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‘Hacktivity 2011′ Keynote Examines 25 Years of Malware
In September, I had the pleasure of giving the keynote speech at “Hacktivity 2011″ in Budapest, Hungary. I was very excited to see the large audience, about 1,000 visitors, among them very serious and well-known security professionals, instructors, and security enthusiasts. It was also exciting for me because I made the presentation in my native Read more…
Tags: conference, fake anti-virus software, hacking, Hacktivity, ICS, industrial control systems, malware, Rootkits, Stuxnet
Fourth Scam of Xmas, Fake Anti-virus & Scareware
For the fourth scam of Christmas, the criminals gave to me… fake antivirus pop-ups scaring my family! I have had this scam hit my family twice. The last time, my husband accidentally clicked on what looked like a message that the computer had a virus and Bam! We got the scary blue screen. These scams Read more…
Tags: blue screen, fake anti-virus software, malicious program, online safety, pop ups, scareware, virus
Pay-per-Install Malware Tries New Business Model
In an age in which money is king, I was surprised to discover this week a new forum that offers many malware for free. I found a post, below, as well as various announcements on the Net that call this site a botnet paradise. Curious, I attempted to register. After a one-day wait, I was able Read more…
Tags: fake anti-virus software, malware forums, pay-per-install malware, scareware
Fake AV Propels Visa Card Scams
More old wine in a new bottle: Spammers have used the same payload that we saw in an earlier UPS scam to target more victims. Looks like the spammers ran out of new binaries. Last weekend McAfee observed scams spread across the world that claimed to have come from Visa Customer Services. The mail had Read more…
Tags: fake alert, fake anti-virus software, fake-av, rogue anti-virus software, scams
FBI Warns About Scareware, Targets Distributors
Do you remember when I wrote this blog about the scareware my husband stumbled upon? Well, I was thinking about that recently when the FBI sent out this update about 12 countries working together to take down two scareware crime rings. Would you believe that the scam that was initially noticed cost victims $72 million??? Read more…
Tags: Fake Anti Virus Scams, fake anti-virus software, scareware
Combating Fake Alerts
The fake-alert families (bogus or rogue anti-virus software) are one of the most prevalent threats we face, and we see lots of new variants everyday. The threat is expanding constantly. For example, a couple of weeks ago, we observed MacDefender/MacProtector, which targeted Mac users, in addition to the usual attacks against Windows users. Today, I’m Read more…
Mac Users Face Growing Malware Threats
Apple users should be on the lookout for fake antivirus software and other malware targeting the Mac platform, McAfee warns While it used to be that Mac users felt somewhat insulated from the variety of malware threats circulating the web, cybercriminals have noted the growing popularity of Apple products and are now distributing malware aimed Read more…
Tags: Apple, consumer threat alert, fake anti-virus software, iPad, iphone, mac, malware
Fake-Alert Scams Growing Again
Fake-alert Trojans, also known as scareware, fool consumers by claiming imaginary threats, and insisting its victims purchase a product to repair the “infected” systems. They exist in Windows and Macintosh environments. In my recent report explaining this threat, I included a table showing the approximate number of scareware products with their known release dates: After Read more…
Tags: fake anti-virus software, scams, trojans, web threats
Scareware Makes Cybercrooks Hundreds of Millions Each Year
Fake antivirus and anti-spyware software, or “scareware”, now represents 23% of all malware in circulation, McAfee warns Forget ghosts and goblins, what you should really be scared of this Halloween is “scareware.” It’s a trick that cyberscammers have been using to rake in hundreds of millions of dollars each year – and it’s no treat Read more…
Tags: consumer threat alert, fake anti-virus software, scareware
If it smells ‘phishy’, it probably is!
During the school holidays I was surprised by the number of people I spoke to who commented that they had received a larger than normal number of phishing emails in their inbox. But it was a conversation I had with an uncle of mine about a “funny” experience he had had while selling a car Read more…
Tags: antivirus, fake ant, fake anti-virus software, fake software, ID theft, McAfee, online threats, rogue anti-virus software, scareware, Viruses
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