The Flashback malware exported via a Java exploit has already infected over 600,000 Mac computers. This new version of Flashback that appeared last fall differs from it’s previous version by relying on a Java flaw than social engineering trickery. Apple issued a Java update that addressed this[...]
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Mac OS Trojan Through Microsoft Word File
A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Office on Mac OS that infects computers with a remote access Trojan. A rogue e-mail which seems to be targeted at Tibetan activist organizations comes attached with a booby-trapped Word file. Once opened, a new Trojan is loaded that allows remote acce[...]
Malware in Your Memory via Java
Visitors of the Russian news sites www.ria.ru and www.gazeta.ru have received some tricky new malware. This Java-based attack injects malware files that hide in a computer’s memory making it very hard to detect. The attack itself wasn’t part of the actual website programming, but the b[...]
Malware Masked by DNS on the Rise
Experts at the RSA Conference 2012 on Tuesday stated that malware threats that receive instructions from attackers through DNS is expected to rise. Attackers will often use channels like TCP, IRC, HTTP, Twitter feeds, Facebook walls and even YouTube comments to communicate with botnets that sprea[...]
New Strains of Mac Flashback Trojan
Intego recently discovered more strains of the Mac-based Flashback Trojan. The Trojan attempts to exploit a pair of Java vulnerabilities in sequence, which allows infection with no further user intervention. It infects your computer by being disguised as software that upon installation or opening of[...]
Waledac: The Password Stealing Malware
The spamming malware known as Waledec returns with password stealing abilities. Waledac can now also steal BitCoins, a form of online currency. This botnet was one of the top spam sources on the Internet until it got shut down by Microsoft in cooperation with other security vendors in March 2010. Th[...]
January 23rd, 2012 - 10:28 pm § in Industry News, Malware
New Malware: ‘Gameover’
A new piece of malware dubbed ‘Gameover’ is similar to the money-stealing Trojan known as Zeus warned security researcher. Gameover works by sending out rounds of spam that tried to dupe recipients into infecting their PCs with the malware, which like Zeus, is designed to pillage indivi[...]
Additional Features of Bank-Fraud Malware, SpyEye
The powerful banking trojan known as SpyEye has a new feature to keep victims in the dark. Through a technique known as HTML injection, information not normally asked for on certain websites appears in new fields. This includes logins, passwords and credit card numbers. In addition, it can also disp[...]
Malware Trends Towards Android in Q3
According to a McAfee report, the Android operating system was the sole target of all new mobile-based malware in the third quarter of 2011. Attacks included Trojans that would take over the phone and dial numbers that charge fees to the victims’ accounts. Other Android Trojans target the act[...]
Malware on Android Increases Five Fold
The number of infected applications for the mobile Android operating system has continued to rise since this summer. According to Dan Hoffman, Juniper’s chief mobile security analyst, Android malware samples increased by 472% since July 2011, the bulk being in September and October. “To[...]
