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Should you be careful when opening a .doc file from an email?

Sep

2011

Spreading malware via email has always been so effective, that it is still widely used by bad guys. As you may know, there were times when email worms like MyDoom, Brontok, etc. infected millions of computers worldwide. Nevertheless, due to efforts of security agencies and antivirus vendors to warn users, the attachment of virus onto […]

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Fake AV Propels Visa Card Scams

Aug

2011

More old wine in a new bottle: Spammers have used the same payload that we saw in an earlier UPS scam to target more victims. Looks like the spammers ran out of new binaries. Last weekend McAfee observed scams spread across the world that claimed to have come from Visa Customer Services. The mail had […]

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Monthly Malware Statistics, May 2011

Jun

2011

The following statistics were compiled in May using data from computers running Kaspersky Lab products: 242,663,383 network attacks blocked; 71,334,947 attempted web-borne infections prevented; 213,713,174 malicious programs detected and neutralized on users’ computers; 84,287,491 heuristic verdicts registered. Rogue antivirus for Mac OS X In 2010, we saw an overall decrease in the number of rogue […]

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