Malware
Main
Security
Anti-MalwareMalware
MSNBC Security
Security Fix
Security World News
Random Feeds
Archives
| Feb 2012 | Jan 2012 | Dec 2011 | Nov 2011 | Oct 2011 | Sep 2011 | Jul 2011 | Jun 2011 | May 2011 | Apr 2011 | Mar 2011 | Feb 2011 | Jan 2011 | Dec 2010 | Nov 2010 | Oct 2010 | Sep 2010 | Aug 2010 | Jul 2010 | Jun 2010 | May 2010 | Apr 2010 | Mar 2010 | Dec 2009 | Nov 2009 | Oct 2009 | Sep 2009 | Aug 2009 | Jul 2009 | Jun 2009 | May 2009 | Apr 2009 | Mar 2009 | Aug 2008 | Jul 2008 | Jun 2008 | May 2008 |Tue, 29 Jun 10
HCP Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/hcp-vulnerability-exploited-in-the-wild/
On June 10th, a researcher working for Google publically released details about a flaw in Microsoft’s Help and Support Center. The flaw exists due to improper sanitization of URI’s in the HCP protocol handler. If exploited, an attacker would be able to execute arbitrary commands on a victim’s machine.This vulnerability disclosure has fueled an intense [...]
Tue, 29 Jun 10
Panda Challenge 2010 Edition: Dates & Details
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/panda-challenge-2010-edition-dates-details/
Hope you are enjoying the Fifa World Cup, for me it is a pleasure to go out and have all the cinemas and shops empty while you watch your teams I’ve been getting suggestions all these days, and it is clear that all of you prefer to have the Panda Challenge happening during [...]
Tue, 22 Jun 10
This summer I’m going phishing
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/this-summer-i%e2%80%99m-going-phishing/
Today a new season begins, summer has come and holidays are already in our minds. I’ve been thinking whether to go somewhere or stay here hoping to have good weather to go to the surrounding beaches, because now is not a good time with the crisis and all this stuff.Well, I’ve made up my mind [...]
Thu, 17 Jun 10
Do I like it or not? (Facebook clickjacking)
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/do-i-like-it-or-not-facebook-clickjacking/
Facebook is the biggest social network, and in spite of the controversy caused by the (lack of) privacy of information, it doesn’t stop growing. One of the easiest actions it enables is to say that you “like” something. Whe we are logged in this social network, just by clicking the corresponding icon you Express that [...]
Fri, 11 Jun 10
Unpatched Adobe 0day in the wild… but that’s not it :)
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/unpatched-adobe-0day-in-the-wild-but-thats-not-it/
There’s good news and bad news… which do you want to hear first?I like to end my blog posts on a good note, so let’s start with the bad news…A new unpatched Adobe Reader/Flash 0day vulnerability (CVE-2010-1297) is currently being exploited in the wild. The attack starts of with a malicious PDF which contains an [...]
Fri, 11 Jun 10
Spread the word: Panda Challenge 2010 Edition is here!
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/spread-the-word-panda-challenge-2010-edition-is-here/
Ladies and geltlemen, the summer is coming close, so I want to prepare some ‘summer games’ for you. Yes, you are right, I’m talking about the Panda Challenge 2010 Edition. At first my idea was to start the Panda Challenge in a few days, until someone told me that I am one of the only [...]
Thu, 10 Jun 10
Extreme sports: 2010 FIFA World Cup BHSEO attack
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/extreme-sports-2010-fifa-world-cup-bhseo-attack/
The football lovers all know that next Friday, June 11, the 2010 FIFA World Cup is starting in South Africa. The problem is that the criminals also know that, and of course they’ve decided to take advantage of that. We have just seen a new BlackHat SEO attack, so when using Google search engine to [...]
Tue, 8 Jun 10
Out of the frying pan, into the fire…
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/out-of-the-frying-pan-into-the-fire/
…or as it is popularly said, at least, in Spain: “From Guatemala to Guatepeor”. As if things weren’t bad enough in Central America after the dramatic consequences that the Agatha storm had in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, cybercrooks are taking advantage of the news about the misterious sinkhole that appeared in Guatemala city, [...]
Fri, 4 Jun 10
Oops!… We Did It Again! :)
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/oops-we-did-it-again/
One year ago we decided to ’shake’ the market a bit, and we released Panda Cloud AV, the first antivirus based on the cloud… and for free All this made a lot of noise then. Of course, it was a beta version, and little by little we’ve been improving it according to the [...]
Wed, 2 Jun 10
Follow-up on rogueware
http://pandalabs.pandasecurity.com/follow-up-on-rogueware/
This is nothing new, but to make a quick follow up on Olaiz’s previous post, I’m a bit ByteDefender. I am always impressed with the way these cybercrooks create a name for their rogueware.Let’s take a look at some of the samples captured and published o autovin website.Name: MalwareCatcherFirst Seen: Fri Mar 12 16:49:48 MYT [...]