New Trojan Mimics Skype, Steals Login Credentials

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Security analysts are warning of another malicious software program masquerading as an installer file for Skype. The program sends the victim's Skype credentials, as well as any other logins or passwords stored in Internet Explorer, to another server, wrote Villu Arak, a Skype spokesman based in Tallinn, Estonia, on a Skype ...

Five of the Dirtiest Malware Tricks

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

If the crooks behind viruses, Trojan horses, and other malicious software were as stupid as they are scummy, we'd have a lot less to worry about. But as protective measures get better at stopping the obvious attacks, online creeps respond with underhanded moves to invade your PC. Here are five ...

Trojan on Monster.com Steals Personal Data

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

A new Trojan is successfully attacking online recruiting sites and already has accessed data on hundreds of thousands of users, researchers said last Friday. Researchers from Symantec and SecureWorks separately reported finding surprisingly effective penetrations by the new Trojan, called Infostealer.Monstres, which was attempting to access the online recruitment Website, ...

Evil Javascript mutates to evade detection

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Hackers have hit on a new technique for invading desktop computers via compromised websites, while avoiding anti-virus detectors, according to the SANS Institute. SANS' Internet Storm Center (ISC) said on Thursday it has come across the attack on a compromised website, where an iframe was used to deploy various pieces of ...

Malware Hunts Down and Deletes MP3s

Saturday, March 8th, 2008

Security experts have discovered a worm that might just be the recording industry's dream application: it hunts down and deletes MP3s on infected PCs. Security companies say the worm is only low risk, although its unusual payload could give a nasty surprise to an ardent music fan. The motivation of the ...