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  • November Malware Roundup - TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

    November Malware Roundup December 11th, 2007 by Jasper Pimentel Most of the threats that emerged in November were compromised Web sites. The degree of the Web threats encountered ranged from simple spoofed sites (which offered malware downloads in the guise of media players) to trusted and reputable...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-11-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Nuwar turns “sexy”

    I didn't see many of the ecard spam show up in my Inbox, but this one started showing up this weekend. Nuwar turns “sexy” Sunday August 19, 2007 at 3:37 am CST Posted by Dmitry Gryaznov Trackback Apparently, ecard scam doesn’t work that well any more for Nuwar. Or maybe the virus author read Allysa...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 08-20-2007
    Filed under: AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • Symantec Security Response Weblog: Yo Momma!

    Yo Momma! It’s the universal come back. No matter what insult is thrown your way, you can always escape just by saying “your momma” * . So I had to laugh when we received a variant of an MSN worm that entices would be victims with “lol, your mom just sent me this picture?” Even funnier was the fact that...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 08-20-2007
    Filed under: AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • F-Secure : News from the Lab - Fake alert emails

    Fake alert emails Posted by Patrik @ 06:52 GMT The same gang that has been sending out malicious links in e-mail messages appearing to be greeting cards or 4th of July greetings have now added a new look and feel to their e-mail. Now they might also look like malware, trojan, or spyware alerts from a...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-09-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • McAfee Avert Labs Blog - DOC files and social engineering

    DOC files and social engineering Tuesday July 3, 2007 at 6:14 am CST Posted by Allysa Myers Trackback There has been a raft of new variants of various Spy-Agent malware over the past few weeks, which arrive as DOC files which have a file inside which must then be double-clicked in order for it to run...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-03-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • McAfee Avert Labs Blog - Latest, Coolest Gizmos at a Malware Near You

    Latest, Coolest Gizmos at a Malware Near You Monday July 2, 2007 at 8:31 am CST Posted by Geok Meng Ong Trackback Over this weekend, McAfee Avert Labs tracked down a phishing website that claims to be selling the first 25,000 exclusive sets of Apple iPhones. This turns out to be the works of Phish-BuyPhony...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-03-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • Viruslist.com - Analyst's Diary - You can teach an old worm new tricks

    Analyst's Diary You can teach an old worm new tricks Roel July 02, 2007 | 15:11 GMT comment We're seeing a lot of reports about a new version of Backdoor.Win32.IRCBot.acd . This backdoor is a fairly limited IRCBot with spy capabilities combined with MSN-Worm functionality. Depending on the locality...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-03-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • Symantec Security Response Weblog: The US Department of Justice is not REALLY after you

    The US Department of Justice is not REALLY after you Security Response has received reports of a fake email purporting to have come from the US Department of Justice. The email informs the recipient of a complaint received by the IRS against the recipient’s business. The email looks reasonably well crafted...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-03-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • McAfee Avert Labs Blog - W32/Nuwar@MM: Its Raining Postcards!

    W32/Nuwar@MM: Its Raining Postcards! Friday June 29, 2007 at 8:21 am CST Posted by Vinoo Thomas Trackback McAfee Avert Labs has observed a spurt in the number of spam emails that entice users into visiting sites hosting exploits that would result in a drive-by download . With administrators filtering...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-02-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
  • Symantec Security Response Weblog: DNS Botnet Phun

    DNS Botnet Phun Over the years, IRC channels have been a favourite communications method between back doors and their command centers because they are so simple to set up and use. The IRC protocol is easy to use can also be easily configured to travel over an arbitrary TCP port so its not easy block...
    Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 07-02-2007
    Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Patch Management, AntiVirus Information, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
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