Monday, January 5th, 2009
A new trojan once again underscores the importance of exercising caution when downloading. Disguised as a keygen, Troj/Qhost-AC is one of the strangest pieces of malware I've seen.
The trojan doesn't appear to be particularly malicious. Its mission: to prevent you from downloading torrents from PirateBay and Mininova, keep you from ...
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Monday, January 5th, 2009
Do not expect that your system would start misbehaving once it is infected by a malware. Malwares can perform their functions without showing any symptoms for days, months or years. New malwares are capable of hiding themselves even from powerful Antivirus scan engines. They can also perform their jobs without affecting ...
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Sunday, December 28th, 2008
I am looking to do some analysis on various pieces of malware. Please forward me some of your junk and any questionable attachments that you may get in your Inbox. This will be private analysis so please do not expect to hear anything back about what you send.
Please send to:
[email protected]
Thanks,
Troy
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Thursday, December 25th, 2008
New malware is spreading via Christmas and holiday greetings, security researchers said today, a tactic reminiscent of those used last season by the notorious Storm Trojan horse.
Researchers at the Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Center in Hanoi, Vietnam reported today that a new piece of malware, dubbed "XmasStorm" by the center, ...
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Tuesday, December 23rd, 2008
This picture just about sums it up:
Picture Source:
http://www.sophos.com/sophos/docs/eng/marketing_material/sophos-security-threat-report-jan-2009-na.pdf
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