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Easy Money: Program:Win32/Pameseg (part 2)

21

Nov

2011

In the previous post, we gave an introduction to how file partnership programs work and how they make money off unsuspecting users by charging them for installing software that is actually free. In this post, we’ll walk you through a sample of these “paid archives”. The following “paid archive” simulates the appearance of the Adobe […]

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S.N.A.P. Scam Will Make You Snap

07

Nov

2011

It’s an ongoing tale of douchery-and a sad one at that-when we see how scammers play their tricks online in order to dupe practically anyone. They leave no room for distinction with regard to who they target. And why would they? When it comes to online fraud, everyone is a cash cow, even those with little to […]

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Social Engineering Example from the East

28

Oct

2011

Recently, a new threat, Android.Fakeneflic, has taken advantage of gaps in the availability of a legitimate video streaming service in order to target mobile users in North America. Here is another example of social engineering at work; however, this time the users that are being targeted are in Eastern Europe. Premium SMS dialers have always […]

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