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FakeVimes Infection Offers Up “Home Codec” Packs

25

Jul

2011

I don’t want your heads to explode with the force of a thousand Suns, but I think we may be looking at a new Rogue AV gimmick – specifically in the area of Codecs. I know, I know. Breathe deeply and take a seat. Researcher Adam Thomas was investigating some FakeVimes Rogues, installing one of […]

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Spammers and compromised accounts

14

Jul

2011

Our friends at Commtouch have blogged about something that is no surprise – spammers using compromised accounts vs. bots (their latest threat report is quite good and worth reading btw). While compromised email accounts (hotmail, yahoo, gmail, etc.) are not new, there is a little more to it: There was a massive takedown of a […]

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Phishing 101

07

Jun

2011

There are many dangerous threats lurking in cyberspace today, from software vulnerabilities and exploits, to viruses and botnets. Among these threats are phishing attacks, an electronic communication scam that attempts to secure highly personal information such as credit card info, user names and passwords by assuming the identity of a trustworthy entity. The trustworthy entity […]

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