CDC H1N1 Malspam Campaign
Our spam traps have been receiving thousands of malspam e-mails related to a new Sinowal (zbot) campaign over the past 24 hours. The e-mail attempts to trick users into creating a profile for H1N1 (Swine Flu) vaccination at the Centers for Disease Control website. The email reads: You have received this e-mail because of the [...]
Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool (ZDNet)
Two new pieces of malware affecting Mac OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoors. Two pieces of malicious software affecting Apple’s Mac OS X appeared this week: a Trojan horse with the ability to download and install malicious code of an…source
China tries out a Trojan horse (The Malaysian Insider)
BEIJING, June 27 – In May, China told computer manufacturers that all personal computers sold in the country after July 1 must come installed with an anti-pornography software. While the Chinese government insists that the purpose of the Green Dam program was to block access to porn websites, critics say that the real purpose of [...]
Mac OS X targeted by Trojan and backdoor tool (ZDNet UK)
Two new pieces of malware affecting OS X appeared this week, a Trojan horse and a hacker tool for creating backdoorssource
First Look: Microsoft Security Essentials (CIO)
The beta version of Microsoft Security Essentials, a free program that fights viruses and spyware, is now available for download. The app, previously code-named Morro, replaces Windows Live OneCare and fights the usual rogues’ gallery of PC threats, including worms, Trojans, and other troublemakers.source