CamFrog Scam

by Albin on November 11th, 2009 in Security Alert.

One of the most popular applications for cam sessions (CamFrog) is now being abused for distribution of malicious software. The site, below, will appear if the victim visits camsjungle.XXX. The domain is more or less a clone of the real site, camfrog.com

New Trojan Redirects to a Fake Media Codec Site

by Albin on November 6th, 2009 in Security Alert.

There's a new Trojan out there that will cause annoying pop-ups and change the desktop background to entice victims to purchase their services.  The new desktop background will appear like this:

New Rogue: BlockProtector

by Albin on November 5th, 2009 in Security Alert.

The makers behind the Winiguard family never give up. They almost release a new clone application on a daily basis, and this time the rogue is named BlockProtector.

Albin

Lavasoft Malware Labs

 

New Wave of Fake MSN E-mails

by Albin on October 28th, 2009 in Security Alert, Security Tips.

A new wave of scam e-mails are now hitting victims around the globe. They usually appear to come from trusted friends and look like this:

New rogue: TrustFighter

by LS Anders on October 13th, 2009 in Rogues, Security Alert.

TrustFighter is the latest clone of the WiniGuard family.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scheme Targets Web-Based Mail

by Erin on October 7th, 2009 in Security Alert, Security Tips.

You may have seen the news that broke this week on a phishing scheme that has allowed scammers to harvest credentials from Hotmail accounts, leaking a list of thousands of log-in details online. Now it seems the scope is more widespread, and is involving users of other web-based mail accounts.

IRS Scam Continues - Don’t Fall for This One

by Erin on September 28th, 2009 in Industry and Security News, Security Alert.

You may have heard the saying, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Not to add more pessimism to that phrase, but, judging by what we’ve seen in the past, and continue to see today, it seems that we could also tack on “online tax scams” to that list of inevitabilities.

Here’s a recent example: there’s a new tax-related spam campaign that has been making the rounds for weeks but is still going strong today. All US taxpayers should be aware of this one –

New Rogue: BlockDefense

by LS Anders on August 31st, 2009 in Rogues, Security Alert.

BlockDefense is the latest rogue from the gang that previously provided us with other security software imposters like SaveSoldier and SaveKeep.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MSN Worm Distributes Malicious Links, Redirects Users to Phishing Site

by Albin on August 21st, 2009 in Security Alert.

I believe that every person who has used IM-clients for a while is familiar with messages like the one shown below. These messages are auto-generated by worms which harvest people's address book/contact list.

Koobface Still Causing Problems for Facebook Users

by Albin on August 19th, 2009 in Security Alert.

The KoobFace worm is still causing troubles in the wild. The picture below shows a malicious link which spreads through popular social networks. The link is sent from a trustworthy source (friends) inside the social network. A majority of users will most likely check it out.

New Rogues: WindowsAntivirusPro & AVCare

by Albin on July 27th, 2009 in Rogues, Security Alert.

Two new rogue security applications have been released:

WindowsAntivirusPro

New Rogue: PCSecurity2009

by LS Anders on July 9th, 2009 in Rogues, Security Alert.

PCSecurity2009 is a new rogue, but it is behaving in the same old way.

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