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Hackers rig Google to deliver malware - Network World

Hackers rig Google to deliver malware The latest malware trend should prompt you to think twice about the links you click next time you search. By Erik Larkin, PC World, 01/28/08 If last November you googled one of thousands of innocuous and common search terms, such as "Microsoft excel to access"...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-31-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications, Spam\Phishing
PHP IRC Bot - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab

PHP IRC Bot Posted by Toni @ 14:51 GMT | Comments Coming across a PHP RFI (Remote File Inclusion) exploit is an everyday event. (At least if you're analyzing malware…) Typically, most of the exploits we see install a web-based backdoor such as the C99 shell for the attacker to use. Every once in...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-30-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
'Highly critical' security bug bites HP Virtual Rooms | The Register

'Highly critical' security bug bites HP Virtual Rooms More ActiveX insecurity By Dan Goodin in San Francisco → More by this author Published Tuesday 22nd January 2008 20:27 GMT Green Computing - Where do you stand? A security researcher has uncovered a serious security bug in a Hewlett-Packard...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-23-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
Orkut/Google Worms Compromise Over 400,000 Accounts - TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Orkut/Google Worms Compromise Over 400,000 Accounts December 19th, 2007 by Robert McArdle There appears to be a Web worm that has replicated at an alarming rate through Google ’s Orkut social network in the last few hours. Infection starts when the user is sent an email telling them that they have a...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-20-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
Google Toolbar: Beware of Buttons - TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Google Toolbar: Beware of Buttons December 20th, 2007 by Roderick Ordoñez The Google toolbar has found yet another use: as a possible malware vector. A researcher has released a proof-of-concept (PoC) code , which demonstrates how an attacker may install malicious software or conduct phishing attacks...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-20-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
SANS Internet Storm Center - QuickTime 7.3.1 released addresses RTSP vulnerability

QuickTime 7.3.1 released addresses RTSP vulnerability Published: 2007-12-14, Last Updated: 2007-12-14 00:46:35 UTC by donald smith (Version: 1) A new version of Apple QuickTime, 7.3.1, is available that addresses the RTSP vulnerability we covered here: http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=3690 From...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-13-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Patch Management, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
On Malicious Web Sites from Google Searches - TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

On Malicious Web Sites from Google Searches November 28th, 2007 by Jonell Baltazar Let’s take a deeper look into the much talked-about malicious sites discussed here . As an overview, the whole process starts with a user searching for a certain string in the Google search engine (e. g., “Christmas”)...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-03-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
SANS Internet Storm Center - Anti-virus Control means blocking before scanning

Anti-virus Control means blocking before scanning Published: 2007-12-02, Last Updated: 2007-12-02 10:04:17 UTC by Maarten Van Horenbeeck (Version: 1) Everyone deploys anti virus, and sometimes without spending sufficient thought as to how it should be intelligently deployed. In essence, anti virus products...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 12-03-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
SANS Internet Storm Center - Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response 0day

Apple QuickTime 7.3 RTSP Response 0day Published: 2007-11-26, Last Updated: 2007-11-26 19:05:40 UTC by Joel Esler (Version: 1) Thank you all for writing in!! We appreciate it, things have been a little crazy around the ISC today, so we haven't been able to throw some stuff up on the diary about the...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 11-26-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications
Bad Image for Gameige - TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

site offers power leveling services (such as upgrade of a player’s game character, skills, level and etc…) for popular online games such as World of Warcraft (WoW), Lord of the Rings, Lineage2, EverQuest. Earlier today, Trend Micro Threat Analyst Jonell Baltazar reports that Gameige.com has been compromised...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 11-21-2007
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Internet Applications

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