Zeljka Zorz
A closer look at EXE Password Protector
Eltima’s EXE Password Protector (v. 1.1.6.214) allows you to password-protect any Windows executable file (excluding only system-critical files which influence Windows …
Changes in new ZeuS variants
The ZeuS/Zbot Trojan variants have been around for a long time. It has come to the point where the name is no longer recognized only by security specialist, but by the general …
Scammers’ link architectures
As much as it hurts us to admit, online scamming shares many of the characteristics of a legal business. Why? Because, in the end, they have the same goal – revenue. To …
A ZeuS killer? Not really
The “Kill ZeuS” feature of the SpyEye crimeware toolkit is more likely to bring in more money to the ZeuS toolkit makers than to encroach upon their territory. How …
Facebook shows its true face
The F8 conference has ended, and Facebook has started making changes and setting the stage for the announced spread through the entire Internet. They might not put it like …
iPad users with PCs threatened by backdoor malware
A malicious spam email campaign has been targeting iPad users who own PCs, says Bitdefender. The message is the following: The message claims that updates have been released …
CAPTCHA solving farms headed for extinction?
Most employees in developed countries usually balk at the idea of doing a repetitive task for 8 hours a day for a low pay, so outsourcing simple (but monotonous) jobs has been …
Russian hacker offers 1.5m Facebook credentials for sale
What will Facebook do if the Russian hacker Kirllos’ claim that he has in his possession login credentials for 1.5 million Facebook accounts proves to be true? The …
National Health Service system infected with data-stealing worm
The not-so-new and easily detectable Qakbot worm has compromised over a thousand machines within the UK’s National Health Service computer system, say Symantec …
Fake fast food survey with cash reward leads to phishing site
Scammers often use the familiarity of a brand as a means of lessening the victims’ tendency to be cautious when perusing unsolicited emails. In this latest email scam, …
McAfee update cripples thousands of PCs
The misidentification of a legitimate Windows file as a virus and its subsequent deletion was what made Windows XP running computers all over the world enter in a continuous …
Zbot acquires file infection feature
A Zbot Trojan variant that has the ability to infect other files has been discovered recently. It searches for .exe files in predefined places and injects into them 512 bytes …