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First fake-installer Trojan for Mac OS

12

Dec

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web informs users about a new Trojan for Mac OS X dubbed Trojan.SMSSend.3666. The malicious scheme used to spread this Trojan is notorious among many Windows users but until now it hasn’t been employed to deceive owners of Macs. Trojan.SMSSend is a fake installer which can be downloaded from various sites […]

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October virus activity review: fierce Trojan encoders, malicious spam via Skype, and more

01

Nov

2012

In the first half of October, an upsurge in Trojan encoders occurred, with a significant number of aid requests coming from users whose files were compromised by such programs. October also saw an increased bulk of e-mails spreading Trojan.Necurs.97, and an attempt to distribute another piece of malware via Skype. Viruses Various Trojan.Mayachok modifications lead […]

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FBI ransomware and what you can view from the street

20

Oct

2012

When we saw the adjacent sign at a small-town, independent IT service company called The Computer Shop, in Carlisle, Pa (north eastern USA for those who need a geographical help!) we couldn’t resist the urge to go inside and get the “street-level” view of the recent surge of “FBI” ransomware. We spoke to a store […]

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