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Malware Gets Smart with Vodafone Smartphone
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Security researchers recently unveiled findings about malware that came preinstalled on a Vodafone mobile phone handset. Its memory card was also believed to carry malware. A leading mobile telecommunication company, Vodafone, has been taking the heat for packing malware straight out of the box on their HTC Magic Android smartphones. The recipient of one of [...]
Sat, 13 Mar 10
More Adobe Exploits in the Wild
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Researchers from Microsoft recently unearthed exploits targeting the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability.On February 16, Adobe released a security advisory describing a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.X and 9.X. Once the vulnerability is exploited, attackers gain the capability to perform denial-of-service (DoS) attacks on affected systems. Doing so can cause applications and even systems to crash. [...]
Thu, 11 Mar 10
New IE Zero-Day Exploit (CVE-2010-0806)
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Hot on the heels of this month’s security bulletin, a new vulnerability exploit surfaces with a malware in tow. The new zero-day vulnerability, as described in a previous post, prompted Microsoft to release Security Advisory (981374) while investigations are still underway. This Internet Explorer (IE) vulnerability exists due to an invalid pointer reference bug [...]
Thu, 11 Mar 10
Multiple Vendors Affected by New Vulnerabilities
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/a-Ft2Z3khzE/
The number of serious zero-day vulnerabilities and potential exploits discovered in recent days is higher than normal. This can enable cybercriminals to gain more leverage in their attacks, allowing them to target a considerably large number of users while these vulnerabilities remain unpatched.As part of its regular Patch Tuesday schedule, Microsoft released two security fixes [...]
Wed, 10 Mar 10
iPad Giveaway Gives Users’ Identities Away
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/-lQVVXLzvec/
April 3 cannot come soon enough for those who are eager to get their hands on the iPad. If anything, Apple’s recent announcement that the gadget will soon be available in the United States only added to the excitement over the much-talked-about gadget. Unfortunately, spammers are using the current enthusiasm over the iPad to their [...]
Wed, 10 Mar 10
Oscars 2010 Awards Users with FAKEAV
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/IjH40N0vevg/
It seems that fans around the world are not the only ones who are hooked on the Oscars. Just a day after this year’s Academy Awards, Trend Micro threat researchers found FAKEAV variants topbilling the search pages.This time around, users searching for news on the Oscars fell prey to the latest blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) [...]
Tue, 9 Mar 10
USB Battery Chargers with Malware?
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/ZYR6ad09v_0/
The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a new vulnerability note. However, this particular “vulnerability” concerns a rather unusual product—a USB charger for rechargeable batteries.The Energizer DUO is a charger for two AA or AAA batteries that can be plugged into USB ports. While no software is needed to use the charger, Energizer [...]
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Diet Twitter Spam (on the) Run
http://feeds.trendmicro.com/~r/Anti-MalwareBlog/~3/qZYuosqWHgI/
Spam about diet or weight loss plans have been around for ages now, mostly spreading through email. However, spammed messages recently made their rounds on Twitter, compromising unwitting users’ accounts and spreading via these infected accounts.Compromised Twitter accounts post Tweets that tell their followers to click the shortened link to try out a new diet/weight [...]
Tue, 9 Mar 10
Insight: AMTSO’s Reviews
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Some time ago (February 25–26), the Anti-Malware Testing Standard Organization (AMTSO) had its first meeting this year. This time, it was hosted by McAfee and took place in Santa Clara, California.One of the hot topics during the meeting was related to the initiative to review reports published by testing and certification organizations/companies.How was this process [...]
Fri, 5 Mar 10
Mariposa Botnet Perpetrators Captured
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Following the shutdown of the Mariposa botnet recently, three alleged members of the group behind the said botnet were finally arrested last week by the Spanish Police, although they are still pursuing another suspect that may still be at large somewhere in South America.The Mariposa botnet was one of the largest botnets to date. It [...]