Posts Tagged ‘Trojan Horse’
Dutch National Crime Squad Announces Takedown of »
The High Tech Crime Team (THTC) of the National Crime Squad today announced the takedown of a dangerous botnet. The botnet had infected at least 30 million computers worldwide. The botnet was part of the Bredolab network, used by cybercriminals to distribute malware to unsuspecting users’ computers. Working in close collaboration with a Dutch [...]
Online Hazard Video’s »
SYMANTEC GUIDE TO SCARY INTERNET STUFF This is a 7 part video series created Symantec to highlight some of the most common Internet hazards, security threats and how to avoid them. We start with the sixth video in the series, looking at Denial of Service Attacks and how your computer can become part of a Botnet to spread spam, virusses and to [...]
Piracy Isn’t Being Avoided With The Antipiracy »
Piracy, particularly in music, has become exceptionally easy, and because of the wide availability and accessibility of digital media, copyright violations have never been so widespread. Many people aren't even aware if and when they are violating copyrights or illegally using intellectual property. A new Trojan is hoping to capitalize on this [...]
Rogue Anti-Malware Programs »
Rogue or fake anti-malware programs are increasingly being used by criminals to decrease resistance against their online gangster networks or botnets. According to the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) report, Payment Services (‘online payment processors’) moved into the top position of targeted industry sectors in the first quarter of 2009, [...]
Infected Computers and Malicious Code Break New »
The Internet has never been more dangerous. Rogue Anti-Virus, Infected Computers and Malicious Code Break New Barriers as Electronic Crime’s Sophistication and Ambition Grow Unchecked! ANTI-PHISHING WORKING GROUP Rogue anti-malware programs are proliferating at an unprecedented rate. In H1, 2009, the number of such programs grew 585 per [...]
