Getting to know AV-Test labs
We just got back from a two day visit to our friends at AV-Test.org, one of the most respected antivirus testing organizations worldwide. Magdeburg is…
"Constructing" bad things…again
In previous posts, we have talked about tools to create malware, like Constructor/Turkojan, Constructor/Wormer and Constructor/YFakeCreator. And we have recently detected a new version of these malicious tools called Constructor/BitTera.C.…
TruPrevent stops Conficker.A worm proactively
As I'm sure you've heard already, there's a new worm called Conficker.A out there exploiting the latest critical Windows MS08-067 vulnerability which allows remote code…
Anatomy of a Rogue Security Campaign
Reference for diagram: Step 1: Blue Shows the process at which the user will be directed to the infected website. Step 2: Red Shows the…
ICANN Terminates Contract with EstDomains
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has terminated its contract with the widely criticized domain registrar, EstDomains. For those who don't know,…
New ways to distribute rogueware
Nowadays, the most prevalent infections belong to rogueware, which are those fake antivirus, antispyware or anti-anything that try to take the money from the users…
As stock market drops malware rises
As the U.S. stock market indexes dramatically declined in September, cybercriminals began organizing their efforts to sustain profitability. While the stock market shows a sharp…