Scob Trojan: IIS flaw forces users to malware site
Tuesday June 29, 2004
A flaw in Microsoft IIS servers led to compromised webservers redirecting visitors to a malicious website hosted in Russia. That site exploited additional flaws in Internet Explorer, forcing downloads of ... Read More
Scam emails lead to Trojaned websites
Tuesday June 29, 2004
Criminal emailers are increasingly enticing users to visit websites that have been booby-trapped with downloader Trojans. The carrot may be a promise of porn or a scare tactic similar to ... Read More
Preventing Adware & Spyware
Saturday June 19, 2004
Considering the lengths some companies will go to in order to ensure their adware/spyware cannot be easily removed, the best protection is prevention. Fortunately, preventing adware and spyware is simple ... Read More
Cabir bluejacks cellphones
Wednesday June 16, 2004
The newly discovered cellphone worm - Cabir - uses Bluetooth to spread. However, the worm isn't in the wild and doesn't have a malicious payload. Let's just hope its discovery ... Read More
Zafi.b worm
Monday June 14, 2004
Zafi.B is a mass-mailing email worm that can also spread via network shares and P2P networks. The worm also has a rather devious payload.Full Story
Browser hijackings
Sunday June 13, 2004
Often accused of being drive-by downloads, these pesky Internet parasites can quickly take advantage of an improperly secured system, embedding themselves as a "browser help object" and redirecting you to ... Read More
Online bookies TKO'd by hackers
Wednesday June 9, 2004
Criminal hackers are trying to win the extortion lotto, hitting up online bookies for loads of cash. If the bookies don't pay up, the hackers DoS their sites. Andy McCue ... Read More
Microsoft patches released on June 8, 2004:
Wednesday June 9, 2004
Vulnerability in Crystal Reports Web Viewer Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (MS04-017)Affected Software: Visual Studio .NET 2003, Microsoft Business Solutions CRM Visual Studio .NET 2003 Gold, Microsoft ... Read More
Plexus worms jump on Shrek2 bandwagon
Monday June 7, 2004
A new family of worms dubbed Plexus spread via the Internet, email, network shares, and filesharing networks such as Kazaa. The worms exploit the LSASS vulnerability first exploited by the ... Read More
Will Harry Potter hooplah lead to infection?
Thursday June 3, 2004
Antivirus vendor Sophos is warning users that fanfare surrounding the newly released 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban' movie may signal a rebirth of the Netsky.P worm. Netsky.P is ... Read More
Scam emails lead to Trojaned websites
Thursday June 3, 2004
Criminal emailers are increasingly enticing users to visit websites that have been booby-trapped with downloader Trojans. The carrot may be a promise of porn or a scare tactic similar to ... Read More