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First fake-installer Trojan for Mac OS

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Dec

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web informs users about a new Trojan for Mac OS X dubbed Trojan.SMSSend.3666. The malicious scheme used to spread this Trojan is notorious among many Windows users but until now it hasn’t been employed to deceive owners of Macs. Trojan.SMSSend is a fake installer which can be downloaded from various sites […]

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October virus activity review: fierce Trojan encoders, malicious spam via Skype, and more

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Nov

2012

In the first half of October, an upsurge in Trojan encoders occurred, with a significant number of aid requests coming from users whose files were compromised by such programs. October also saw an increased bulk of e-mails spreading Trojan.Necurs.97, and an attempt to distribute another piece of malware via Skype. Viruses Various Trojan.Mayachok modifications lead […]

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Malicious Developers Release Rogue Bad Piggies Versions

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Oct

2012

It’s a pig-eat-pig world out there – at least on the mobile app threat front. Right after reports of malicious Bad Piggies on Google Chrome Web Store circulated, we found that certain developers also released their own, albeit rogue versions of the said gaming app. On the heels of Bad Piggies‘ launch last month, we […]

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