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Facebook Virus Turns Your Computer into a Zombie

ITworld staff — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 15:02:15 -0500

If you've received a message through Facebook or MySpace inviting you to scope out a video, you may have been exposed to the "Koobface" virus.

Virus Cracks Open Email Scam

gzammit — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:13:33 -0400

This story is near and dear to me. One day I went into a frenzy, because a good friend sent me an email that she was stranded in Ghana and needed me to send her some money. She never mentioned she was going to Ghana. I was taken off guard at first, because I had a couple of other friends who had gone to Ghana to work, about the same time.

Trojans and viruses are out to get you

ITworld staff — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 21:37:19 -0400

Have you received your virus-infected e-mail yet today? I don't know what's up, but in the last week I've received dozens of e-mails with a virus infected attachment or a link to a backdoor Trojan horse. There are three variations and all have one thing in mind--luring me into getting zapped with a nasty payload.

What you always wanted to know about malware (but were afraid to ask)

Markus Jakobsson — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:07:08 -0400

Malware, like real-world epidemics, has the strange property that it does not only matter to your health how well protected you are, but also, how well average people “out there” are. The more machines that are infected, the higher is your risk of also becoming infected. But that is not all: You are at risk even if you are well protected!

Why no news is bad news – at least when it comes to malware

Markus Jakobsson — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 20:55:24 -0400

Once upon a time, malware authors wrote code to infect thousands of machines for entertainment and intellectual stimulation. Today, it's all about the money, and the greatest threat may lie in the silence, making a far more dangerous landscape.

AdaptiveMobile sees Sharp Rise in Volume of Mobile Network Virus Attacks

anne_sadowsky — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:34:40 -0400

AdaptiveMobile today recommended to mobile operators that they step-up security for their subscribers, as they witness a steady rise in attacks. Recent analysis of data from AdaptiveMobile’s mobile operator customers suggests that two virus variants – CommWarrior and Beselo – are causing particular damage. While CommWarrior only affects Nokia Series 60 phones, Beselo attacks all smartphones, spreading via Bluetooth and MMS as a Symbian SIS installation file and is growing at four times the rate of CommWarrior.

State worker's child porn charges dropped; virus blamed

abennett — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 16:51:50 -0400

Prosecutors have dropped child pornography charges against a Massachusetts state employee after an investigation determined that his government-issued laptop was poorly configured and riddled with malicious software.

Security vendors slam Defcon virus contest

abennett — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:23:08 -0400

There will be a new contest at the Defcon hacker conference this August, inviting hackers to find new ways of beating antivirus software. Contestants will get some sample virus code that they must modify and try to sneak past the antivirus products.