Good (?) old times II
Some days ago we talked about how old infection techniques had emerged and how malware with economic goals had been combined with traditional viruses. Today, we have come across an interesting case with regard to one of the rogue morphs that has been recently detected, Antispyware3000. The way it works is similar to the rest [...]
Bank details uncovered
Olaiz, Technical writer at PandaLabs, has just published an interesting document about one of the main threats to users' privacy: Banking Trojans.Among other things, you can find information about how they enter computers and how they steal information. One of the most remarkable data is the complex structure that is behind this lucrative criminal business. [...]
MS09-002 Exploit in the Wild
Last Tuesday Microsoft released a Security Bulletin (MS09-002) for critical vulnerabilities which affected its Internet Explorer browser. The vulnerability exists because of improper error handling when accessing deleted objects and allows remote code execution through a specially crafted website.This week a few websites in China started to actively exploit this vulnerability and the malware (jc.exe [...]
Adware supplies one third of all malware (ZDNet Asia)
New figures show increased use of adware to deposit malicious software on victims’ desktops, according to Panda Security.source
MS09-002 Exploit in the wild
Last Tuesday Microsoft released a Security Bulletin (MS09-002) for critical vulnerabilities which affected its Internet Explorer browser. The vulnerability exists because of improper error handling when accessing deleted objects and allows remote code execution through a specially crafted website.This week a few websites in China started to actively exploit this vulnerability and the malware (jc.exe [...]