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Botnet Owners Feeling “Grum” After Takedown

21

Jul

2012

A coordinated effort lead by security researchers at FireEye and Spamhaus has resulted in the takedown of one of the largest spam botnets in the threat landscape. The botnet, known as Grum, was reportedly responsible for close to a third of the world’s spam email traffic.We’ve been watching the developments carefully here at Symantec and […]

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Get Free ?250 Asda Shopping Voucher Now – Facebook Scam

11

Jul

2012

Scam Message:Get Free ?250 Asda Shopping Voucher Now.Scam Type: Survey ScamTrending: July 2012Why it’s a Scam:Clicking the wall post link takes you to the following page:Step 1 requires you to share a message to your Facebook profile. This is how the scam is spreading so quickly on Facebook. Think before you click, so you aren’t willingly […]

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Spamdroid: Stock, Financial, and Pharmaceutical Spam Appears to Come from Android Devices

06

Jul

2012

Over the last few days, we have seen reports of an Android botnet hijacking mail clients on Android devices and sending spam promoting stocks, finance, and pharmaceuticals. While an Android botnet is a possible culprit, other scenarios are more likely-such as spam originating from compromised computers.To begin, here is a sample of a spam email […]

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