Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:24 AM/CST
Attackers are now working to tailor new threats to online news trends on a daily basis using indicators including Google Trends.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:51 PM/CST
Targeted spam and non-phishing brand abuse lead the way in this month's spam report published by McAfee's AVERT Labs.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:58 PM/CST
Attackers are more frequently using compromised legitimate Web sites in their efforts to lure search engine users into finding their malware threats.
Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:38 AM/CST
Google reports that it is seeing a rapid increase in the sheer volume of malware sites it encounters, while returning fewer infected URLs to search users.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:48 AM/CST
Ads for illegal pharmacy sites dominate the results for related keyword searches on Microsoft's new Bing.com engine.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:52 PM/CST
Trojan outbreaks are evading signature-based AV systems in larger numbers again, according to a new research report.
Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:12 PM/CST
Researchers at Google reported a surge in spam during the second quarter of 2009 on the back of image spam and e-mails sent out with viruses. The report largely echoes findings from MX Logic, which reported a 300 percent jump in spam since February.
Friday, June 19, 2009 4:26 PM/CST
Google has revamped its Anti-Malvertising site to include more information about fighting malware in online ads. The site also includes a custom search engine that allows users to look up information about advertisers for background checks.
Friday, June 19, 2009 12:45 AM/CST
The use of mass injection redirection campaigns like the Gumblar is only just getting started, researchers contend.
Friday, May 22, 2009 9:40 AM/CST
New adware programs are piggybacking on file-sharing services to creep over into everything from users' browsers to their social networks.