by Alex Eckelberry | Dec 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
Most, if not all, of the pages we discussed in our post on Wednesday about Blogger sites pushing fake codecs have been removed by Google.However, we still continue to see a good number of sites pushing fake codecs.Example:For the most part, these go to a site which...
by Alex Eckelberry | Dec 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
Interesting:Features sell. Period. Under the SaaS model, software manufacturers add features incrementally and on-demand to satisfy client requests as well as remain competitive. This sounds like a good thing to both buyers and manufacturers. It is not, at least not...
by Alex Eckelberry | Dec 28, 2007 | Uncategorized
codecultra(dot)netPushes both Windows and Mac TrojanDNSChanger. Sample binaries: Mac: codecultra(dot)net/download/codecultra1123.dmg. Windows: codecultra(dot)net/download/codecultra1123.exe. And please — don’t touch these binaries unless you know what you’re doing, as...
by Alex Eckelberry | Dec 27, 2007 | Uncategorized
A new rogue by the IEDefender group: files-secure from files-secure(dot)com. As you can see, it’s a rebranded clone of IEdefender:Patrick JordanSunbelt Software Malware Research
by Alex Eckelberry | Dec 26, 2007 | Uncategorized
Fake codec trojans (so-called “required” components to watch a video, but in fact are malicious trojans) are a plague on the Internet. We’ve written about them extensively.Often, they are seen in porn sites. However, by doing a few simple searches today, we can see...
