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Christmas Greetings from Spammers
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/mwzl0k2Okk0/
Spammers are clearly putting the holidays to good use, as they have made Christmas just another reason to spread malware.Trend Micro threat analysts recently received a spammed message purporting to come from 123greetings.com, a legitimate site that users can access to send e-cards to family and friends. The email message even sported the site’s logo [...]
Fri, 25 Dec 09
PH: Mayon Volcano Eruption Spews Out SEO Attack
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/LqJZJzWm9VY/
While scouting the Web for the latest threats, Trend Micro threat analysts stumbled upon FAKEAV variants riding on the impending eruption of the Mayon Volcano. Renowned for its “perfect cone” shape, the Mayon Volcano became one of the candidates for inclusion in the New 7 Wonders of Nature list. It is not surprising, therefore, that [...]
Tue, 22 Dec 09
News on Brittany Murphy’s Death Lead to FAKEAV
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/9FHUD1W9SKU/
Cybercriminals have been found riding on Brittany Murphy’s sudden death to scare people into buying FAKEAV. Searching for keywords like “brittany murphy’s death” on Google resulted in at least two suspicious URLs:http://{BLOCKED}erracing.net/vwb.php?sell=brittany%20murphy%20deathhttp://{BLOCKED}x.net/icd.php?go=brittany%20murphy%20deathThe spike in searches on Murphy’s death has become the theme for the latest blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) attack, which pushed malicious sites [...]
Tue, 22 Dec 09
Microsoft Virus Scanning Recommendations Bring Risks
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/U8FaIdrF1_g/
We have recently received queries from customers about the official exclusion list recommendations from Microsoft. It seems that they have published a Knowledge Base entry that lists down recommendations to improve performance in Windows when running antivirus scanners.This list recommends customers to exclude certain extensions and folders from antivirus scanning. Now, although it actually makes [...]
Tue, 22 Dec 09
Rogue AV Scams Result in US$150M in Losses
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/MmpvbY6B3Bc/
Tricking users into downloading rogue AV is an age-old cybercriminal tactic that still works. Hence the continuous rise in the number of rogue AV pushed to unwitting scam victims up to this day. In fact, the FBI just recently warned the public about the threat that rogue AV software poses, saying this has resulted in [...]
Tue, 22 Dec 09
Cybercriminals Go to the Cloud?
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/H8ACouPwN1A/
In an article by Dancho Danchev, he illustrated Trend Micro’s prediction that cloud hosting services such as Amazon EC2M can be easily used for fail-over command and control (C&C) botnet services.Just recently, Trend Micro had an issue with some IP ranges from the Amazon EC2 data centers. Based on the procedures of our email reputation [...]
Sat, 19 Dec 09
MP3 Spam Is Back!
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/2TMjdZvWowA/
Old trends never die, it just resurface from time to time. Case at point, spammed messages that have attached MP3 files, which was last seen two years ago, made its presence felt once again today. Trend Micro researchers were alerted to the discovery of spammed messages that bore no subject and body content. The email [...]
Thu, 17 Dec 09
How KOOBFACE Makes Money
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/EbPSWveKvZk/
Everything exists for a purpose.Malware, for all the crazy things they do, exist because their creators want them to. Malware can be the product of a bored mind, of an experiment, of inspiration, or, as it is becoming increasingly common nowadays, as a means for profit.No one bothers to create a botnet as complicated as [...]
Thu, 17 Dec 09
New Adobe Zero-Day Vulnerability Again
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/SRa5tnf-JIU/
Security researchers have unearthed a new vulnerability in both Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Adobe has acknowledged the presence of the said vulnerability although it has not gone public with more specific details. Researchers believe version 9.2 and earlier of Adobe Acrobat and Reader are affected by this vulnerability.Trend Micro threat analysts have encountered several samples [...]
Wed, 16 Dec 09
Trend Micro Advisory on CNNIC Domain Registration Requirements
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/bmEbRwjwLR8/
Just recently, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced that parties who plan on applying for .CN domain names will now be required to submit hard copies of documents, in addition to their online application, to prove the legitimacy of their request. The said documents (original application form with business seal, and photocopies of [...]
Wed, 16 Dec 09
Yahoo Blogs Used for Drug Spam
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/X16-EiFouwg/
It looks like spammers have found a new service to host their sites in. For several days, Trend Micro threat researchers have seen spammed messages advertising various prescription medications.As expected, clicking any of the links in the email will lead you to the spammers’ website. Unusually, however, the links are hosted on blogs that are hosted by Yahoo!The [...]
