Malware
Hurricane Irene hits Facebook
By Gina on August 30, 2011 | Malware
It’s not a big shock that scammers use Facebook as their most lovable way to spread scams. This time they are using hurricane Irene for their malicious intentions. One scam was found by Trend Micro fraud analyst Karla Agregado. She spotted a video which forces users watch it by providing intriguing title: “VIDEO SHOCK – Hurricane Irene New York kills All.“ This scam was spread towards Italian Facebook users because they were first to know how to share the link on their Wall. Read more.
Fictitious "Update your browser" warning
By Gina on August 26, 2011 | Malware
A new scareware is on the web pretending to be Mozilla Firefox browser update. Here's a fake message that the rogue browser update notification reads:Update your browserThis page does not support your version of browserPlease update your softwareBrowser updateThis attack can be successful against Internet users who use old and out-of-date web browsers. Moreover, there are several web browsers that are safer to use because of JavaScript which informs users about out-of-date web browser. Read more.
Malware targets Android marketplace
By Gina on August 11, 2011 | Malware
Recently the love lure malware appeared as a “love test” application, an ebook reader, and a location tracker aiming to target Android users. This rogue application is available via third-party app stores in China. This fake program should be noticed quite easily because it usually asks more than the one normal and legitimate program would ask user to do. Malware seeks use to send and receive SMS messages, monitor the state of a smartphone. Read more.
Brand-new malware family infects users’ systems
By Gina on June 20, 2011 | Malware
Recently, new scam family has spread on the web which gains entering every user’s computer that is not protected with security software. This new malware group is designed to make their move on different OS. Cybercriminals have configured and designed group of scams that may target Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 computers.The main goal of these bogus systems is to force user into purchasing “licensed” version of the program. Read more.
Be careful of rogue programs’ family spreading in the web
By Gina on May 25, 2011 | Malware
It seems like scammers are not resting and creating new family of rogues that gains to force users into believing their “legitimacy”. As common for malware it spreads via trojan horses that come to the system through their flaws. Basic things these rogue programs do, they try to convince users’ that their computer is severely compromised. Malware imitates computer scans and displays fictitious pop-ups that usually claim user’s PC is infected by mass of various viruses. Read more.
