tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65087815976594832222011-08-14T07:27:52.808-07:00Steve Espinonoreply@blogger.comBlogger141100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-84154505411972700992010-06-20T10:01:00.000-07:002010-06-24T00:15:10.184-07:00

       In today’s internet era it seems that whenever the latest hot topic appears, there’s always corresponding malware or a rogue antivirus threat lurking behind it. Cybercriminals are quick to grab every opportunity they can find to infect their next victim. Previously, visiting porn sites was the main way that your computer might commonly get infected. These days malware creators don’t limit

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-35576232342807855712010-04-21T23:51:00.000-07:002010-04-27T02:10:54.395-07:00

Though primarily being distributed through spam and drive-by downloads, and in addition to social-engineering tactics, the Zeus/Zbot malware also utilizes specially-crafted PDF files to get into an unsuspecting user's computer.The Malware Research Center has seen PDF files that carry embedded javascript codes that in turn exploit the Collab.getIcon buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2009-0927)

Steve Espinonoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-10777682930626917252010-03-14T21:07:00.000-07:002010-03-16T21:05:25.601-07:00

     Koobface is a network worm that tries to propagate using social engineering techniques. While it mainly targets the popular social-networking site “Facebook”, it also targets other sites such as “Twitter” and “MySpace” as the vector for infection.      On 10th March 2010, PC Tools’ Malware Research Centre found another Koobface variant lurking in Facebook. Like its predecessors, it uses

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-3977038756966179432010-03-08T19:13:00.000-08:002010-03-08T19:14:39.464-08:00

Another earthquake has struck, another hot news, and another vector of malware infection. Scientists may say that these series of earthquakes were just a coincidence and the end of the world is far from beginning. But in most probability, hours after the news has broken, it will be the beginning of malicious deeds from malware writers and take advantage of this hot news through social

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-8178970732577835912010-03-04T21:10:00.001-08:002010-03-04T21:48:03.987-08:00

SEO : Search Engine Optimization. No, it's not another buzz word. It's a technique used by malware authors to propagate their malware. They use one of the most respected search engines today (Google) to make their way into the user's machine. Piggybacking on a prestigious, and highly trusted search engine is an efficient and effective way to reach out to billions of users worldwide. Rogue

Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01162451377862044081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-50790864232883966652010-03-04T20:34:00.000-08:002010-03-04T21:52:31.061-08:00

In this era of spywares, file infectors have little exposure left. But nevertheless, they are still a challenge to antimalware engineers. Years ago, the names Nimda and CIH were famous in both the malware and antimalware industry. These past few years, the spotlight is on Virut.Last year we saw an influx of Virus.Virut infected samples. Virus.Virut is, in my opinion, one of the best viruses

Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01162451377862044081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-52431866796119686752010-03-04T20:06:00.001-08:002010-03-04T21:09:47.688-08:00

The magnitude 6.4 earthquake does not only rattle Taiwan but even the internet users as well. It is another opportunity for Malware writers to poison returned results from searches about this disaster. It now became a constant attack every time there is major news, earthquake, tsunami or any other event that would call the attention of the people. It seems now it guarantees every news has

MarianneLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07646319847355020220noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-43290990005212748112010-03-03T19:30:00.000-08:002010-03-03T19:30:31.566-08:00

PC Tools just came across to spammed email that contains a FakeAV sample as a file attachment. The email disguises itself as a postcard received from a family member but is actually an installer of RogueAntiSpyware.XPAntispyware2010 that could do extreme damage to your computer. The email contains the subject: You've received a postcard And the message body arrives as follows: Good day. Your

Mylene Villacortehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07329643360109257929noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-64543629548516153962010-02-28T15:48:00.003-08:002010-03-04T21:52:07.128-08:00

Shortly after the Haiti earthquake incident, the world is rocked again with the news of the Chile earthquake. And with the wave of searches on google about the Chile earthquake, malware authors have once again taken this opportunity to proliferate rogue antipsyware.Searches returned from google are generally not suspect, especially if they bear URLs that seem normal. But one particular site (

Dihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01162451377862044081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-66933594590576909262010-02-27T17:33:00.000-08:002010-02-28T18:32:29.491-08:00

      Another variant of Rogue Anti Spyware is creating nuisance to most of internet users. Similar to its predecessors, it comes as perfectly legit looking antivirus software enticing the user to download and purchase it. Further study of its history reveals to us that this Fake software is a clone or a family of previously popular Rogue AVs called Antivirus Live and Antivirus System Pro.

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-48433419382976384882010-02-23T16:11:00.000-08:002010-02-28T16:21:25.214-08:00

by: Mylene Villacorte Security Essentials 2010 (SE2010.exe) is a new rogue application which is usually arrives as a file dropped by a Trojan or downloaded from the internet. It employs the same techniques as of Internet Security 2010…then again, said techniques have proven effective before, so why fix what is not broken? Without being asked, SE2010 scans the infected computer and displays the

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-16633088494738041762010-02-23T03:35:00.000-08:002010-02-28T16:25:28.879-08:00

The Hockey games on the 2010 Winter Olympics are well under way and SEO poisoning attacks abound! Hockey enthusiasts turning to the Internet in search of game schedules are in for quite a surprise as cyber-criminals are quick to ensure that their malicious websites appear in the top Google search results. RedirectionUnsuspecting users who click on the malicious search results

Steve Espinonoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-2380227544604973472010-02-21T19:21:00.000-08:002010-02-28T15:33:54.539-08:00

Another hot topic circulating around the internet is the Winter Olympics and the hits around the search engines come soaring when the news of the death of a 21 year old luger Nodar Kumaritashvili breaks out. Malware writers are quick on taking advantage of this news to infect computer users browsing every website wanting to be updated. They also use as well as the current medal count at the said

rommelgarcianoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6508781597659483222.post-49418426476192200412010-02-18T20:51:00.000-08:002010-02-28T15:33:54.557-08:00

Porn clips are everywhere! But then again, rogue antivirus software are everywhere too.The fake video codec tactic targets unsuspecting users wanting to view the adult videos purportedly being hosted in the malicious website:hxxp://porntube2000.comClicking on one of the thumbnails presents a video player window with the error message "Video ActiveX Object Error". The message asks the user install

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