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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
Phishers Phished! | TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Phishers Phished! January 30th, 2008 by Jovi Umawing The ease of use and availability of tools used for malicious schemes has always been a problem for security companies, since these greatly contribute to the quick proliferation of codes and files that can affect Internet users. Web sites that represent...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-30-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, In the News, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Malicious Banner Ads Target Expedia.Com and Rhapsody.Com | TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Malicious Banner Ads Target Expedia.Com and Rhapsody.Com January 29th, 2008 by Bernadette Irinco For a time, online advertisements have been a constant source of, not only nuisance, but of malware as well. Earlier this month, we’ve seen malicious banner ads being served on popular Web sites, such as...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-30-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
SEO Manipulation Begins for Super Bowl Malware Campaign | TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

SEO Manipulation Begins for Super Bowl Malware Campaign January 24th, 2008 by Dianne Lagrimas Cyber criminals who took advantage of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger’s death are at it again, this time attempting to lure unsuspecting Super Bowl fans. When users search for “Superbowl,” Google search results...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-25-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Symantec Security Response Weblog: Banking with Confidence

Banking with Confidence News of the Silentbanker Trojan seems to have (rightfully) caused quite a few people to wonder if the computers they use to access their online banking are secure. I’ve gotten some interesting questions about the security of online banking since Liam O’Murchu’s blog about Silentbanker...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-23-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Report: 51 Percent Of Malicious Web Sites Are Hacked - Security Fix

Report: 51 Percent Of Malicious Web Sites Are Hacked The number of legitimate Web sites that have been hacked and seeded with code that tries to infect visitors PCs with malware now exceeds the number of sites specifically created by cyber criminals, according to a report released today. San Diego based...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-23-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Technology Shift: The World Wide Compromise of The Web | TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Technology Shift: The World Wide Compromise of The Web January 22nd, 2008 by Paul Ferguson This issue is something that we have blogged about on several occasions recently here on the TrendLabs blog, but sometimes the issue needs to be highlighted and emphasized to articulate the underlying trends that...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-23-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Compromised Sites ‘Heath’ It Up | TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend Micro

Man this is just terrible. Compromised Sites ‘Heath’ It Up January 23rd, 2008 by Bernadette Irinco No sooner had the world learned of the untimely death of actor Heath Ledger ( Brokeback Mountain ) than malware authors started using the late actor’s name as a social engineering ploy. Within hours of...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-23-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
Websense® - Security Labs Alert: New Storm Tactic: Valentine's Day

January 15, 2008 Malicious Web Site / Malicious Code: New Storm Tactic: Valentine's Day Websense® Security Labs™ has received reports and confirmed that the Storm worm has once again switched lure tactics. The worm has now adopted a Valentine's Day twist in its attempts to infect users with malicious...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-16-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing
First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac - F-Secure Weblog : News from the Lab

First Rogue Cleaning Tool for Mac Posted by Patrik @ 04:56 GMT | We've just found the first Mac rogue application and it's called MacSweeper. It claims to clean your Mac from compromising files and it will always find something to fix/clean but the only way to do so is to buy the program. Once...

Posted to Chris Mosby at myITforum.com (Weblog) by cmosby on 01-15-2008
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Internet Hacks, Spam\Phishing

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