Author Archives: Jovi Umawing
Is RiRi in the Headlines Again?
Fortunately, this is not the freshest Rihanna scoop you’ve missed on TMZ. It’s a Facebook post I just found that set the alarm bells in my head, so I set out to investigate. Clicking the link of this supposedly scandalous video …
With Rogue AV, It’s More Than a Game of "Spot What’s Different"
Rogue AV has been one of the biggest profit-generating schemes for cybercriminals since its inception. These past few months, however, our team in the AV Labs has seen a decline, and this is due to a combination of factors, including …
A Little Too chatty?
There’s a program called ChatSend currently doing the rounds on Facebook, and at time of writing just over 114,000 people have hit the “Like” button which no doubt means a high proportion of that tally have downloaded and installed it. Including …
Then: "co.cc", Now: "ce.ms"
Not all netizens were happy when Google decided to pull the plug on “co.cc” domains last June, but it’s a resounding win for those in the security industry. It had to be done as cybercriminals are creating free domains with …
Shop ‘Till You Realized You Got Dropped On
From: info@eteam.org Subject: {Definitely Spam?} SECRET SHOPPING JOB AVAILABLE/URGENT REPLY NEEDED Message body:“We have a mystery shopping assignment in your area and we would like you to participate” Secret Shopper(R) is accepting applications for qualified individuals to become mystery shoppers. …
Honing in on Child Security
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) is an organization formed and is based in the UK that basically aims to protect children from “child sexual abuse images online”, in partnership with the netizens and the police. Today, October 26 marks the …
Replication Jails: The Why Before the How
This is probably one of the coolest podcasts I’ve listened to of late. It is presented by Axelle Apvrille, Senior Mobile Antivirus Analyst and Researcher at Fortinet and she discussed how security enthusiasts can create or setup a testing environment …
RBC Royal Bank Phish Wading in the Wild
Our researchers at the AV Labs just netted one of the latest phishing attempts that prey on clients of the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) or RBC Royal Bank. Below is the screenshot of the email phish being spammed in …
Latest Generation of TDSS Rootkit Gets a Serious "Upgrade"
GFI Software made it in the books of Philippine cybersecurity history by taking part in RootCon, the first official security conference in the Philippines, which was held in Cebu City last month. Two of ours—Berman Enconado (Senior Malware Analyst at …
GMail Hacker: D’oh!
One of our researchers has come across a supposed hacking tool—GMail Hacker Pro—that claims it can compromise GMail accounts. This tool comes with a fairly slick looking website (complete with live chat support) located at gmailhackerpro(dot)com. Click to enlarge During …
