Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on September 26, 2008

Here's another video about the recent hacker attack on BusinessWeek's website.

How To Remove AntiVirus 2008

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on September 18, 2008

antivirus 2008 (also known as XP AntiVirus2008 and Vista AntiVirus 2008) is malware disguised to look like an anti-virus program. In reality it's a nasty virus and it's spreading like wildfire...

BusinessWeek.com attacked by hackers

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on September 17, 2008

Businessweek's website has been hit by hackers. Security vendor Sophos discovered the attack last week. Hundreds of pages of the popular site have been infected with malicious Javascript that redi...

Understanding and Fighting Malware-Conclusion

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 30, 2008

Here's the finale! Hope you enjoyed it and learned a thing or two. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 7

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 27, 2008

Here's the next to last part of this outstanding video series on malware:

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 6

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 26, 2008

Here is part 6 of this terrific presentation!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 5

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 23, 2008

On to Part 5!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 4

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 22, 2008

Here is part 4 of this very informative presentation!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 3

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 20, 2008

Here is part 3 of this very informative presentation!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 2

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 16, 2008

Here is part 2 of this outstanding presentation. Watch and learn!

Understanding and Fighting Malware Part 1

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 15, 2008

Here's part one of an excellent presentation from David solomon on understanding and fighting malware. Here's an excerpt from the summary: Today's Internet is fraught with peril in the for...

Massive Fake CNN Spam Attack Continues

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 9, 2008

A massive new spam attack claiming to be Top 10 lists from CNN but is actually a link to a malware bonanza is getting worse. Security experts say the attackers are sending close to 11 million spams an...

A Look At a Malware Site

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on August 8, 2008

Here's a very interesting video that takes a look at OtherHomePage.com, a known malware site. Watch and learn!

Srizbi Botnet Unleashes "Recruitment" Blitz

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on June 27, 2008

The volume of malicious spam has tripled in the past week, largely due to the Srizbi botnet. This botnet is currently responsible for 46% of all spam sent this month. The current flood of spam isn'...

I Got Infected!

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on May 16, 2008

Yes, that's right, your faithful I Got Spam?! blogger got hit with a nasty virus. Ironic I know. It started when my main PC suffered a hard drive failure (yes it's been a lovely week). While I...

Malware Infects Half a Million PC's in Seven Days

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on May 10, 2008

According to the Guardian, over half a million PC's were infected with malware in just 7 days. Users are being fooled into downloading a malicious trojan made to look like a video or mp3 download....

Malware Authors Fighting For Their Rights

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on May 3, 2008

The Associated Press is reporting that malware authors are Fighting to protect their rights-their copyrights that is. Professional virus writers (imagine that on a resume!) are now distributing licens...

Hackers Threaten to Attack CNN

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on April 18, 2008

PCWorld is reporting that Chinese hackers appear to be preparing for an attack on CNN scheduled for April 19th. The attack is being spurred by the recent pro-tibet coverage in the media. A Chinese sit...

Sharp Rise In Malware Predicted

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on April 12, 2008

Kaspersky is forecasting a huge rise in malware by the end of the year. The security lab is expecting over 1 million malware signatures to be added to its database this year. In comparison only 250,00...

Protecting Yourself From Malware

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on April 10, 2008

Here is a good video from Kaspersky Labs regarding malware and how to protect yourself from it. With malware threats continuing to grow, you just can't have too much information about them!

Apple's Distribution Plan for Safari Compared to Malware

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on March 22, 2008

Mozilla, the makers of Firefox, are accusing Apple of bad business regarding the distribution of its Safari browser to Windows Users. Mozilla claims Apple's tactics are "borderline malware di...

Cybercriminals Create Malware Maze

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on March 14, 2008

ITNews is reporting that McAfee has discovered a maze of over 10,000 websites that have been hijacked by cybercriminals with the intent of using them to take over unsuspecting visitor's PCs. The h...

Microsoft Set to Release 4 Critical Patches

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on March 7, 2008

Microsoft has announced it will release 4 critical patches on March 11th. All will address remote execution flaws found in Office: The first bulletin is rated critical for Microsoft Office Excel 2000...

Rootkit Wars

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on March 2, 2008

The latest Trojan to hit the net is capable of removing rootkits from already compromised PCs, but then installs it's own nearly undetectable backdoor. Named the Pandex Trojan, it stops existing r...

Mega-D Trojan Analysis

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 29, 2008

Secure works has released an excellent analysis of the Ozdock/Mega-D trojan, whuch is responsible for creating and adding to the Mega-D botnet. Here is an excerpt: Some sample Ozdok filenames are icf....

The Criminal Ecosystem

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 25, 2008

CIO.com has an excellent article about the Cybercriminal Ecosystem. It examines the evolution of crimeware and how malware creation groups follow the organization of legit groups. Here is an excerpt: ...

Spammers Use Lunar Eclipse to Deliver Malware

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 23, 2008

The latest newsworthy event being exploited by spammers is the recent lunar eclipse. According to a security alert issued by Websense, a new wave of spam has emerged, promising videos of the eclipse. ...

Observing The Tidal Waves of Spam

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 21, 2008

Here is an interesting video about malware and threat management. It is from DeepSec2007, an indepth security conference that took place in Europe this past November. Here is an excerpt from the descr...

Russia Becomes New Malware Leader

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 21, 2008

According to a report by security vendor PC Tools, Russia has overtaken China as the malware leader, accounting for over 27% of it. China is second with 26%. Russia is also a huge producer of spam. De...

Hillary Clinton Spam Spreading Malware

Filed in archive Malware by Sue Walsh on February 16, 2008

Researchers at Symantec and McAfee are reporting a spam that carries a Trojan horse masquarading as a video of Hillary Clinton. "Hilary [sic] Clinton visited her campaign headquarters in Virgi...