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November 5, 2009

Thursday, November 05, 2009 7:24 AM/CST

Malware SEO: Gaming Google Trends and Big Bird

Attackers are now working to tailor new threats to online news trends on a daily basis using indicators including Google Trends.

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.

September 22, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 6:58 PM/CST

Search Engine Manipulation Grows Up

Attackers are more frequently using compromised legitimate Web sites in their efforts to lure search engine users into finding their malware threats.

August 27, 2009

Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:38 AM/CST

Google: Malware Sites on the Upswing

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.

August 12, 2009

Wednesday, August 12, 2009 7:48 AM/CST

Criminal Prescription: Fake Pharmacies Haunt Bing

Ads for illegal pharmacy sites dominate the results for related keyword searches on Microsoft's new Bing.com engine.

July 15, 2009

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:52 PM/CST

Waves of New Trojans Overwhelming AV

Trojan outbreaks are evading signature-based AV systems in larger numbers again, according to a new research report.

July 1, 2009

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 8:12 PM/CST

Google: Spam Slows, Then Surges After Fall of 3FN

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.

June 19, 2009

Friday, June 19, 2009 4:26 PM/CST

Google Expands Site Dedicated to Fighting Malicious Ads

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

Mass Injectors Still Burying the Needle

The use of mass injection redirection campaigns like the Gumblar is only just getting started, researchers contend.

May 22, 2009

Friday, May 22, 2009 9:40 AM/CST

Adware Stalks Torrents, Social Networks

New adware programs are piggybacking on file-sharing services to creep over into everything from users' browsers to their social networks.

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