Some rogue browser extensions from the Chrome Web Store contain Tojans that can access your Facebook account. These malicious apps are advertised on Facebook claiming to be able to change the color of profile pages, tracking profile visitors or removing social media viruses. Once installed, attacke[...]
Archive for the ‘Spam’ Category
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[...]
Dreamhost Attacked by Spammers
DreamHost reset passwords for all of its customers after discovering that hackers compromised one of its database servers on January 20. Researchers from cloud security vendor Zscaler said rogue PHP pages that redirect users to work-at-home scams have been added to hundreds of websites hosted at D[...]
Spam Relay Problem to be Fixed by McAfee
Two problems with McAfee’s SaaS Total Protection antimalware service are expected to be patched today. The service was meant to provide features such as a firewall, antivirus scans and antispam services that run in McAfee’s data centers. The biggest problem with the service at the moment[...]
Largest Botnet Takedown Ever
The US Department of Justice staged the largest botnet takedown in history on Wednesday. The target was ‘DNS Changer’, a botnet that compromised over 4 million machines across 100 countries with malware. About 25% of the bots were Windows PCs and Macs based in the United States. Compa[...]
New Malware Trick: We’ll Sue You
The latest malware scam involves spammers threatening to sue victims. E-mails were sent with a document attachment with the following text: “Hello. Your email is sending spam messages! If you don’t stop sending spam, we will be impelled to sue you! We’ve attached a scanned copy of [...]
