Malware Poses as Rainmeter Skins on deviantART
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May 16, 2012
Recently I decided to improve my desktop with a little interactivity, and started dabbling with something called Rainmeter which displays customisable and functional skins in a variety of designs. There are entire websites where people can show off their design …
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Hot Diamond Organization 419 Scam
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October 18, 2011
Here’s a 419 scam with a little of everything, including a wonderful fake website. First, the email: Click to Enlarge In case you don’t want to read it – goodness knows, I tried – the “Hot Diamond Organization” have taken …
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GMail Hacker: D’oh!
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October 18, 2011
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 …
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Interview with Rob Westervelt at Search Security
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October 17, 2011
On a recent press tour in Boston, I sat with Rob and chatted about security for small to medium businesses. Audio interview link here. Alex Eckelberry
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McDonald’s Facebook Scam: Happy Birthday to…Donald?
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October 17, 2011
I’m sure a McDonald’s themed Facebook scam seemed like a good idea to somebody at the time, but wow is this one all over the place. It’s your typical “Click here to Like”, “Post a spam comment saying how good …
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NoScript for Mobile Devices
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October 17, 2011
There’s now a mobile device version of NoScript available for, er, mobile devices. If you’re not familiar with NoScript, then take it away Wikipedia: NoScript is a free and open-source extension for Mozilla Firefox, SeaMonkey, and other Mozilla-based web browsers…NoScript …
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You Lost Your Facebook Messages!
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October 17, 2011
Or, to put it another way, you didn’t. However, spam mail doing the rounds wants you to think otherwise. Click to Enlarge “You have three lost messages on Facebook, to recover the messages please follow the link below.” The links …
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Everyone Loves VIPRE, Even Those You Wouldn’t Expect
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October 14, 2011
We know people love VIPRE. But sometimes, we’re suprised that our own competitors love it too! Symantec loves VIPRE so much, they’ve used the VIPRE snake! Webroot loves VIPRE so much, they are giving out a VIPER scooter. We like …
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The Continuation of Dangerous Rogue Ads on Bing (and Yahoo)
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October 14, 2011
We’ve noted this before, but Microsoft needs to get a handle on ad placements on Bing. Ok, so Bing isn’t the most widely used search engine, but remember that Yahoo plays a part here as well. In this case, we’re …
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Microsoft Released Volume 11 of SIR
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October 13, 2011
It was early this week when Microsoft released its latest volume of the Security Intelligence Report, or SIR. This report, Microsoft noted, “exposes the threat landscape of exploits, vulnerabilities, and malware”, aiming to “help you protect your organization, software, and people.” …
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Seen in the Wild: Slick New Google Adwords Phish
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October 12, 2011
This new phishing campaign is trying to get Google credentials and it’s quite well executed. Alex Eckelberry
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