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October 27, 2009

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

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.

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October 23, 2009

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

Botnet Click Fraud Problem Growing

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

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October 22, 2009

Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:27 AM/EST

Do You Remember When... We Used to Pwn

The official Web site of singer Van Morrison is being used by attackers to deliver a variant on a long-running iframe infection attack.

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October 21, 2009

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

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.

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October 16, 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009 12:29 PM/EST

Password Strength Needs a Boost

Weak passwords continue to plague organizations, according to new research from academia.

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October 15, 2009

Thursday, October 15, 2009 7:10 AM/EST

Bad Actors Largely Unchecked in Cybercrime Efforts

Cybercriminals aren't slowing down as law enforcement and Web regulators have failed to find ways to stop them, experts observe.

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October 13, 2009

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

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.

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October 8, 2009

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

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.

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October 6, 2009

Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:05 AM/EST

Asprox Botnet Attacks Come Back

The Asprox botnet campaign may not be as savvy as some of its newer counterparts, but it's still finding plenty of opportunities to infect end users.

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September 30, 2009

Wednesday, September 30, 2009 7:08 AM/EST

Worlds of Scamcraft

Attackers continue to refine their techniques aimed at stealing passwords and hard-earned virtual game assets belonging to users of Worlds of Warcraft.

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