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Microsoft offers free Windows phones to Android malware victims

13

Dec

2011

Want a free Windows Phone? Well, it turns out that you may be able to get one for free – all you need to do is tell Microsoft about the malware problems you’ve had with Android smartphones. Yes, that’s right. Microsoft’s latest social media marketing initiative is not to focus on the benefits of a […]

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Fake news of Hugo Chavez’s death leads to malware

13

Dec

2011

Internet users in Latin America were the intended victims of a malware campaign last week, when an email was spammed out claiming to contain breaking news of the death of Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez. The email claimed that government officials had confirmed the death of 57-year-old Chavez, after a struggle against cancer. The news of […]

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DevilRobber Gets An Updated Version

16

Nov

2011

We found an updated version of Backdoor:OSX/DevilRobber, which we posted about earlier. The updated version uses the same technique as its predecessor to disguise itself as a legitimate application, though this time it calls itself PixelMator. Based on the malware’s dump.txt file, this latest backdoor is identified as Version 3 (v3). The main point of […]

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