by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
Since Monday there has been a bit of a deluge of Linkedin scam mails that redirect the end-user to Zeus data theft malware. It’s worth pointing out that these emails are still doing the rounds:Click to EnlargeIn addition to drive by exploits attempting to install Zeus...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 30, 2010 | Uncategorized
National Cyber Security Awareness Month — held every October since 2004 — is a “national public awareness campaign to encourage everyone to protect their computers and our nation’s critical cyber infrastructure,” according to the organizers It’s a...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
Our rogue researcher Patrick Jordan was thinking of an upcoming vacation this afternoon and went looking for Caribbean recipes. Yep. You guessed it: the first site he went to tried to download a rogue called Live Security Suite that’s been around since last May...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
GFI Sunbelt Software weekly video featureThe GFI Sunbelt Software Malware Minute video is available for your viewing pleasure on the SunbeltSoftware YouTube channel (and below).Malware Minutes are short videos (1-2 minutes) that will provide a weekly roundup of top...
by Alex Eckelberry | Sep 28, 2010 | Uncategorized
Not-so-virtual theft will probably increaseMiguel Helft in his “Bits” column in the New York Times today reported that researchers expect the sale of virtual goods to hit $2.1 billion next year.Media research firm Inside Network estimated that the sale of virtual...