February 4, 2012 - You may not need pills to watch the super bowl but spammers feel that this definitely is an occasion to do so! The most exciting annual championship of the NFL - the Super Bowl XLVI - starts tomorrow. And as (continue reading...) Read more
February 1, 2012 - For quite some time, we have observed the technique of server-side polymorphism being used to infect Windows computers around the world. What this means is that every time a file is downloaded, a unique version of the file is created (continue reading...) Read more
January 31, 2012 - Nothing can be more enticing than to be chosen for some free goodies—be it mementos, a cash prize, or a ticket to watch a game. It gets even more interesting if you are from a cricket crazy continent and suddenly, (continue reading...) Read more
January 30, 2012 - Last week, we posted a blog informing Android users of the discovery of new versions of Android.Tonclank, which we have named Android.Counterclank. The blog generated a bit of discussion over whether these new versions should be a concern (continue reading...) Read more
January 30, 2012 - Malware is often embedded in email as compressed attachments (such as .zip, .rar, etc.). Recently, however, Symantec has noticed an increase in malicious email attacks with .htm (HTML) attachments. Here is what the message looks like in your inbox: (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Symantec Security Response is aware of in-the-wild malware exploiting the Microsoft Windows Media Player 'winmm.dll' MIDI File Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (BID 51292). Microsoft has already issued a patch against this vulnerability in the monthly patch release (continue reading...) Read more
January 27, 2012 - Symantec has identified multiple publisher IDs on the Android Market that are being used to push out Android.Counterclank. This is a minor modification of Android.Tonclank, a bot-like threat that can receive commands to carry out certain actions, as (continue reading...) Read more
January 26, 2012 - The Sykipot campaign has been persistent in the past few months targeting various industries, the majority of which belong to the defense industry. Each campaign is marked with a unique identifier comprised of a few letters followed by a (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - Symantec has admitted that blueprints for current versions of its pcAnywhere software were stolen in 2006 and that all users are at risk of attack and should pull the plug. Read more
January 25, 2012 - Beginning on New Year's Eve, January 1, 2012 and continuing earlier into the days following, Symantec Intelligence identified spammers taking advantage of the New Year anniversary, seemingly to entice users into clicking on spam links contained in the email messages. Further (continue reading...) Read more
January 25, 2012 - Spam levels always rise when a holiday or special event approaches. Symantec researchers are observing a surge of spam as Valentine’s Day gets closer and closer. Unbelievable discounts on jewelry, dinners, and expensive gift articles are the key themes for (continue reading...) Read more
January 24, 2012 - Contributor: Masaki Suenaga We certainly are! It is American football season and the Super Bowl is right around the corner. Apparently, so are the malware authors. It would not be the first time they took advantage of this sporting event. Back (continue reading...) Read more
January 23, 2012 - Recently, I came across a scam email that is trying to take advantage of the hype surrounding the yet-to-be-released iPad 3. The release date of the iPad 3 is still unknown but spammers are already jumping on the bandwagon in (continue reading...) Read more
January 18, 2012 - The wrangle between Indian cybercrew The Lords of Dhamaraja and Symantec over a source code breach in 2006 continues. Whatever happened, the fact remains: this was a cybercrime and the "hackers" are the crooks. (continue reading...) Read more
January 18, 2012 - Rootkit stories show up in the mainstream media on a regular basis these days. While these stories raise public awareness about what the bad guys are doing, they usually leave readers wondering what they can do to protect themselves from (continue reading...) Read more
January 17, 2012 - Facebook scams have become a common propagation vector for scammers to earn commissions. But once in a while, something interesting happens that makes security researchers sit up and take notice. One such case is a scam that is currently fooling (continue reading...) Read more
January 12, 2012 - During the summer of 2011, one-click fraud targeting smartphones was discovered. One-click fraud has now become so common that doing a quick search for certain keywords on the Internet using a smartphone leads to a high possibility of coming across (continue reading...) Read more
January 10, 2012 - Hello, welcome to this month’s blog on the Microsoft patch release. This is a smaller month—the vendor is releasing seven bulletins covering a total of eight vulnerabilities. Only one of this month's issues is rated 'Critical' and it affects Windows Media. (continue reading...) Read more
January 10, 2012 - 2011 has seen some dramatic changes in the mobile landscape, with the ever-increasing growth rates in consumer adoption of smart phones. This has not gone on without getting the attention of the criminal fraternity, which has turned its attention to (continue reading...) Read more
January 9, 2012 - Contributors: Conor Murray, Paul Mangan. Fraudulent apps appearing on the official Android marketplace is an ongoing issue and one that we have blogged about in the past. Today we received reports of yet more fraudulent apps capitalizing on popular game (continue reading...) Read more