Flashback botmasters earned less than $15K
It has already been established that the criminals behind the Flashback botnet were after money, but according to Symantec researchers, their plan was foiled by the attention …
The difficulties in sizing up botnets
The main metric with which security researchers identify how effective and disruptive specific botnets are is the number of computers they consists of. Estimating their size …
Conficker paves the way for other malware
The recently released 12th volume of the Microsoft Security Intelligence Report has shown us that the Conficker worm is still alive and kicking, as it can be found on more …
Macs harbor both Mac and Windows malware
Have the predictions made yearly by many security firms finally come true? Will Mac users be forced to invest in a good antivirus solution? According to the latest numbers …
Flashback botnet decline not as fast as expected
Given the attention that the Flashback Mac malware has received since the discovery of the 600K strong botnet of computers infected with it and the number of tools that …
Behind the scenes of the cleanest ISP in the world
The malware and botnet problem has been around for quite a while, and definitive solutions for it are still eluding the Internet and mobile communication industry, as well as …
Apple pushes out Flashback removal tool
Apple has finally released a Flashback malware removal tool bundled with two new Java security updates – one for OS X Lion and one for Snow Leopard users. Both updates …
Kaspersky Lab removes Flashfake Removal Tool (fixed)
In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has released a free Flashfake Removal Tool. Unfortunately, Kaspersky Lab has identified an issue …
Flashback botnet shrinks, downloads of Mac AV software rise
News that nearly two percent of all Mac users have had their computers infected by the Flashback malware which roped them into a 600K strong botnet has hit the Mac community …
Trojanized Angry Birds offered for download
The extreme popularity of Rovio’s Angry Birds mobile game has made it and its special editions perfect for luring unsuspecting users into downloading malware. A …
Flashfake removal tool
Update April 12, 2012: The tool has temporarily been removed, more details here. In response to the recent discovery of the Flashfake botnet, Kaspersky Lab has announced the …
600K strong Flashback botnet comprises mostly Macs
There has been a lot of talk and speculation about the size of the botnet formed by computers targeted with the Flashback malware and whether all these machines were, in fact, …
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