Trojans Articles

Trojans dominate top ten virus threats

Dan Raywood September 09, 2008

Last month, users were more likely to be struck by trojans than any other kind of virus.
 

Phishing drops as Rock Phish invests in technology updgrade

Dan Kaplan September 05, 2008

A highly organized gang of phishers took some time off to rebuild its botnet infrastructure -- but experts expect the scams to return with a vengeance.
 

Google Chrome flaws come soon after browser release

Dan Kaplan September 03, 2008

Surprise, surprise. Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities in Google's latest innovation, the Chrome browser.
 

Picture of "kidnapped babies" hides trojan

Joy Persaud August 27, 2008

A new spam campaign that tells the recipient that their baby has been kidnapped is in fact a vehicle for the computer virus Troj/Resex-Fam.
 

Attackers drop CNN in favor of MSNBC in malware ploy

Dan Kaplan August 13, 2008

Phishers have changed the channel on a scam to infect users with the lure of breaking news videos.
 

Senate OKs revamped identity theft legislation

Dan Kaplan July 31, 2008

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed the latest version of the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act.
 

Storm Worm leverages FBI and Facebook in new attack

Sue Marquette Poremba July 29, 2008

A new malware campaign uses the FBI and Facebook as a ruse to trick users into downloading the Storm Worm trojan.
 

After guilty plea, E-Gold founder seeks to remove stigma

Dan Kaplan July 23, 2008

The principal owners of E-Gold, an online money transfer system, have pleaded guilty in federal court to operating a business that serves as a haven for cybercrooks. But now they plan to institute measures to change the company's stigma.
 

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Sue Marquette Poremba July 18, 2008

The Limbo 2 trojan may be the most sophisticated trojan yet unleashed.
 

Business booms for organized cybercriminals

Joy Persaud July 16, 2008

The days of the lone hacker are seemingly over, with cybercrime organizations now being run by bosses parading as business entrepreneurs, complete with criminal staff.