Waledac bot profligacy

Waledac-infected computers are, on average, capable of sending 6,548 spam emails per hour, or two emails per second, according to security vendor ESET. Over the course of several one-hour periods, a Waledac-infected computer in the company's lab delivered between 5,610 to 7,148 spam emails. If 20,000 computers are...

July 09, 2009

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

Waledac kicks off new spam campaign

A new campaign to lure users into downloading malware is running on the Waledac botnet, according to security researchers.

April 16, 2009

Waledac might be out for revenge in latest spam run

The Waledac trojan, which has made its living off tricking people into visiting malware-serving or pharmaceutical-hawking websites, now just may be trying to get even.

April 02, 2009

Bank of America certificate scam propagating Waledac, Virut

A new spam campaign disguised as a Bank of America email telling users they need to update their digital certificate is attempting to lure users into installing the Waledac worm.

June 02, 2009

New Waledac spam falsely warns of bomb blasts

Security companies warned Monday of a new malware campaign in which the Waledac botnet creators are distributing emails that falsely claim the recipient's city has been the site of a bomb blast.

March 16, 2009

Waledac worm sends no love to Valentine's Day spam victims

Cybercriminals behind the Waledac botnet are trying to capture more victims by using Valentine's Day-themed exploits, researchers from McAfee Avert Labs warned Monday.

February 09, 2009

Threat of the month: Waledac

May 01, 2009

Waldec spreading through fake New Year's e-cards

The Waledac botnet is spreading spam messages that contain the subject line "Happy New Year 2010" and provide a link for what the email claims to be a New Year's greeting card.

December 31, 2009

Fourth of July spam

Malware writers behind the Waledac botnet have set preparations in motion for a spam campaign with an Independence Day theme, security vendor ESET warned Thursday in a blog post. At least 18 domain names, expected to be used in the attacks, have been registered. They relate to fireworks or...

July 02, 2009

Conficker worm updated to send spam, hawk fake AV

One week after Conficker's supposed activation date, the worm awoke from its slumber.

April 09, 2009

Conficker attempting to infect 50,000 per day

Publicity around the Conficker worm has been relatively quiet for the past month, but security researchers say it hasn't gone dormant.

May 21, 2009

Spam trends highlighting holiday, tragedy themes

Spammers have been busy with holidays and tragedies to exploit, according to a Symantec report.

July 10, 2009

IT security Reboot 2009: Honoring the year's information security luminaries

Our annual celebration of the top five influential IT security thinkers, as well as a look back at some of the most pressing trends and news of the past year.

December 01, 2009