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Showing posts with label Malware. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Malware. Show all posts

Friday, September 14, 2012

Stolen iOS data used as malware lure - V3.co.uk


V3.co.uk

Stolen iOS data used as malware lure
V3.co.uk
The recent high-profile breach of Apple iOS device data has become the latest lure for malware writers looking to infect users. Researchers with McAfee have discovered a series of files being advertised on download services as an archive of the data ...

This Week In Cybercrime: Some New Computers Have Malware Already Installed - IEEE Spectrum


This Week In Cybercrime: Some New Computers Have Malware Already Installed
IEEE Spectrum
—We've been warned for years: Our online behavior puts us at risk for having our accounts emptied, our data misused, and our identities stolen. But as an Albany, N.Y. Times Union article reports, court documents unsealed on 13 September in a U.S ...

Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, outs hidden PC malware - TechTarget


Microsoft disrupts Nitol botnet, outs hidden PC malware
TechTarget
Microsoft has disrupted the Nitol botnet, gaining control of more than 500 different malware variants that the software giant says were being secretly embedded in counterfeit Windows software being distributed at weak points in the supply chain.

Half of all Android devices vulnerable to malware due to outdated software - TechHive


TechHive

Half of all Android devices vulnerable to malware due to outdated software
TechHive
android malware. Outdated software is the weak spot of Android phones, according to a security firm's recent study that finds more than half of the Android-powered devices checked have unpatched vulnerabilities, putting their users at risk of mobile ...
Are More Than Half The World's Android Devices Vulnerable To Malware?Lifehacker Australia
Over 50 percent Android devices vulnerable to hackers, malware: Duo SecurityTech2
More than 50% of Android devices contain unpatched vulnerabilitiesBGR

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Tool Scans for RTF Files Spreading Malware in Targeted Attacks - Threatpost (blog)


Tool Scans for RTF Files Spreading Malware in Targeted Attacks
Threatpost (blog)
Detection of these attack methods is improving and nimble hackers are recognizing the need for new avenues into enterprise networks. Some have been finding success using rich text format (RTF) files to spread malware that exploits Office vulnerabilities.

Your PC may come with malware pre-installed - PCWorld


Your PC may come with malware pre-installed
PCWorld
Microsoft researchers investigating counterfeit software in China were stunned to find that brand new systems being booted for the first time ever were already compromised with botnet malware right out of the box. Microsoft has filed a computer fraud ...

Your PC May Come Pre-Loaded With Malware, Right Out Of The Box - Mobile & Apps


Mobile & Apps

Your PC May Come Pre-Loaded With Malware, Right Out Of The Box
Mobile & Apps
According to a new Microsoft study, several brand-new computers were carrying malware installed in the factory. One virus in particular, called Nitol, is especially dangerous, as it steals personal details to help hackers access online bank accounts. A ...

Microsoft Finds Malware Pre-Loaded on PCs in China - PC Magazine


CBC.ca

Microsoft Finds Malware Pre-Loaded on PCs in China
PC Magazine
Several brand new computers purchased by Microsoft researchers in China were found to be infected with malware, the Redmond, Wash.-based computing giant revealed this week. Cybercriminals had infiltrated insecure supply chains and introduced ...
Your PC may come with malware pre-installedPCWorld
Malware infecting PCs on production line, Microsoft saysCBC.ca
Microsoft finds malware preloaded on new computersNBCNews.com (blog)
TechRadar UK -ZDNet -CNET (blog)
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Use XP, Get Malware? - PC Magazine


Business 2 Community

Use XP, Get Malware?
PC Magazine
Researchers on the AV-Test team check each product's ability to protect a clean system against malware attack and to repair the damage done by pre-existing malware attacks. They also check to make sure the product's protection doesn't interfere with ...
Android and Apple - Popular Targets for MalwareBusiness 2 Community

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Computers in China Sold With Pre-Installed Malware? - Yahoo!7 News


