Adware, spyware and PUPs
December 1st, it's review time. This month, adware still holds the first position followed closely by PUPs. We are getting little spyware this time. There are not…
New Malware: Bck/tnegA.A
For some time we are getting used to malware that checks if it is being monitored with different tools. As the race between malware creators and…
Security in wireless networks
WiFi has been around for several years now, and it is currently an established and accepted technology. Some WiFi spots allow users to access the…
First MS06-70, then WKSSVC
On November 14th, Microsoft released the security bulletin MS06-070, regarding a critical vulnerability in the Workstation service. This vulnerability can be exploited across the Internet,…
Spamta goes on, and on, and on…
We were aching for another wave of Spamtas (Stration/Warezov), and here it is. We have seen "a few" more Spamtas around the clock and we have…
New worm
We have come across a new worm in the lab, "Foamer". For an unknown reason it hates DOS command line screens, so it modifies the Windows Registry…
Information Leaking: Malware vs. Garbage Bags
In the lab we have lots of examples of malware that steal information. We have banker Trojans, keyloggers, password stealers, etc. We are getting used to hearing about laptop…