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Meet the new paid-archive malware families

07

May

2013

In a previous post, “Fake apps: Behind the effective social strategy of fraudulent paid-archives,” we exposed the social engineering technique behind Win32/Pameseg – our detection for a family of “paid-archives.” We described the use of “low-ball” techniques and explained how users are led to believe they are making an informed choice. However, the choice ultimately leads to […]

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Apparent security certificate turns out to be Android malware – Offered app sneakily gains access to mTANs

23

Apr

2013

The email Potential victims receive an email with an impersonal form of address and more or less detailed information about the EV-SSL certification process. G Data SecurityLabs have registered four different email designs so far. Here is a selection of subject lines encountered so far: EV-SSL-Zertifikat-App im Smartphone Betriebssystem EV-SSL-Zertifikat. Smartphone Betriebssystem Extended Validation-Zertifikate im […]

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Who Viewed Your Profile – More ways to experience Facebook – Scam

29

Mar

2013

Scam Message: Who Viewed Your Profile – Introducing the new “Who Viewed Your Profile” feature on facebook!The scam creators cleverly import the profile pictures of the user’s Facebook friends to make the scam appear more legitimate.Scam Type: Profile Viewer, Rogue Browser ExtensionTrending: March 2013Why it’s a Scam:Clicking the scam link takes you to an external […]

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