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DarkComet Surfaced in the Targeted Attacks in Syrian Conflict
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/JXrx3tkwaXk/
The Internet has played a significant role in the current conflict in Syria. The opposition has made increasing use of platforms such as Facebook to organize and spread their message. In response, supporters of the regime like the “Syrian Electronic Army” have sought to disrupt these activities by defacing websites and spamming Facebook pages. Recently, [...]
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DarkComet Surfaced in the Targeted Attacks in Syrian Conflict
Thu, 16 Feb 12
Microsoft Sends Love on February Patch Tuesday with Nine Advisories
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/g4VCWMW00AM/
Microsoft spreads love to all IT administrators this month by addressing 23 vulnerabilities on the 14th of February. The software giant released nine bulletins and fixed critical flaws in Internet Explorer, an error in a runtime library which can be targeted through Windows Media Player, and flaws in the Windows kernel. Four out of the [...]
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Microsoft Sends Love on February Patch Tuesday with Nine Advisories
Tue, 14 Feb 12
Cybercriminals Leverage Whitney Houston’s Death
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/i9I-1tg-JgQ/
News of Whitney Houston’s sudden demise spread like wildfire in the Internet. Countless tweets, Facebook wall posts, and news items circulated regarding the singer’s death at age 48. Given the massive attention around Houston’s death, cybercriminals were quick in taking advantage of this unfortunate incident. We have uncovered two web threats shortly after the news broke. [...]
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Cybercriminals Leverage Whitney Houston’s Death
Fri, 10 Feb 12
Trojan Abuses Sendspace: A Closer Look
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We recently discovered a Trojan that harvested documents on affected systems and uploaded them to the file hosting site, sendspace.com. This post will discuss more of our findings on the said attack. In order to infect users, email disguised as a shipment notification from Fedex were mass-mailed to target victims. This email contains a downloader [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Trojan Abuses Sendspace: A Closer Look
Thu, 9 Feb 12
Know Your Enemies Online [INFOGRAPHIC]
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/FFmvtHx3VdQ/
Because of users’ various connections and sharing habits, the Internet has become a social hub similar to a virtual neighborhood. However, not everyone on the Internet wants to socialize and create connections. There are people out there who craft online threats designed to steal your precious information, like your email address, social security details, credit [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Know Your Enemies Online [INFOGRAPHIC]
Wed, 8 Feb 12
Malicious Mobile Apps Found in Server Hosted in Germany
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We’ve recently found a server that hosts a great number of sites that are used to launch mobile malware, targeting Android OS and Symbian (specifically the J2ME platform). The server, located in Germany, is managed by a hosting provider known as a haven for cyber criminals. We found a total of 1,351 websites hosted on [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Malicious Mobile Apps Found in Server Hosted in Germany
Tue, 7 Feb 12
Fake Version of Temple Run Unearthed in the Wild
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In our daily monitoring of the mobile threat landscape, we found a copy of the game Temple Run in the Android Market. Temple Run is a popular game app currently available for iOS only. I checked the app and immediately noticed something odd about it. I decided to analyze it to check if my doubts [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Fake Version of Temple Run Unearthed in the Wild
Sat, 4 Feb 12
Malware Uses Sendspace to Store Stolen Documents
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We’ve recently encountered malware that grabs MS Word and Excel files from users’ infected systems and then uploads them to the file hosting site sendspace.com. Sendspace is a file hosting website that offers file hosting to enable users to “send, receive, track and share your big files.” Sendspace was recently used for dropping stolen data [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Malware Uses Sendspace to Store Stolen Documents
Sat, 4 Feb 12
BKDR_POISON: More Challenges Ahead
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/veU1K4B0yyE/
Last year, the security industry was plagued by a series of APT reports, which included the “Nitro Attack”. The backdoor used here is known as PoisonIvy or BKDR_POISON. Its builder is available online. Security vendors have then taken measures to counter this threat to help customers battle against similar infections in the future. However, a [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
BKDR_POISON: More Challenges Ahead
Fri, 3 Feb 12
Mobile Threat Landscape: A Decade Later
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/8DV6ULiP0uk/
We already knew that more and more people are becoming tablet and smartphone owners, but two new surveys that were released just this week reinforced that. A Google/Ipsos poll found that smartphone use was growing in all 5 surveyed countries. In the US, smartphone ownership rose from 31% to 38% of the population by September/October [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888
Mobile Threat Landscape: A Decade Later