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Fake free AVG download sites

20

Oct

2011

Fake antivirus sites are a very common way to trick people into installing malware on their computers. Another technique is to repackage popular software with adware or malware, and offer them for download. AVG is a popular Antivirus vendor that offers a free version of it’s product at http://free.avg.com/. Rather than getting money by bundling […]

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UPS phishing email wants your shipping credentials

12

Oct

2011

Do you ship packages via UPS? Do you have an account to track packages and authorize shipments? If so you should be on the lookout for a new phishing spam making the rounds. The email comes from an account that appears to be “UPS Communication” with the subject of “Important Update”. The email reads: “Please […]

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Malware distribution using fake YouTube pages

26

Jul

2011

Attackers often create fake YouTube pages in an effort to lure a victim into downloading malicious binaries. During our research, we recently found an example of such a site. When a victim visits the page, a security warning will pop up saying “The application’s digital signature cannot be verified. Do you want to run the […]

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