Spam Activity Drops After ISP’s Demise (Web Host Industry Review)
October 10, 2008 — ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — MessageLabs discovered a brief decline in spam following the demise of Atrivo/Intercage, an ISP that hosted many malware and cyber criminal websites, as reported on Brian Krebs’ Security Fix blog on WashingtonPost.com.
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Top 5 Anti-Spyware Products 2009 (About.com)
For the most part anti-spyware has been merged into larger security suites. The distinction between various threats has become primarily a technical debate. The reality is that many of the…
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Blackhat SEO Fueled Rogue Security Campaign
Today we observed yet another Blackhat SEO campaign fueling the distribution of the System Security Rogue Anti-Malware from Pandora Software.Blackhat SEO is a method used by criminals to trick search engines into displaying their content ahead of other legitimate sites. You can learn more about it here.(E.g. One of the hijacked searches) Accessing the link redirects the victim to the rogue anti-malware site, which then prompts the user to download and install the malicious software.Sample hijacked search terms [Full List]:Cinderella Full Story In ScriptSwollen Throat Rash Chest Pains SymptomsBody Aches All Over And Extreme FatigueCandy Bar In IllustratorHumerous Marriage DefinitionsArt Ideas For BabiesPossesive WorksheetFree Online Scan MalwareProxy Which Allows JavaCd Key Do X BladesSwollen Lymph Nodes And Dry CoughHow To Write Law In GraffitiIndex Of Best SongsKeys Of Digi TvFree Space Crafts For PreschoolersExecution Of Women VideoLabeled Diagram Of A FootFacebook Skins FreeEar Infections And Sore MusclesThis post have been written by Sean-Paul Correll.
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Outside View: Cyberwar threat grows worse (Space War)
Washington (UPI) Oct 9, 2008 – Viruses, worms, identity theft, extortion and other forms of criminal activity are not the only illicit uses of the Internet. “Malware” — malicious software designed to exploit weaknesses in programs and the computers on which they run — has now spawned the capability to digitally “soften up the battlefield.”
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Antivirus for Windows 7 beta released by Kaspersky (ITP.net)
Prototype protects against all types of internet threats including viruses, trojans, spyware and spam
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