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Beware: Malicious BT Spam Landing in Inboxes

25

Jan

2013

A quick tip off to our dear readers: if you’re a client of the BT (British Telecom) Group, be warned that there is a new spam campaign under the guise of a “Notice of Delivery” mail pretending to originate from BT Business Direct. Below is a screenshot of the said email:click to enlargeOnce users download and […]

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Fake Installer for Mac OS Charges Users via Their Mobile Account

14

Dec

2012

Reports are circulating that a fake installer for Mac OS has surfaced, proving that Mac OS is still fair game when it comes to web threats.Our friends from Dr. Web have uncovered a fake installer for Mac OS X. Detected as OSX_ARCHSMS.A, users may encounter this threat by downloading from websites peddling supposed legitimate software. […]

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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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