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A-V Comparative Has Released Its November 2013 List of The Antimalware Programmes
Dec 9, 2013Analyst firm A-V Comparative has released its November 2013 list of the antimalware programmes that do the best job of removing malware from an already infected system. What does this mean? As A-V Comparative notes, most PC users ...
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The Website of a U.S. Organisation Specialising Was Compromised with Malware
Nov 19, 2013The website of a U.S. organisation specialising in national and international security policy was compromised with malware that targeted a previously unknown vulnerability in Internet Explorer. A nation-state looking to compromise the ...
Tags: Nation-state, attack, IE, flaw
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Trend Micro Has Spotted a Piece of Malicious Software
Jan 23, 2013Trend Micro has spotted a piece of malicious software that masquerades as the latest patch for Java, a typically opportunistic move by hackers. Oracle released two emergency patches on Sunday for its Java programming language and ...
Tags: Trend Micro, malicious software, Java
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Kaspersky Researchers Started Investigating The Ongoing Operation
Jan 16, 2013Unidentified attackers stole sensitive information from hundreds of diplomatic, government, research and military organizations from around the world as part of a newly uncovered cyberespionage campaign that started nearly six years ago. ...
Tags: attackers, sensitive information, cyberespionage campaign
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Security Researchers Have Uncovered a Piece of Backdoor-Type Malware
Jan 5, 2013Security researchers from antivirus vendor Trend Micro have uncovered a piece of backdoor-type malware that infects Java-based HTTP servers and allows attackers to execute malicious commands on the underlying systems. The threat, known as ...
Tags: security researchers, Trend Micro, Java, HTTP servers, malware
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Symantec Had Spotted Another Odd Piece of Malware
Dec 28, 2012Symantec had spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with SQL databases. The company discovered the malware, called W32.Narilam, on Nov. 15 but on Friday published a more detailed ...
Tags: Symantec, odd piece, malware, SQL databases
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A New Variant of a Trojan Program Called Reveton Was Introduced
Dec 28, 2012A new variant of a Trojan program called Reveton that prevents victims from using their computers and displays rogue messages from law enforcement agencies is using localized voice messages to trick victims into paying made-up fines, ...
Tags: Reveton, victims, computers, displays, antivirus vendor, Trend Micro
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A Sophisticated Cyber Surveillance Tool Was Probably Built Bythe Auspices of a Government
Dec 24, 2012A sophisticated cyber surveillance tool that monitors financial transactions with Middle Eastern banks was probably built by or under the auspices of a government, security researchers said today. Early Thursday, Moscow-based Kaspersky ...
Tags: cyber, financial transactions, Middle Eastern, banks, security
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A New Trojan Horse Tries to Covers Its Tracks by Crippling The Victim's Computer
Dec 20, 2012A new Trojan horse tries to covers its tracks by crippling the victim's computer after stealing data, a security researcher said today. Dubbed "Shamoon" by most antivirus companies, the malware has been used in targeted attacks aimed at ...
Tags: Trojan horse, tracks, victim's computer, shamoon malware, Windows PCs
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Symantec Has Spotted Another Odd Piece of Malware That Appears to Be Targeting Iran
Dec 18, 2012Symantec has spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with SQL databases. The company discovered the malware, called W32.Narilam, on Nov. 15 but on Friday published a more detailed ...
Tags: highlightedpost, iran, malware, Middle East, Symantec
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Symantec Has Warned of a New Type of Malware
Nov 26, 2012Security vendor Symantec,the firm behind the Norton Antivirus product among others,has warned of a new type of malware that is able to modify corporate databases. The threat,which Symantec has named W32.Narilam,has the functionality to ...
Tags: Symantec, SQL databases, threat, malware
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Mobile Malware Has Surged This Year
Sep 7, 2012Mobile malware has surged this year,with Android smartphones and tablets by far the most likely to be attacked.That's according to data released by security software provider McAfee in its second quarter threats report. The number of ...
Tags: android devices, mobile malware, quantum chip, infected system