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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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.

New Rogue: Secret Service

by LS Anders on June 29th, 2009 in Rogues, Security Alert.

Secret Service is yet another rogue that is spreading by using fake online scanners.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, Malware Distribution

by Andy on June 26th, 2009 in Security Alert.

The trend of exploiting current news events to deliver malware continues to push the boundaries of decency. Its not very often we are taken aback by malware distribution methods, but the recent vulture-like exploitation of the Air France disaster and deaths of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett really is plumbing the depths of social engineering techniques.

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