December 18, 2009 - Old trends never die, they just resurface from time to time. Case in point, spammed messages that have .MP3 file attachments, which were last seen two years ago, made their presence felt once again today. Trend Micro researchers were alerted to the discovery of (continue reading...) Read more
December 16, 2009 - Everything exists for a purpose. Malware, for all the crazy things they do, exist because their creators want them to. Malware can be the product of a bored mind, of an experiment, (continue reading...) Read more
December 16, 2009 - Security researchers have unearthed a new vulnerability in both Adobe Acrobat and Reader. Adobe has acknowledged the presence of the said vulnerability although it has not gone public with more specific details. Researchers believe (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2009 - Just recently, the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) announced that parties who plan on applying for .CN domain names will now be required to submit hard copies of documents, in addition to their online application, to prove the (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2009 - It looks like spammers have found a new service to host their sites in. For several days, Trend Micro threat researchers have seen spammed messages advertising various prescription medications. As expected, clicking any of the links (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2009 - ZBOT has currently been spotted engaging in another spam run targeting Facebook yet again. By clicking the link embedded in the email, users will land on a Facebook phishing page. (continue reading...) Read more
December 15, 2009 - BREDOLAB set out on a spam rerun just in time for the holidays. This recent run is similar to the laptop delivery note spam run we reported in August. This time, however, the spammed message appears to have come (continue reading...) Read more
December 11, 2009 - SDBOT malware have been around since 2004. Most of the bots that use Internet Relay Chat (IRC) protocol communication such as AGOBOT, IRCBOT, RBOT, and others have been around as early as 2001 yet these kinds of malware rarely (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2009 - Trend Micro released its annual threat report today. This year, our annual report focuses on the future of the threat landscape. Virtualization, cloud computing, and a shifting Internet infrastructure will widen the scope of cybercrime. With the (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2009 - Trend Micro threat analysts come across a huge number of phishing cases that feature nearly identical domain names every day. In a Web reputation manual verification exercise, analysts found that three of the most popular phishing targets to date were (continue reading...) Read more
December 9, 2009 - In this month’s Patch Tuesday, Microsoft released six security advisories to address 12 vulnerabilities. Three of these security bulletins are deemed “critical” (MS09-071, MS09-074, MS09-072) while the rest are tagged as “important.” The recently (continue reading...) Read more
December 7, 2009 - The KOOBFACE gang certainly knows how to bring on the Christmas spirit. KOOBFACE has pushed a new campaign with the help of the new component that we saw deployed last month. The said component executes human-like behavior such as joining (continue reading...) Read more
December 7, 2009 - As the holidays kicks off, people are definitely going to be busy searching for the perfect gifts (with the greatest discounts) for their loved ones. However, the increase in number of shoppers during the holidays (continue reading...) Read more
December 2, 2009 - Spammers often ride on blockbuster movies to proliferate their malicious deeds. Just recently, Trend Micro researchers received spammed messages that piggybacked on the sequel of the Twilight movie, New Moon. No suprises there as the said movie earned US$274.2 (continue reading...) Read more
December 2, 2009 - SOHANAD may be an old malware family but it still remains a prevalent threat in the Asia/Pacific region. WORM_SOHANAD is created using an AutoIt script, a freeware scripting language for MS Windows. The said script will then be converted (continue reading...) Read more
November 30, 2009 - Cyber Monday is basically the online retailers’ version of Black Friday and is considered the busiest day of the year for online shoppers and sellers alike. The National Retail Federation (NRF) estimates 96.6 million Americans to shop this Cyber (continue reading...) Read more
November 27, 2009 - Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season in the United States, the top spam-sending country in the world. The holiday season ushers sales and big discounts for users. Unfortunately, however, this also means that spammers will be rushing to offer (continue reading...) Read more
November 27, 2009 - Trend Micro threat analysts were alerted to the discovery of another ZBOT spam campaign. The emails bear subjects such as “your photos” and “some jerk has posted your photos.” They inform the recipients that someone has posted their photos without their permission (continue reading...) Read more
November 26, 2009 - The activities of the infamous Koobface botnet have been a frequent topic of discussion here at the Malware Blog. Some security analysts recently commented that the botnet has added a new tool to its arsenal as a new alleged (continue reading...) Read more
November 25, 2009 - Trend Micro threat analysts were alerted to the discovery of spammed messages that purported to come from Media Service. The email bears the subject, “Congratulations,” and informs users that they won a Macbook Air. It also entices users to open the attached (continue reading...) Read more