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Malware pace quickens dramatically

During the first half of the year, more than 1.2 million unique samples of malware hit the web. That is well ahead of the pace of last year and could put this year in the record books, according to research by McAfee Avert Labs.

July 23, 2009

 

Brief

"Harry Potter" malware hits

Hackers are leveraging the popularity of a summer blockbuster to dish out malware, according to anti-virus provider ThreatFire. Links related to the new "Harry Potter" movie are popping up across the web, especially on sites such as Digg.com and Blogspot.com, the company said Thursday in a blog post. If...

July 17, 2009

 

News

Malware most potent on social networks

Malware distributed via social networking sites is 10 times more effective than malware spread via email.

May 12, 2009

 

News

Waledac malware adds geolocation

A new variant of the Waledac malware campaign has been unleashed, taking advantage of the economic crisis by spoofing a legitimate coupon website and using IP address geolocation to appear to offer coupons for local stores.

February 26, 2009

 

Brief

Federal Reserve malware ruse

IT administrators should be on the lookout for a new round of spam claiming to come from the Federal Reserve Bank. It tries to redirect users to a malware-serving website, the Shadowserver Foundation warned Wednesday. The volunteer watchdog said the emails contain a link to a website that attempts...

April 29, 2009

 

News

More Mac DNS changing malware uncovered

Despite conventional wisdom, Mac malware remains alive and well.

August 24, 2009

 

News

"Chain of Trust" initiative launched to fight malware

A group of cybersecurity advocacy organizations have teamed up to fight malware on the web.

May 19, 2009

 

Opinion

The more some malware changes, the more it stays the same

Ever-changing malware threats lurk on the web, but the same old attack vectors are still quite viable.

October 01, 2009

 

News

PBS' Curious George site hacked to serve malware

The popular children's television show website, which is run by the Public Broadcasting Service, was propagating malware from Monday until Thursday.

September 18, 2009

 

News

Adware pushers evolve into malware distribution channel

An industry built on serving adware has become a full-fledged malware distribution channel.

September 30, 2009

 

News

Malware designed to steal IDs increased 600 percent

The number of users victimized by malware specifically intended to rob personally identifiable information leapt 600 percent this year.

August 20, 2009

 

News

Microsoft leads browsers in malware, phishing defense

Surprised? Microsoft came out on top in a recent test that studied how well the leading web browsers respond to malware and phishing.

August 14, 2009

 

Feature

Malware prevention: Real-time service

To fight malware attacks, West Coast Labs has introduced a new test program that offers a higher level of performance validation.

April 10, 2009

 

News

Most malware dies within 24 hours

Nineteen percent of malware variants last for two days, and just nine percent last three days, according to anti-virus vendor Panda Security.

August 13, 2009

 

News

Netbook comes with factory-sealed malware

In a rare occurrence, a brand-new factory-sealed netbook has been found to contain malware, according to researchers at Kaspersky Lab.

May 20, 2009

 

News

Web malware, more advanced and targeted than ever

The prevalence of web-based malware massively rose last year -- and the state of the economy is likely a big reason, according to an annual threat report from ScanSafe.

March 12, 2009

 

News

Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and trojans are the fastest growing category.

June 29, 2009

 

News

AV makers fault Apple on Snow Leopard malware scanner

The new anti-virus feature in Snow Leopard could entice cybercriminals to create more Mac malware, say security firms.

August 31, 2009

 

News

Huge uptick in spam-borne malware since mid-September

The amount of the amount of spam containing malware increased ninefold during September over the previous month, according to Symantec.

October 07, 2009

 

News

Panda finds 2009 a record-breaking malware year

More than 40 million pieces of malware have been identified by PandaLabs and 55,000 new samples are being identified each day, many on social networking sites, the report states.

January 05, 2010