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Android.Exprespam Potentially Infects Thousands of Devices

21

Jan

2013

Android.Exprespam was discovered at the beginning of January and has only been around for about two weeks, but the scammers seem to be having a lot of success with the malware already. Symantec has acquired some data that has allowed us to get an idea of how successful Exprespam may be in scamming Android users […]

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United States Cyber Security Ransomware Scam

05

Sep

2012

In this blog post, I would like to introduce one variant of the widely spread malware family, often detected by avast! as “Reveton.” Reveton is classified as ransomware; a program which locks your computer and expects an action, usually the payment of money. Unless the desired amount of money is paid or the malicious application […]

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Should the FBI be reauthorized to continue DNSChanger servers?

02

Jul

2012

The latest DNSChanger deadline is rapidly approaching: July 9th. (The previous deadline was March 8th.) Just one week to go! What’s DNSChanger? DNSChanger is an ad-fraud botnet that the F.B.I. and Estonian authorities busted late last year in Operation Ghost Click. Operation Ghost Click? “Click” as in click-fraud. Altering DNS server settings allowed the gang […]

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