Posts Tagged ‘delivery confirmation’

Bots resurrected – malicious spam on the rise.

Aug

2011

Websense ThreatSeekerR Network has been monitoring an increase in malicious spam activity over the last 28 days, and a recent spike which seems to be spreading quickly and in large amounts begs the suspicion that a spam bot or a bot network is awake. Some of the message subjects that we’ve seen include, but are not limited to: DELIVERY CONFIRMATION FROM […]

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Trojans spammed out in malicious wave of fake DHL emails

Aug

2011

There is a significant wave of malicious emails being spammed out presently, posing as notification messages from DHL. If you make the mistake of opening the attached ZIP file you will be putting your computer at risk of infection by a Trojan horse. There’s nothing new, of course, about cybercriminals disguising their attacks as notifications […]

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A wild malware rollercoaster – over 500% increase

Aug

2011

The UPS name is once again being used to spread vast amounts of email-attached malware. The last week has seen an extraordinary increase – over 5.5 times the average level before the outbreak. The attack closely resembles the large outbreak reported on at the end of March. The graph below illustrates the increase: There are […]

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