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Malicious hackers use Facebook Wall for malware attack

Malicious hackers are trying to dupe Facebook users into downloading malware via deceptive Wall posts.

Malicious hackers use Facebook Wall for malware attack

Malicious hackers are trying to dupe Facebook users into downloading malware via deceptive Wall posts.

Malicious hackers use Facebook Wall for malware attack

Facebook users are being targeted by malicious hackers through postings on the popular Wall section of the social-networking site, security company Sophos said Thursday.

Malicious SMS: ICICI Bank files FIR

MUMBAI: A Tirupur sub-broker associated with a well-known Mumbai-based retail broking firm and a group SMS-sending website are suspected to have generated the malicious rumours that battered the share price of ICICI Bank and unsettled its depositors.

Faux-CNN Spam Blitz Delivers Malicious Flash

CWmike writes "More than a thousand hacked Web sites are serving up fake Flash Player software to users duped into clicking on links in mail that's part of a massive spam attack masquerading as CNN.com news notifications, security researchers said today. The bogus messages, which claim to be from the CNN.com news Web site, include links to what are supposedly the day's Top 10 news stories and Top 10 news video clips from the cable network. Clicking on any of those links, however, brings up a dialog that says an incorrect version of Flash Player has been detected and that tells users they needed to update to a fake newer edition, which delivers a Trojan horse — identified by multiple names, including Cbeplay.a — that "phones home" to a malicious server to grab and install additional malware.

OP-ED: Why LINQ to SQL is a Better Option than Straight SQL

I understand how malicious code can be created. Years ago I, figured out to embed the Michelangelo virus in the old command.com, have command.com open the speaker port and leave a permanent beep on, and even wrote a keyboard sniffer based on BIOS interrupts. This was almost twenty years ago and that's where I left my curiosity. So, other then helping the occasional friend get rid of bots, worms, and popup cheese whiz, I am by no means an expert at malicious code. In fact, I wish the authors of such code would just get a life.

Purewire Launches Web Security-as-a-Service for Businesses

(Prudent Press Agency)---ATLANTA--Purewire, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of its Purewire™ Web Security Service, a security software-as-a-service (SaaS) that provides unmatched protection against malicious people, places and things on the Web™. Purewire is the first and only security vendor that protects Web users from where they are going, what they are downloading and from anyone malicious or fraudulent with whom they are interacting.

Macromedia Policy Statement on Best Practices for Flash Security

This Macromedia policy talks about how one should always verify input from parameters passed to any application, and focus specifically on Flash advertisements that "frequently make use of a clickTAG parameter to allow the HTML pages that contain them to specify the click-through destination URL for the advertisement." A malicious HTML page could be constructed to pass a specially constructed URL parameter containing JavaScript or malicious code. This can all be prevented if you utilize the best practice of always checking your Clicktag parameters to make sure they start with HTTP:.

Malicious 'backdoor' virus identified

Hidden in a fake email that claimed to be a Microsoft Security Update, ‘Trojan.Backdoor.Haxdoor' is delivered as an attachment and utilizes several innovative social engineering techniques, such as using Microsoft KnowledgeBase naming conventions for the file attachment, as well as the inclusion of a PGP signature block at the bottom of the email message.

Hackers' malicious fake YouTube pages

Savvy Internet users know that downloading unsolicited computer programs is one of the most dangerous things you can do online. It puts you at great risk for a virus or another time bomb from a hacker.

Researchers Build Malicious Facebook App

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Hackers disguise malicious email attack as news from MSNBC

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Hackers disguise malicious email attack as news from MSNBC

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Panda Security detects malicious trojan used for iPhone pharming attacks

imagePanda Security, a provider of IT security solutions, says PandaLabs, Panda Security’s laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has determined that Banker.LKCTrojan, a Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone, is at the center of new pharming attacks to infect users with malware.

Panda Security Detects Malicious Trojan Being Used for Pharming Attacks on Apple's iPhone

GLENDALE, Calif., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has determined that Banker.LKCTrojan, a Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone, is at the center of new pharming attacks to infect users with malware.

Panda Security Detects Malicious Trojan Being Used for Pharming Attacks on Apple's iPhone

GLENDALE, Calif., Sept 24, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security solutions, today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has determined that Banker.LKCTrojan, a Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone, is at the center of new pharming attacks to infect users with malware.

Panda Security Detects Malicious Trojan Being Used for Pharming Attacks on Apple's iPhone

Kubota Calls for Renewed Focus on Equipment Safety During Harvest Season, National Farm Safety and Health Week

Codename: Wringer--Attacks malicious Office contents?

Tags: Codename, Microsoft Corp., Attack, MOICE, Microsoft Office, Security, Office Suites, Software, Mary Jo Foley

Researchers: Online Geegaws Can Open Door to Flimflammery

"Malicious gadgets -- if a user were to download one of them -- could be used in a variety of other attacks, including one where one gadget steals information from another, a valuable attack against gadgets that store personal user information, Hansen and Stracener said. "How do you know it's a legitimate gadget?" Hansen asked. "Because someone uploaded it? There's no moderation; there's no way to guarantee it won't turn bad.""

Adobe Flash Ads Launching Clipboard Hijack Attacks

bullyBEEF writes "Malicious hackers are using booby-trapped Flash banner ads to hijack clipboards for use in rogue security software attacks. In the Web attacks, which affect Mac, Windows, and Linux users running Firefox, IE, and Safari, bad guys are seizing control of the machine's clipboard (probably using the Flash command setClipboard) and inserting a hard-to-delete URL that points to a fake anti-virus program. A number of legitimate sites have been seen to host acs carrying the attack — including Newsweek, Digg, and MSNBC.com. Researcher Aviv Raff offers a harmless demo of how it's done."

Media Alert: Abaca Protects Users From Recent Outbreak of Massive "Breaking News" Phishing Attacks

This week's malicious spam malware attack masquerading as a breaking news update from MSNBC.com is just the most recent outbreak of a massive phishing attack impersonating a major online news service.

Spammers warn of local nuclear meltdowns

A new outbreak of malicious spam is attempting to trick users with warnings of 'nuclear explosions' in nearby regions.

Spammers warn of local nuclear meltdowns

A new outbreak of malicious spam is attempting to trick users with warnings of 'nuclear explosions' in nearby regions.

Spammers warn of local nuclear meltdowns

A new outbreak of malicious spam is attempting to trick users with warnings of 'nuclear explosions' in nearby regions.

First virus writer arrested in Japan

Under Japanese law writing malicious code isn't illegal, according to antivirus vendor Sophos. Japanese authorities are therefore prosecuting the alleged writer of a particular piece of code, and two others, as the code was allegedly distributed using unauthorised anime images.

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