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Rogue Yahoo! Messenger Cashes In on Latest YM Update

06

Dec

2012

On the heels of Yahoo!’s recent announcement of upcoming updates for the Messenger platform, certain bad guys are already taking this chance to release their own, malicious versions of Yahoo! Messenger.While doing my research, I encountered this particular file (detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_ADCLICK.TNH), which looks like a legitimate Yahoo! Messenger executable.However, when I […]

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Fake “Beyonce Nude” Flickr Fakeout leads to Shenanigans

26

Nov

2012

It’s entirely possible that someone is onto a good money thing when the third result in Google for “Beyonce nude” is a stray Flickr account up to a little spamming, using a tried and tested caper that isn’t typically seen on the image sharing service: Click to Enlarge Above is a Flickr profile with a […]

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Mobile Crime Doesn’t Pay-in Japan

15

Nov

2012

Writing Android malware can be a lucrative business for a criminal. One can create an SMS-sending Trojan horse or a botnet client and sit back to collect the money. It can also be a very brief business, leading one directly to jail. The crooks behind Android/OneClickFraud (malware that extorts users) and Android/DougaLeaker (malware that steals […]

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