Wed, 16 Dec 09
ZBOT Targets Facebook Again
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/hcky16ip4LU/
ZBOT has currently been spotted engaging in another spam run targeting Facebook yet again.By clicking the link embedded in the email, users will land on a Facebook phishing page.This time, however, the phishing page contains an iframe that points to a Web exploit toolkit. This exploit toolkit can deliver a variety of exploits, depending upon [...]
Wed, 16 Dec 09
BREDOLAB Regifts Old Spam
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/odMGtqg1ovM/
BREDOLAB set out on a spam rerun just in time for the holidays. This recent run is similar to the laptop delivery note spam run we reported in August. This time, however, the spammed message appears to have come from known courier, DHL.The spammed message makes it appear as though the users have received a [...]
Sat, 12 Dec 09
SDBOT IRC Botnet Continues to Make Waves
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/8D87Dd4nZz0/
SDBOT malware have been around since 2004. Most of the bots that use Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol communication such as AGOBOT, IRCBOT, RBOT, and others have been around as early as 2001 yet these kinds of malware rarely attract attention due to their ability to silently operate. These bot malware are neither heavy email [...]
Thu, 10 Dec 09
Trend Micro 2010 Future Threat Report
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/IV0sadfk9gc/
Trend Micro released its annual threat report today. This year, our annual report focuses on the future of the threat landscape.Virtualization, cloud computing, and a shifting Internet infrastructure will widen the scope of cybercrime.With the growing popularity of cloud computing and virtualization among companies, we fully expect cybercriminals to find new methods by which to increase [...]
Thu, 10 Dec 09
Phishers Add Web Hosting Sites to Their List of Targets
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/Psp9xatnJqA/
Trend Micro threat analysts come across a huge number of phishing cases that feature nearly identical domain names every day. In a Web reputation manual verification exercise, analysts found that three of the most popular phishing targets to date were Chase, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and, just recently, Web hosting sites.To launch such an [...]
Thu, 10 Dec 09
December Patch Tuesday Fixes Previously Reported IE Vulnerability
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/uuKdIY7i3oU/
In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six security advisories to address 12 vulnerabilities. Three of these security bulletins are deemed “critical” (MS09-071, MS09-074, MS09-072) while the rest are tagged as “important.”The recently reported vulnerability exploit in Internet Explorer versions 6 and 7 has also been fixed in MS09-072. The said vulnerability could grant the attacker [...]
Tue, 8 Dec 09
Christmas-Themed KOOBFACE Campaign Seen
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/cJYhTyRU_tU/
The KOOBFACE gang certainly knows how to bring on the Christmas spirit.KOOBFACE has pushed a new campaign with the help of the new component that we saw deployed last month. The said component executes human-like behavior such as joining Facebook groups and posting messages on Facebook friends’ walls. This new campaign, on the other hand, [...]
Tue, 8 Dec 09
The Risks of Holiday Online Shopping
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/yvokiWvmll8/
As the holidays kicks off, people are definitely going to be busy searching for the perfect gifts (with the greatest discounts) for their loved ones. However, the increase in number of shoppers during the holidays will most definitely be paralleled by the increase in cybercriminal attacks.In the past, Trend Micro has blogged about how cybercriminals used [...]
Thu, 3 Dec 09
New Moon, New Spam
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/eDVVnbsCKqo/
Spammers often ride on blockbuster movies to proliferate their malicious deeds. Just recently, Trend Micro researchers received spammed messages that piggybacked on the sequel of the Twilight movie, New Moon.No suprises there as the said movie earned US$274.2 million on its opening weekend and continues to climb the movie charts. In fact, just days before New [...]
Thu, 3 Dec 09
SOHANAD’s Secret Revealed
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/fgWKm1ob3Eo/
SOHANAD may be an old malware family but it still remains a prevalent threat in the Asia/Pacific region. WORM_SOHANAD is created using an AutoIt script, a freeware scripting language for MS Windows. The said script will then be converted or compiled into a Win32 executable (.PE file) using the UT2EXE tool in order to become [...]
Tue, 1 Dec 09
Social Engineering Watch: Cyber Monday
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/02pCHzboeA8/
Cyber Monday is basically the online retailers’ version of Black Friday and is considered the busiest day of the year for online shoppers and sellers alike. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates 96.6 million Americans to shop this Cyber Monday, an 11.5 million increase from 2008’s 85 million, while 87.1% of retailers are going to [...]