Spam pushing Vista SP1 Crackz
Yes, it’s a ridiculous spam, but the malware it delivers is a rather nasty spambot.
If you have Adobe Acrobat 7 or 8, makes sure it's updated
Our good friends over at iDefense sent us a heads-up on some nastiness occurring with unpatched Adobe Acrobat 7 and 8 versions.
Legitimate security companies advertised through malware
We’ve seen a number of examples lately of legitimate security companies being advertised through malware.
Nifty new tool from ESET
My good friend and colleague Randy Abrams at ESET showed me their new SysInspector last week when I was in DC, and it is cool little utility.
Zango defends Snopes
In a classic “Thank You For Smoking” spin, Zango CTO Keith Smith has responded to my post on Snopes pushing adware:
Audio and slides from the Antispyware Coalition are now up
More about the AntiSpyware Coalition meeting
The Antispyware Coalition Public Workshop
I was up in DC on Thursday for the Antispyware Coalition’s Fourth Public Workshop. I moderated a panel entitled “CSI Spyware: Can Investigators Stay Ahead of the Bad Guys?”.
Update on the Snopes-pushing-adware situation
Well, it seems the firestorm of protest has had its effect: Snopes (apparently) is no longer pushing Zango.
Big Italian bank says "Google your password to see if it's good"
Err... a big Italian bank, Fineco, gives these instructions for creating a password.
Not an urban legend: Snopes pushes Zango
I am a big fan of Snopes, and use the service routinely when getting some typical hysterical email from a friend.
New Western Union spam with Trojan in the wild
Since late last week, we have been observing a fair number of spams with a Trojan payload.
The growth of malware
Interesting data from Andreas Marx at AV-Test.org. This chart shows the growth of unique samples (by MD5) per year.
Latest antivirus test results from Andreas Marx in XLS format
Some complained about the PDFs in yesterday’s blog post
Latest antivirus test results from Andreas Marx
As always, good stuff from Andreas Marx of Av-Test.org
Head-scratcher: DNS zone transfers now illegal in North Dakota?
Ever been prosecuted for tracking spam? Running a traceroute?
Scam sites
First, we have a complete rip-off of the PC Tools site, pushing the rogue security program SpyShredder.
Payment processor for pay-by-phone Trojan responds
Faithful readers will recall a Trojan that had a pay-by-phone extortion scheme.
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