Targeted e-mails distribute malware in PayChoice breach
Payroll processor PayChoice said Thursday it is investigating a breach in which customers received targeted e-mails purporting to be from the company but were designed to trick people into downloading malware.
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Clampi Virus targets online banking
In the modern world, most people never see their bank (with the exception of ATM withdrawals). We use bill pay, direct deposit and bank debit cards. This is the exact behavior that the Clampi virus is living on.
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Go Figure, Dirty sites are dirty…
Symantec, the makers of a very widely used array of internet security programs, has compiled a list of the 100 “dirtiest” sites.
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Trend Micro Reports that malicious twitter posts get more personal
One recent report by Rik Ferguson said that malicious Twitter posts are getting dangerously more customized, increasing the possibility of users getting hooked into malicious schemes.
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Koobface malware attack on Twitter
Twitter has posted a warning concerning koobface infections. If their system detects your PC sending out these bogus tweets they will suspend your account.
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Malware Definitions
I found this link and thought you might enjoy these definitions:
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When is an antivirus really a virus?
Today I received a call from one of my external users that was unable to access any websites because some new antivirus was saying he was unprotected and every website had malicious code.
Since I know that we have McAfee 8.5 deployed to our users, I knew that this was not a McAfee issue. As we discussed it a little further he was mentioning that the Antivirus wanted him to purchase the software.
This isn’t the first I have heard of this. There is a software company Innovagest 2000 that is producing this software. They advertise it as an antispyware application, but it is the spyware. On some less then savory websites you will get a pop up that says that your computer maybe infected and they offer a free scan.
The fear of being infected motivates a lot of people to run this free scan. Unknown to them this application installs underneath and now you are stuck. On that note, I do recommend only doing the online scans from reputable sites. I personally recommend the following: Symantec, Panda, and McAfee.
This application is extremely hard to get rid of. It reregisters and installs if it is not completely uninstalled correctly.
I hate programs like this. But it is a fact of life out there. The modern day snake-oil salesman.
While the program is running you will see the following undesirable behavior:
- A “Windows Security Center” stating that you should purchase Personal Antivirus.
- Numerous alerts stating that your computer is under attack or that you have malware running on your computer. If you click on these alerts, Personal Antivirus will be installed, or you will be brought to the purchase page for the program.
- Your Internet Explorer browser will be hijacked to show security warnings when browsing the web that stop you from reaching your desired page.
As I mentioned before this bugger is very hard to get rid off. But not impossible. I found these instructions at BleepingComputer.com.
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MSN Bot Plays on Controversy over Michael Jackson’s Death
Following the sudden and shocking death of The King of Pop, Senior Threat Researcher Loucif Kharouni reports that a slew of malicious links related to Michael Jackson’s last moments in the hospital before his death are now being proliferated in the wild via the instant messaging (IM) application, MSN.
Categories: Malware Tags: controversy, death of the king, hi5, initial analysis, instant messaging, Malware, md5 checksum, michael jackson, msn bot, researcher, SDBot, shocking death, slew, Trend Micro, warning
How To Avoid Viruses
Computer viruses are very dangerous, especially in the modern day when the internet is relied on for so many things. Viruses, adware and spyware can slow down computers and in some cases even stop them from working altogether, which can be disastrous for business. There are various common sense ways that such viruses can be avoided however, and therefore how computer security can be improved.
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Malware Alert — Yellowsn0w
Attention iPhone Users
ZDNet News is reporting the following Alert for iPhone Users:
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