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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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Criminals fake Amazon.com to send malicious spam

24

Oct

2012

Doctor Web is warning users about malicious spam, allegedly from Amazon.com, that has been spreading widely since October 22. These messages prompt the recipient to download a license for Microsoft Windows; however, by clicking on the link, the user infects the system with two malicious programs simultaneously (Trojan.Necurs.97 and BackDoor.Andromeda.22). They stand by for the […]

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Trojan.Proxy.23012 – universal spam machine

09

Oct

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about the malicious program Trojan.Proxy.23012, which is helping attackers carry out mass spam mailings. This Trojan has a number of features that distinguish it from other malware. Trojan.Proxy.23012 is downloaded to infected computers by other malicious programs such as Trojan.PWS.Panda.2395. The Trojan executable file is compressed with […]

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