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Over 7,000 variants of fake antivirus programs infect 30 million users(20/10/2008)
The number of infections caused by fake antiviruses continues to increase rapidly. This is because the current economic crisis is forcing cyber-crooks to become more ingenious. The creators of these programs only have one aim: to profit financially from their creations. According to recent data from PandaLabs more than 30 million users have been infected by this new wave of fake antivirus programs. Dominic Hoskins, Country Manager, Panda Se... [more]
Cyber-crooks create fake YouTube pages to infect users with malware(29/09/2008)
YTFakeCreator is a program used by cyber-crooks to create fake YouTube pages to infect users with malware. The infection method is as follows: cyber-crooks send an email containing a video with supposedly sensational content (erotic images, death of a celebrity, etc.) and encourage users to click a link to watch the video. This is known as social engineering. Once they reach the fake page, which is very similar to the actual YouTube site, the... [more]
Banking Trojan distributed via fake Formula One star accident(24/07/2008)
A new banking Trojan is distributed via a fake news story about a car accident involving Formula One star Fernando Alonso. The fabricated news purports to come from a Spanish daily broadsheet El Pais. According to the bogus press report Alonso, the two time Formula One champion, was seriously injured in a car accident near the Spanish city of Bilbao yesterday. The story is distributed via spam e-mails with a link to an “amateur recording”, whi... [more]
Cyber-crooks exploit gamers in pursuit of financial gain(12/06/2008)
Virtual worlds can provide an exciting terrain to inhabit, play and interact within computer-simulated environments but they have become increasingly personal and involve more and more dedicated users desperate to do well. With their virtual ambitions set high, some users occasionally cheat to keep up with the pace of the game. In effect, less skilful users are prepared to pay for the virtual assets they are unable to obtain by playing the game. ... [more]
Panda Security launches new Corporate Solutions(10/08/2007)
Panda Security new corporate solutions offer full protection to companies of any size. They include complete HIPS (Host Intrusion Prevention System), which now incorporates low-level scanning anti-rootkit technologies. The new version of the centralised AdminSecure administration tool simplifies security management for SMBs and large enterprises alike. The new versions of Panda Security’s corporate products include powerful low-level scanning... [more]
Malicious code distributed through MySpace(17/07/2007)
Several malicious codes are using MySpace pages to spread. In some cases, these pages have not been specifically created to spread malware, but have been modified to serve this malicious purpose by exploiting a vulnerability or design flaw without the legitimate user knowing. Most of these malicious codes are Trojans, like the dangerous FireByPass.BA, which captures confidential information entered or saved by users on computers. This and othe... [more]
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