Archive for June, 2010
Adobe, Make My Day Too….
By David Harley at 30 June, 2010, 2:13 pm
Adobe, when I disable JavaScript, STOP SILENTLY RE-ENABLING IT WHEN YOU UPDATE….
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Loading ...Fake Resume Spam Leads to Malware Infection
By James Duldulao at 30 June, 2010, 12:48 pm
We just noticed a new wave of fake resume spam that redirects users to a malicious site. We see the resume pages were uploaded to innocent sites in top-level domains of various countries, perhaps in an attempt to internationalize the spam campaign.
The pages contain a small piece of obfuscated JavaScript code that translates into a [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...New Clothes for ‘Canadian Pharmacy’ Spam
By Meirgen Krehs at 30 June, 2010, 7:49 am
It has been a little while since we heard something new from the pharmacy spam corner, but right on time at the end of Q2, they are back–and with reinforcements!
Our researchers have found an enormous number of spam URLs, and they are all related to some well-known malicious IPs ranges–194.xx.xx.x2 and 194.xx.xx.x4.
The first IP range [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Crimeware Across the Globe
By David Harley at 30 June, 2010, 5:25 am
…time to share it here: not only for its insights into the Latin American crimeware scene, but even more so as a neat summary of the way in which global crimeware is distributed regionally…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Watching World Cup 2010 Online Can Lead to Scams
By Ugur Sahsi at 28 June, 2010, 3:57 pm
Just in case you are looking for websites to watch the 2010 FIFA World Cup matches online, you will also find many questionable websites offering live football streams! Many of these sites will ask you to install software to get access to a P2P-based streaming network. Some of the common types of software offering such [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Social Networking, Privacy Concerns Worry Europeans
By Stina Wikstrom at 25 June, 2010, 5:32 pm
This week I’ve seen several interesting articles and posts about the effect and consequences of social networking sites within Europe. Here are a few links:
European Parliament
Dagens Nyheter
IDG Sweden
Travolution
McAfee recognizes the development of social networking as a fundamental business tool as well as a personal tool. What we find particularly interesting are the increased concerns [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Tidy TDSS (TLD3) Paper
By David Harley at 25 June, 2010, 9:44 am
…Aleksandr Matrosov, Senior Virus Researcher, & Eugene Rodionov, Rootkit Analyst, … have allowed us to share a long and comprehensive report on the TLD3 rootkit…
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Inside the Carding Underworld
By Francois Paget at 24 June, 2010, 8:45 am
Carder.cc is a German online forum dedicated to helping criminals in trading stolen credit card and login details obtained via their carding or phishing activities. Because such forums are a source of income for their administrators (who are also involved in this black market), the best-known forums are forever engaged in underground infighting to stay [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Italian Phishing Scam Targets Customers of CartaSi
By Felix Martinez at 24 June, 2010, 8:28 am
Spam never ceases to amaze me. The latest phishing scam I’ve seen is spammers impersonating CartaSi, the Italian financial institution. The message subject is “Effettuare l’aggiornamento dei dati,” which means to proceed with the data or information update. This email even carries an introduction that educates users about phishing on the web. The scammers provide [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Anti-Skimming Tips at Debit-only Pumps
By Charles Jeter at 23 June, 2010, 2:20 pm
Today as I filled up, I noticed that they changed my BP / Arco pump kiosk’s payment instructions, probably as a result of the Hotea Arco skimming case a few years back. With the recent commentary on skimming David Harley provided, I thought a picture of anti-skimming advice might speak a thousand words – or… Read more.
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