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Political rhetoric ramps up and so does President Obama related spam

17

Apr

2012

by Dave Michmerhuizen & Luis Chapetti – Security Researchers If you’re a malware spammer, the number one challenge you face is how to get people to open, read and follow links in your message. To accomplish this, one of the driving emotions that spammers appeal to is curiosity. For years spammers have sent emails offering […]

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Trojans spammed out in malicious wave of fake DHL emails

18

Aug

2011

There is a significant wave of malicious emails being spammed out presently, posing as notification messages from DHL. If you make the mistake of opening the attached ZIP file you will be putting your computer at risk of infection by a Trojan horse. There’s nothing new, of course, about cybercriminals disguising their attacks as notifications […]

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Donbot’s “Money Maker” Gambling Scheme

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May

2011

Last week, we observed the Donbot botnet changed its spam campaign to one promoting online casinos. The barrage of of Fake AV we saw coming out of Donbot suddenly stopped and within 15 minutes we started receiving this new campaign. The theme of the campaign is not entirely new, as it is one we have […]

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