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October virus activity review: fierce Trojan encoders, malicious spam via Skype, and more

01

Nov

2012

In the first half of October, an upsurge in Trojan encoders occurred, with a significant number of aid requests coming from users whose files were compromised by such programs. October also saw an increased bulk of e-mails spreading Trojan.Necurs.97, and an attempt to distribute another piece of malware via Skype. Viruses Various Trojan.Mayachok modifications lead […]

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The official website of GoPro is compromised to serve malicious code

04

Jul

2012

The Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network has detected that the official website of GoPro (at gopro.com), the popular brand for "wearable" cameras, has been compromised and injected with malicious code. We have contacted GoPro and let them know about the compromise but to date, we have not heard back from them. Websense customers are protected from this threat with ACE our Advanced Classification […]

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The New Version of Trojan.Hosts To Extort Money From Foreign Users

24

May

2012

Doctor Web, a Russian IT security developer alerts users of Trojan.Hosts.5858 malware to spread out widely and threaten primarily German-speaking users. When victims send a request in their browsers, the Trojan redirects them to a criminal-owned website that forces them to pay to unlock Internet access using a credit card.First of all, Trojan.Hosts.5858 downloads itself […]

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