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Spammers Make Memorial Day Memorable

21

May

2013

Memorial Day is celebrated on May 27 and it is a day for memorializing the men and women who have died in military service for the United States. It is a common practice for cybercriminals to take advantage of events and holidays. This year, various spam messages related to Memorial Day have begun flowing into […]

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Facebook Finally Blocks Malware Attack

02

Jun

2011

With more than 24 hours having passed since it began, Facebook has finally blocked a malware attack that linked to Windows and Mac malware. The attack site pushed MacGuard scareware at Mac users, and host modifying fake “Adobe Flash Players” at Windows users. Contrary to our earlier post, rather than using the “Like” feature, we […]

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Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware

01

Jun

2011

There’s a significant Facebook malware attack occurring at the moment.The attack is spreading virally using Facebook’s “Like” feature – a method well established by rogue Cost Per Action (CPA) marketing affiliates. But unlike CPA spam that redirects to deceptive ads, this “viral video” is linking to a Lithuanian server that serves up Windows and/or Mac […]

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