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ZeroAccess botnet down for good?

When Microsoft and various law enforcement agencies around the world disrupted the ZeroAccess botnet at the beginning of December, they did not expect to fully eliminate it. …

Fake Adobe “licence key delivery” emails carry malware

A clever malware distribution campaign is currently doing rounds, taking the form of emails purportedly delivering licence keys for a number of Adobe’s software …

DDoS botnet spreading on Linux and Windows machines

A blended DDoS botnet consisting of both Windows and Linux machines has been detected by researchers working with the Polish CERT. The botnet is exclusively dedicated to …

Effective new Trojan skims card info from widely used ATMs

Researchers from Russian AV company Doctor Web have managed to get their hands on a Trojan aimed at recording and collecting card information from one of the most widespread …

Easily deflected ransomware relies on victims’ embarrassment

The appearance of Browlock ransomware earlier this year demonstrates that this type of malware does not need to wreak much havoc on the targets’ computer to be taken …

What’s the greatest security risk?

While boardrooms across the U.S. report growing prioritization of endpoint security, risk continues to grow and evolve and IT departments are racing to keep up, according to a …

How effective are Android AV solutions?

As the onslaught of Android malware continues, the recently released testing results by independent IT-security institute AV-Test show that most providers of Android antivirus …

Mozilla blocks rogue add-on that made computers scan sites for flaws

A singular new botnet composed of over 12,500 infected computers has been used by its masters to effectively crowdsource the search for websites vulnerable to SQL injection …

How human behavior affects malware and defense measures

Installing computer security software, updating applications regularly and making sure not to open emails from unknown senders are just a few examples of ways to reduce the …

Resurgence of malware signed with stolen certificates

Since 2009, variants of the Winwebsec rogue AV family have been trying to trick users into believing their computer has been infected and into paying for …

Shady Android AV pushed onto unsuspecting users

A deceptive advertising campaign pushing a shady antivirus solution is actively targeting Android users, warns Malwarebytes’ Armando Orozco. The pop-ups are triggered …

WhatsApp-themed spam campaign delivers malware

A new WhatsApp-themed spam campaign has been spotted targeting users of the popular IM service. The spam email claims to be a notification about a voice message someone left …

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