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Malware attack disguised as email about blocked credit card

15

Aug

2011

Cybercriminals have spammed out emails which claim to be a warning that your credit card has been blocked, but in reality contain a malicious attachment designed to infect your computer. Be on your guard if you receive an unexpected email claiming that your credit card is blocked. The dangerous emails use subject lines including Your […]

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A wild malware rollercoaster – over 500% increase

15

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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MSRT August ’11: FakeSysdef

10

Aug

2011

This month’s Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) includes Win32/FakeSysdef – one of the most prevalent trojans affecting our support groups over the past few months. We’ve discussed this threat in previous blogs (1, 2), and turn to this excerpt from our encyclopedia for some more detail: Win32/FakeSysdef is a family of programs that claim to […]

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