Zeljka Zorz
A closer look at Spyware Terminator 2.6.5.111
Spyware Terminator is a free spyware remover that monitors your computer for both known and unknown spyware. The known spyware can be detected and identified during the scan, …
U.S. and Russia discuss cyberwarfare
The United States and Russia have made the first tentative steps towards an agreement regarding the hardening of Internet security and restricting the use of cyberspace for …
Office 2003 bug blocks access to files
On Friday, a bug in the Office 2003 products (Word, Excel, Outlook and Powerpoint) caused users to be unable to open or save files that were protected by the Active Directory …
A closer look at Trend Micro HouseCall 7.1
HouseCall is a on-demand scanner for identifying and removing viruses, Trojans, worms, unwanted browser plugins, and other malware. It is a stand-alone thin-client application …
A closer look at ESET Online Scanner
ESET Online Scanner is a free online tool for detecting and removing malware from any PC by using only your web browser – there is no need to install anti-virus …
Zbot Trojan uses Amazon cloud
There is a new variant of the Zeus/Zbot Trojan out there that takes advantage of Amazon’s EC2 services for command and control purposes of the botnet. CA’s threat …
Top 10 botnets and their impact
Every day, approximately 89.5 billion unsolicited messages (i.e. spam) are sent by computers that have been compromised and are part of a botnet. Botnets – apart from …
FIFA World Cup related scams
It should be universally know by now that hot news and big events are almost always used by spammers, phishers and peddlers of scareware to reach the widest audience possible. …
Fake fingerprint fools biometric devices
Japan saw its first case of biometric fraud come to light when they arrested Lin Rong, a 27-year old Chinese woman, on account of her faking a marriage to a Japanese man. BBC …
Spam speaks Irish
Dermott Harnett, principal analyst in Symantec‘s antispam engineering department notifies us of some unusual spam emails. Spammers – using online translators …
Looking back at spam in 2009
At the end of last year, it was predicted spam volumes would rise slightly higher than 95 percent in 2009 because of a growing use of botnets. Let’s see if the …
Koobface worm on Facebook: The Christmas trick
Almost a month ago, TrendLabs detected a new Koobface worm component that makes Internet Explorer create Facebook accounts, join random Facebook groups, add friends, post …