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New movies, same old malware tricks

06

May

2013

You probably don’t live on this planet if you haven’t seen at least the trailers from these two movies. And, from curiosity, there is only one step to social engineering for the masses. Iron Man 3 and Star Trek – Into Darkness are the titles that make the news these days. It didn’t take long […]

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Online Activities Related to Elections in Malaysia

03

May

2013

Malaysia’s 2013 general elections are scheduled for Sunday, May 5, 2013. Political news coverage is currently inundating all news outlets, including social networking sites, as the country’s political parties go into high gear in the final run-up to polling day. The huge media interest creates an opportunity for malware writers to gain new victims using […]

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Emails containing fake invoices from Apple and Plus.de distribute malware

30

Apr

2013

The German users should be aware of a massive spam campaign with emails pretending to come from Apple and Plus.de (discounter) containing a invoice of a good they bought from their shop. The so called invoice is in a ZIP archive containing a … SCR file. SCR is the classical extension for screen saver programs […]

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