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ZeuS Malware Distributed via Fake Antivirus Security Patch Notifications

Nov

2013

Sophos warns that cybercriminals are sending out fake emails on behalf of various antivirus companies in an effort to trick users into installing the ZeuS malware on their computers. The bogus notifications might appear to come from AVG, Kaspersky or even Microsoft. Theyve been seen to ca…

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Fake emails from debt collecting agency used to spread malware

Aug

2013

We wrote more than two month ago about fake emails in German pretending to come from various known online shops that contain attached archives with malware. The email pretended that the attached files were invoices that the receiver of the email forgot to pay. A special characteristic of these emails was and still is that […]

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Custom Attachment Names and Passwords for Trojans

Jul

2013

Websense® Security Labs™ researchers, using our Websense ThreatSeeker® Intelligence Cloud, recently noticed an increased use of custom-generated attachment file names, and some use of password-protected ZIP files. Emails with banking/financial themes are being sent with executables packed in ZIP files, with file names matching the intended recipient. When the attachment runs on a victim's computer, a Trojan from the Zbot P2P family […]

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