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New Trojan compromises blog sites in Russia and other countries

06

Aug

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about the malicious program Trojan.WPCracker.1 designed to compromise blogs and sites managed with popular CMSs such as WordPress. With the Trojan, attackers can change the content of blogs or infect them with other malware that will threaten future visitors. The upsurge of attacks on websites noted by […]

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Android Master-Key Malware Already Blocked by McAfee Mobile Security

30

Jul

2013

The Android Master Key vulnerability, which was first reported by BlueBox Security, has been big news this month. McAfee explained the vulnerability and defense against future malware exploiting it in a previous blog.Last week the first malware that exploit the Master Key vulnerability were found in an Android application market in China. The app used […]

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A royal baby arrives so be wary of malicious spam

24

Jul

2013

Just like earthquakes, tsunamis and Justin Bieber screw ups, the birth of a royal baby in London in the UK provides spammers with a good hook to land their social engineering or malware on unsuspecting victims’ PCs. The AVG Web Threats Research Group found this one this morning. It’s a fake “live update” gimmick: You […]

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