Computers in China Sold With Pre-Installed Malware?
Yahoo!7 News
The tech giant claims it discovered that retailers in China were selling computers that were installed with counterfeit Windows software and the fake software was corrupted with malware. Cybercriminals took advantage of unsecure supply chains to ...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Discovers New PCs Infected with ... - Statesman Sentinel


Statesman Sentinel

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) Discovers New PCs Infected with ...
Statesman Sentinel
Embedded in bogus copies of Microsoft's Windows OS, the malware is a sophisticated tool developed by cyber criminal, to spy on users and carry denial-of-service attacks. Microsoft, the global software giant, had led an aggressive policy against ...
Microsoft Corporation (MSFT) Battling Malware in CourtInsider Monkey (blog)

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Book review: Practical Malware Analysis - Naked Security


Book review: Practical Malware Analysis
Naked Security
Earlier this year, no starch press, sent SophosLabs an unrequested copy of the book Practical Malware Analysis: The hands-On Guide to Dissecting Malicious Software with a letter saying "If you do enjoy the book, I hope that you will consider posting a ...

Google acquires malware scanning service - FierceCIO


Google acquires malware scanning service
FierceCIO
Google has announced its acquisition of VirusTotal, a free website service that will scan any web download, email attachment or individual file with more than 40 different antivirus scanning engines. Files of up to 32MB can be uploaded for scanning, or ...

Is 'Virus Expert' Tied To PlugX RAT Malware? - InformationWeek


TechWeekEurope UK

Is 'Virus Expert' Tied To PlugX RAT Malware?
InformationWeek
Blasco in a phone interview said he was able to extract the debug file path from some PlugX malware binaries and then match those file paths to other PlugX samples, samples that included a username in the file path: "whg." The samples also suggested ...
IT Executive Revealed As PlugX RAT Malware CreatorTechWeekEurope UK

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Microsoft finds new PCs in China preinstalled with malware - PCWorld


Microsoft finds new PCs in China preinstalled with malware
PCWorld
The malware, embedded in counterfeit versions of Microsoft's Windows OS, is engineered to spy on users and conduct denial-of-service attacks, Microsoft said. It warned that the findings pose fresh questions over the integrity of computer-part supply ...

Malware Hackers Get Dangerously Shifty With Black Hole 2.0 - Hot Hardware


Hot Hardware

Malware Hackers Get Dangerously Shifty With Black Hole 2.0
Hot Hardware
Well here's a bit of a bummer going into the weekend. Apparently the developer responsible for the popular Black Hole exploit kit -- the one that lazy hackers and inexperienced script kiddies are particularly drawn towards -- has released a new version ...

"Pre-loaded" PC malware leads to domain takeover - The H


"Pre-loaded" PC malware leads to domain takeover
The H
A US District Court has given Microsoft permission to take down the command and control servers and domains of over 500 strains of malware. The Eastern District of Virginia was asked by Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit to allow them to disable these ...

Microsoft Finds Computers in China Pre-Installed With Malware - The Inquisitr


The Inquisitr

Microsoft Finds Computers in China Pre-Installed With Malware
The Inquisitr
After a year-long investigation, Microsoft concluded on Thursday that a number of computers produced in a Chinese factory were infected with the “Nitol” malware, which installs a keylogger on the system and even allows for remote access to a computer's ...

Chinese crooks pre-install malware on PCs - Finextra


Finextra

Chinese crooks pre-install malware on PCs
Finextra
Researchers working for Microsoft bought PCs and laptops in China that came from an insecure supply chain and found that 20% were infected with malware. Making matters worse, the malware was capable of spreading like an infectious disease through ...

Do PCs not come pre-packaged with malware? - SC Magazine UK


Do PCs not come pre-packaged with malware?
SC Magazine UK
One of the most concerning parts of the Microsoft news that emerged this week was that when it bought a number of computers from China, some came infected with the Nitol botnet. This, it said, was down to "cyber criminals infiltrating unsecure supply ...