Content Tagged ‘Spam’

Malware spammed out as fake DHL tracking notifications

March 21, 2012 - Have you received a notification email claiming to come from courier firm DHL? Be on your guard - that attached file may be a Trojan horse. Read more

Increase in Hit & Run Spam

March 20, 2012 - .node-content-pad td {padding: 2px 4px !important;}During the past two weeks, Symantec has observed an increase in hit & run spam activities (also known as snowshoe spam) in its Global Intelligence Network. Hit & run spam messages have the following (continue reading...) Read more

Apple’s new iPad is great, but it’s not free, nor called iPad 3

March 16, 2012 - Within hours of the release of Apple's new iPad scammers are sending out bogus emails claiming you have won a free iPad 3 (which doesn't exist). Read more

Fake Linkedin Mails Lead To Cridex

March 16, 2012 - Be advised that there are fake Linkedin invitation reminders in circulation sending users to a BlackHole exploit which attempts to drop Cridex onto the PC. Cridex is a rather nasty piece of work that does everything from target banks (continue reading...) Read more

QR Codes Could Deliver Malware

March 16, 2012 - You’ve seen barcodes all your life. So you know what they look like: rectangles “boxes” comprised of a series of vertical lines. When a cashier scans a barcode, you hear a familiar beep and you are charged for that item. A (continue reading...) Read more

Watch out! iPhone 5 giveaway events on Facebook are clearly scams

March 15, 2012 - Have you received an event invitation today about how free iPhone 5s are being given away on Facebook? Beware! Read more

The Wave of Linsanity Sweeps Through the Spam Industry

March 15, 2012 - Nobody knew about Jeremy Lin a couple of months ago. But now, Linsanity rocks the world. Being a new NBA star, his name has already been mentioned countless times on ESPN, NY Times, and all other sports media. If you are (continue reading...) Read more

5 Lessons Learned from RSA

March 14, 2012 - A couple of weeks ago, the RSA Security conference took place in San Francisco, CA.  The increasing sophistication of hackers and visibility of data breaches (including one on the conference’s namesake company last year) makes this an exciting time to (continue reading...) Read more

HACTIVISM – BE ALERT BUT NOT ALARMED

March 13, 2012 - Last year we decided to bite the bullet, max out the credit cards and take our kids to the US. We had such a fantastic time: Disneyworld and Harry Potter world in Orlando, the Smithsonian in Washington, Hollywood and the (continue reading...) Read more

VIPRE® Report for February 2012: Rogue AV Remains a Popular Threat Tactic

March 13, 2012 - These past few months, the news has been all about who got hacked, what softwares’ vulnerable and should (continue reading...) Read more

OMG – I just hate Rihanna video Facebook scam spreading

March 9, 2012 - Messages are spreading between Facebook users, claiming that members of the social network have lost all respect for popular songstress Rihanna after watching a video. Read more

Google opens a pharmacy? It’s spam of the day

March 8, 2012 - Is Google really extending its online empire, and opening an online pharmacy? Of course not. Don't click on the links, don't buy the goods, don't put your identity and health in danger. (continue reading...) Read more

Malware Targets Demonstrators Opposed to Putin’s Re-Election

March 7, 2012 - Contributor: Pavlo Prodanchuk A wave of spam emails promoting a rally against newly elected president Vladimir Putin of Russia began around March 5. An attachment purporting to contain details of an upcoming anti-Putin demonstration accompanied email subjects with varying call-to-action lines: “All (continue reading...) Read more

Spam Called “Google Pharmacy” is In the Wild

March 6, 2012 - When Aaron Brown (Senior Product Manager) and Bill Weihl (Green Energy Czar) announced that Google will be retiring its “personal health record service” Google Health, who would have thought that the company will find itself “involved” once again with rogue pharmaceutical companies (continue reading...) Read more

Are Pinterest "Pin it" going the way of Facebook "Like"?

March 5, 2012 - Pinterest is a new social network that has been getting a lot of press lately. Basically, Pinterest is a virtual board, where users can pin things they like online. They can share the content with (continue reading...) Read more

US Securities and Exchange Commission Spam Leads to Exploit and Stealer

March 2, 2012 - When one of our colleagues in Malta received an email in his GMail inbox that purports to originate from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), he didn’t think twice about sending it over to the AV Labs for analysis. (continue reading...) Read more

Who is already an Olympic Games 2012 winner?

February 29, 2012 - As announced by our Security Predictions for 2012, the imminent start of the Olympic Games 2012 is a good worldwide event for phishing authors as well as malicious bots. They will most likely begin utilizing this vector to spread their attempts (continue reading...) Read more

Strawberry Quick Meth scare spreads widely via Facebook

February 29, 2012 - Facebook users are sharing messages warning that children are being targeted with strawberry-flavoured crystal meth. But is there any truth in the widespread warning? Read more

The Pink Facebook rogue application and survey scam

February 27, 2012 - Beware the Pink Facebook scam spreading on the social network right now. Read more

Beatles for Sale? It’s spam of the day

February 27, 2012 - Spam tries to sell you recordings by a popular skiffle combo - The Beatles! Read more

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