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Fri, 18 May 12
Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/bBkZgQkf2Mc/
We recently received reports about private messages found on Facebook and distributing a link, which is a shortened URL pointing to an archive file “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com.zip”. This archive contains a malicious file named “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com” and uses the extension “.COM”. Once executed, this malware (detected as WORM_STECKCT.EVL) terminates services and processes related to antivirus (AV) software, effectively [...]

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Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers

Thu, 17 May 12
Rogue Farm Frenzy 3 for Android Unearthed
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/HUiPXLoTbEQ/
Not long after we found sites offering rogue versions of Instagram and Angry Birds Space, another malicious site hosted in Russia was found to peddle fake Farm Frenzy 3 versions. The perpetrators behind this fake app are hoping that users who are not discriminate enough may download their malicious version, which is detected by Trend [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Rogue Farm Frenzy 3 for Android Unearthed

Wed, 16 May 12
Info Stealer Poses as Google Chrome Installer
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/Q6ywyhMHRh0/
We recently found some suspicious looking URLs which suggest that a malicious file named ChromeSetup.exe is hosted in domains like Facebook and Google. The finding, which we were able to flag during our analysis of data processed by the Trend Microâ„¢ Smart Network Protectionâ„¢ definitely caught our attention. Looking at data from the Smart Protection [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Info Stealer Poses as Google Chrome Installer

Wed, 16 May 12
[INFOGRAPHIC] Mapping Out Your Digital Life
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/JMlnFUwudQM/
As we do more and more things online and with our digital devices, one thing is sure: we accumulate more and more digital junk. Movies we don’t watch, songs we don’t listen to, apps we don’t use. How much digital clutter do users have? Quite a lot, as it turns out. On average, people have [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

[INFOGRAPHIC] Mapping Out Your Digital Life

Sat, 12 May 12
News of Beastie Boy Adam Yauchâ€™s Death Leads to Malware
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/BBXeeCWS-74/
The demise of Beastie Boys’ Adam Yauch (also known by his moniker MCA) have resonated among hip hop fans these past days. Sadly, we have seen a particular attack that targets specific recipients and used this news item as a social engineering lure. We have found an email sample that leverages Yauch’s death to entice [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

News of Beastie Boy Adam Yauch’s Death Leads to Malware

Sat, 12 May 12
Diablo 3 Scams Preempt Game Release
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/IW7Z90T71Sc/
While gamers from North America and Europe are still waiting for the release of Diablo III this coming Tuesday (May 15), cybercriminals have already gone ahead and started taking advantage. We found a search result for the string “diablo 3 free download” leading to a survey scam — a scheme frequently seen deployed through Facebook. [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Diablo 3 Scams Preempt Game Release

Sat, 12 May 12
Malware Masquerades as Flash Player for Android
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/g8UV1cd4c04/
Last month, we have seen cybercriminals use the popularity of apps like Instagram and Angry Birds Space to deliver malware on Android phones. This time, we spotted the same social engineering tactic using Adobe‘s name. This webpage is also found to be hosted on Russian domains, similar to the fake Instagram and Angry Birds Space [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Malware Masquerades as Flash Player for Android

Fri, 11 May 12
Protecting Customers From Black Hole Exploit Kit Spam Runs
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/aM7iiyMw98E/
In light of the slew of persistent black hole spam runs, we have been tracking and investigating this threat that leads users to the black hole exploit. These attacks typically start with a spammed message containing a link to a compromised website that redirects a userâ€™s browser to a malicious site hosting the said exploit. [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Protecting Customers From Black Hole Exploit Kit Spam Runs

Fri, 11 May 12
Snapshot of Exploit Documents for April 2012
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/llOzdTUXbqc/
Targeted attacks that are part of APT campaigns commonly use exploit documents in their social engineering ploy. These exploit documents serve as unassuming carriers of the attackerâ€™s payload malware into the targetâ€™s computer. Since exploit documents are one of the first arrival vectors of APT malware, a little knowledge of the most exploited software and [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Snapshot of Exploit Documents for April 2012

Thu, 10 May 12
Police Trojan Crosses the Atlantic, Now Targets USA and Canada
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/BmMx2wMAp6o/
The Police Trojan has been targeting European users for about a year. It should come as no surprise that the latest incarnations of this obnoxious malware have started targeting the United States and Canada. In the latest batch of C&C servers we have analyzed, not only has the list of countries increased but also their [...]Post from: TrendLabs |8888

Police Trojan Crosses the Atlantic, Now Targets USA and Canada