sophos is warning users of Facebook to exercise caution when clicking on links in wall posts, following an attempt by hackers to infect computers by spreading messages containing malicious... |
