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Malicious Gaddafi Death Spam Continues

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Nov

2011

Contributor: Anand Muralidharan Recently, the death of Libyan leader Muammar Gadhafi triggered a malware attack which Symantec previously blogged about. We have observed spammers' continued delight with this news event through the sending of malicious attack and 419 spam messages. In the spam targeting residents of Brazil, a video showing Gadhafi asking for mercy and […]

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Incognito exploit kit

15

Jun

2011

Exploit kits are becoming an increasingly popular means of spreading attacks. Umesh recently blogged about seeing a spike in the usage of the Blackhole exploit kit. This exploit kit targets multiple known vulnerabilities present in a victim’s browser, increasing the probability of a successful compromise. Various exploit kits differ in the way they are packaged, […]

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Spammers Claim Wikipedia for Pharma Fakes

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May

2011

Last year, phishers targeted Wikipedia with a large number of spam emails that directed unsuspecting users to a fraudulent Wikipedia website. Currently, we are observing a new spam tactic being used, which targets the Wikipedia name for the promotion of fake pharmaceutical products. In the last couple of days, we have observed various spam email […]

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