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November 4, 2009

Wednesday, November 04, 2009 7:25 AM/CST

Facebook Campaigns Serve Up Nasty Cocktail

The Facebook phishing campaign landing in your in-box is more than just a social networking password thieving scheme, according to researchers with McAfee.

November 3, 2009

Tuesday, November 03, 2009 7:23 AM/CST

Inside the Elite Control Botnet

Experts have unwrapped the Elite Loader botnet only to find that it's a pretty sophisticated attack. And that it's becoming even easier for less advanced attackers to get their hands on such threats.

October 27, 2009

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 7:45 PM/CST

Inside the Clampi Trojan: Using Shellcode to Game Firewalls

The Clampi Trojan attack employs some creative means to run its course and stay undetected, according to experts with Symantec.

October 23, 2009

Friday, October 23, 2009 7:33 AM/CST

Botnet Click Fraud Problem Growing

Use of botnets to commit click fraud continues to proliferate, gaining noticeably during Q3 2009, according to researchers.

October 21, 2009

Wednesday, October 21, 2009 8:14 AM/CST

Diving Deep on Fake AV

Phony AV programs that attempt to infect end users with malware have become an industry unto themselves, according to a new research report from Symantec.

October 20, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009 7:54 PM/CST

Spam Uses Conficker Fear to Push Malware

Spammers are using a fake alert about the Conficker worm to scare users into downloading malware.

October 13, 2009

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:51 PM/CST

Hot Spam: Targeted Phishing, Brand-Jacking

Targeted spam and non-phishing brand abuse lead the way in this month's spam report published by McAfee's AVERT Labs.

October 8, 2009

Thursday, October 08, 2009 9:11 AM/CST

Malware Distributors Mastering News SEO

Malware purveyors are having a great deal of success in getting their news-driven attacks to the top of search engine results, often beating their legitimate peers.

September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:26 PM/CST

Web 2.0 Leaves Browsers Under Constant Siege

Emerging Web 2.0 threats are putting even more pressure on issues of browser security, a new Purewire white paper contends.

September 29, 2009

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 3:05 PM/CST

Does IT Outsourcing Pose Security Risks?

An annual survey on security sheds light on a touchy subject in a time of economic difficulty here in the United States: job outsourcing in the tech industry.

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