ANTI-VIRUS NEWS
Fake Firefox update used to sling scareware
Online con artists have developed a strain of scareware that poses as a Firefox update.…
Scareware victims seldom fight back
Victims of rogue anti-virus scams rarely attempt to claw back fraudulent credit card payments for worthless software packages, according to new research.…
Russian gang uses botnets to automate check counterfeiting
Black Hat A researcher has uncovered a sophisticated check counterfeiting ring that uses compromised computers to steal and print millions of dollars worth of bogus invoices and then recruit money mules to cash them.…
Aussie hacker pleads guilty to banking Trojan scam
An Australian hacker has pleaded guilty to infecting 3,000 computers with an information-stealing Trojan.…
Zeus bot latches onto Windows shortcut security hole
Miscreants behind the Zeus cybercrime toolkit and other strains of malware have begun taking advantage of an unpatched shortcut handling flaws in Windows. It was first used by a sophisticated worm to target SCADA-based industrial control and power plant systems.…
Dell blames staff for malware infection
Dell said human error was to blame for mistakes which led it to ship a number of replacement server motherboards to customers pre-loaded with spyware.…
Dell warns on spyware infected server motherboards
Updated Dell is warning customers that there is malware on some of its server motherboards.…
Fake <em>Toy Story 3</em> scams creates malign buzz
Scammers have taken advantage of the buzz around the recent release of Toy Story 3 to bait bogus survey sites and pop-up software scams.…
Adobe to fortify widely exploited Reader with security sandbox
Under criticism for being the world's most exploited application, Adobe Systems' Reader program will soon include a security design that's intended to thwart malicious attacks against end users.…
Flaw could expose 'millions' of home routers
Millions of household routers are susceptible to a flaw that creates a handy means for hackers to hijack surfing sessions or hack into home networks.…
Windows Shortcut Flaw underpins power plant Trojan
Hackers have developed malware that spreads via USB sticks using a previously unknown security weakness involving Windows' handling of shortcut files.…
Futurologist warns of malevolent dust menace
As if botnet clients and infected USB devices weren't bad enough, security pros of the future may be faced with the menace of "smart dust" information stealing threats, if a futurologist is to be believed.…
Kaspersky blocks BBC News over false phishing fears
Updated Kaspersky's security software created confusion on Wednesday after it blocked the redesigned BBC News site and other web properties.…
Mozilla snuffs password pilfering Firefox add-on
Mozilla has disabled and block-listed a Firefox add-on containing code that nabs login data sent to any website and reroutes it to a remote server.…
US domain registrar does IPv6, DNSSEC
Domain registrar Name.com has added IPv6 support to both its registrar and DNS services, with its registrar platform offering support for the DNS security extensions known as DNSSEC from next week.…
Cockeyed 'Knob Face' confusion masks real malware threat
Wrong-headed warnings about a worm spreading across Facebook are causing confusion about a real threat.…
GFI wraps its hands around Sunbelt
Maltese security firm GFI Software has acquired Sunbelt Software and its Vipre line of anti-malware technology. Terms of the deal - announced Tuesday - were not disclosed.…
Symbian malware creates mighty zombie army
Updated Mobile malware that affects Symbian Series 60 handsets is being used to create a botnet.…
Trojan skewers security software with Windows
Security watchers have discovered a Trojan that uses built-in Windows functionality to overwrite security software and compromise systems.…
ATM hack presentation ditched after legal threats
A planned presentation about ATM security at the Hack in the Box conference in Amsterdam last week was cancelled following legal pressure from vendors.…