March 24, 2010 - TrendLabs recently received a new FAKEAV sample, which we now detect as TROJ_FAKEAV.BLW. Like previous variants, it poses as a legitimate antivirus application that displays false detections, disables firewall and security center functions, and produces pop-up warnings to force (continue reading...) Read more
March 23, 2010 - Today, Trend Micro threat researchers ran across a new ZBOT variant mainly targeting four European countries’ banking systems in Italy, England, Germany, and France. Trend Micro detects this variant as TSPY_ZBOT.AZX. It targets major consumer European Banks and financial institutions (continue reading...) Read more
March 23, 2010 - As alternative browsers battle for the top spot in the market, they also face the challenge of staying secure due to the increased demand for them to provide users a safe computing experience. Several popular browsers were (continue reading...) Read more
March 21, 2010 - TrendLabs observed an increase in malicious medical advertisements spammed to users’ e-mail inboxes. Two of the samples our engineers obtained looked legitimate, even had professional-looking graphics (see Figures 1 and 2). Another was just the normal, everyday, plain-text spam (see (continue reading...) Read more
March 21, 2010 - Trend Micro came across a new FAKEAV variant that does not only perform the usual fake alert routine, but also downloads an additional component—a .DLL file that is inserted into the Layered Service Provider (LSP) chain. By inserting itself into the (continue reading...) Read more
March 16, 2010 - TrendLabs researchers recently received a report on malvertisements that appeared while a user was browsing through a popular Web-based email service. At first glance, the ads may seem like the typical Web browser nuisance. However, random ads were proven to be (continue reading...) Read more
March 16, 2010 - A new attack spreading BUZUS malware via Windows Live Messenger has been spotted. Trend Micro researcher Loucif Kharouni spotted the messages spreading via the popular instant-messaging (IM) application, samples of which can be seen below. (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2010 - The Saturday night boxing match between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey was one of the most awaited sports events of 2010. It should not be a surprise then that cybercriminals took advantage of it to spread malware. Another blackhat search (continue reading...) Read more
March 14, 2010 - For cybercriminals, another celebrity’s death means a new life for their scams. Earlier today, we discovered new FAKEAV variants that take advantage of the death of the former Canadian teen idol, Corey Haim. Using blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) techniques, a (continue reading...) Read more
March 12, 2010 - Security researchers recently unveiled findings about malware that came preinstalled on a Vodafone mobile phone handset. Its memory card was also believed to carry malware. A leading mobile telecommunication company, Vodafone, has been (continue reading...) Read more
March 12, 2010 - Researchers from Microsoft recently unearthed exploits targeting the CVE-2010-0188 vulnerability. On February 16, Adobe released a security advisory describing a vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat 8.X and 9.X. Once the (continue reading...) Read more
March 11, 2010 - Hot on the heels of this month’s security bulletin, a new vulnerability exploit surfaces with a malware in tow. The new zero-day vulnerability, as described in a previous post, prompted Microsoft to release (continue reading...) Read more
March 10, 2010 - The number of serious zero-day vulnerabilities and potential exploits discovered in recent days is higher than normal. This can enable cybercriminals to gain more leverage in their attacks, allowing them to target a considerably large number (continue reading...) Read more
March 9, 2010 - April 3 cannot come soon enough for those who are eager to get their hands on the iPad. If anything, Apple’s recent announcement that the gadget will soon be available in the United States only added to the excitement (continue reading...) Read more
March 9, 2010 - It seems that fans around the world are not the only ones who are hooked on the Oscars. Just a day after this year’s Academy Awards, Trend Micro threat researchers found FAKEAV variants topbilling the search pages. (continue reading...) Read more
March 8, 2010 - The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) issued a new vulnerability note. However, this particular “vulnerability” concerns a rather unusual product—a USB charger for rechargeable batteries. The Energizer DUO is a charger for two AA (continue reading...) Read more
March 8, 2010 - Spam about diet or weight loss plans have been around for ages now, mostly spreading through email. However, spammed messages recently made their rounds on Twitter, compromising unwitting users’ accounts and spreading via these infected accounts. Compromised Twitter accounts post Tweets (continue reading...) Read more
March 8, 2010 - Some time ago (February 25–26), the Anti-Malware Testing Standard Organization (AMTSO) had its first meeting this year. This time, it was hosted by McAfee and took place in Santa Clara, California. One of the hot topics (continue reading...) Read more
March 4, 2010 - Following the shutdown of the Mariposa botnet recently, three alleged members of the group behind the said botnet were finally arrested last week by the Spanish Police, although they are still pursuing (continue reading...) Read more
March 4, 2010 - TrendLabs researchers recently published their findings on ZeuS, a botnet that is again making the headlines in today’s threat landscape. ZeuS: A Persistent Criminal Enterprise ZeuS has been entrenched in the cybercriminal business for a long (continue reading...) Read more