items tagged with Trojan
New malware attack through email notifications
Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 14:37:48
Security experts Sophos Labs reports a widespread Trojan attack being distributed through notifications of deactivated email mailboxes. The malware package is presented as a "mailbox utility."
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Written By: Jake Widman
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-11-17 14:37:48
Security experts Sophos Labs reports a widespread Trojan attack being distributed through notifications of deactivated email mailboxes. The malware package is presented as a "mailbox utility."
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Troy War on Mars: NASA versus Nature
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2009-11-13 08:39:20
Trapped in sand for about seven months, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is trying to free itself of its predicament with the help of NASA ground support on Earth. This man & machine-versus-nature scenario is being played out on Mars at a site called “Troy,” named after the Greek city at the center of the mythological Trojan War.
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iPhone worm portends precarious problem for Apple
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles
Category: IT blog
2009-11-11 01:52:08
This year, according to at least one report, Apple has sold about 20 million iPhones. A young post-secondary college student easily figured out a way to hack into them and inject a worm. It doesn't take a genius to figure out that Apple has a big security problem. Is it prepared?
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Using Google groups for trojan command and control
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 08:17:48
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2009-09-14 08:17:48
Trojan authors are always on the lookout for suitable, practical command and control mechanisms. Let's roll out another one.
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Skype trojan source code publicly available
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 20:48:07
Source code for a Skype trojan which is able to capture conversations and deliver them to the 'owner' is now available.
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Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-08-31 20:48:07
Source code for a Skype trojan which is able to capture conversations and deliver them to the 'owner' is now available.
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AVG false alarm tags iTunes as Trojan
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-23 18:39:51
A false positive detection by the AVG anti-virus software has put many iTunes users in a spin.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Anti-Virus
2009-08-23 18:39:51
A false positive detection by the AVG anti-virus software has put many iTunes users in a spin.
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More Mac Malware
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-06-11 02:23:17
A new variant of the Tored malware and yet another bogus codec pose a vague threat to Mac OS X users.
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ATM malware may help snatch your cash
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-03-17 22:07:32
A prominent security vendor has come across malware targeting ATMs and implementing a virtual card skimmer.
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Essential Linux tools for the PC technician
Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Written By: David M Williams
Section: The Linux distillery
Category: The Linux user and switcher blog
2009-03-15 01:52:00
Recently, I blogged that every good IT technician really needs Linux in their toolkit – even if you're strictly a Windows shop. Here are more good reasons why a bootable Linux CD can really save your bacon including indispensable tools you must have.
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Time for an online banking security revolution
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-02-19 16:39:24
With 2008 showing just how big the “underground economy” has become, and with numerous examples of banking Trojans and malware reaching new heights of nefariousness, 2009 is a do-or-die year for the banking industry – especially in the midst of the global financial crisis.
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Valentine’s viruses vandalise victim’s PCs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: Enterprise
2009-02-15 00:11:24
Ongoing virus and malware threats won’t stop anytime soon, with Valentine’s Day proving to be the latest opportunity for malware writers to wreak havoc on PC users – but shouldn’t PC users be well aware of the threats by now?
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iWork Trojan reappears in Photoshop CS4 crack
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-26 14:08:54
A variant of the iWorkServices Trojan for Mac OS X that appeared last week is now circulating with an unauthorised copy of Adobe Photoshop CS4.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-26 14:08:54
A variant of the iWorkServices Trojan for Mac OS X that appeared last week is now circulating with an unauthorised copy of Adobe Photoshop CS4.
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Beware: iWork '09 torrent is a Trojan
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-22 15:40:26
Trojans are still the flavour of the month when it comes to getting malware onto Macs. Recent examples have posed as codecs required to view seedy videos, but the latest attack hides behind Apple's iWork application suite.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2009-01-22 15:40:26
Trojans are still the flavour of the month when it comes to getting malware onto Macs. Recent examples have posed as codecs required to view seedy videos, but the latest attack hides behind Apple's iWork application suite.
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Kaspersky’s Anti-Virus for Windows 7 released as “prototype”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-21 02:40:33
So far, there are three “official” anti-virus partners for the Windows 7 beta – AVG, Symantec (with Norton 360 3.0 beta) and Kaspersky Lab, with the latter announcing the release of its Windows 7 solution as a “technical prototype”.
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Newest Mac anti-virus/malware software turns 1.0 (and 1.3)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-19 22:56:34
Although many Mac users are of the opinion they don’t need anti-virus protection, security companies keep on delivering it, with PC Tools marking two important milestones: version 1.0 of its iAntiVirus software for Mac, after a successful beta process, and a very nice $0 price for home users - although business users are expected to pay.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-19 22:56:34
Although many Mac users are of the opinion they don’t need anti-virus protection, security companies keep on delivering it, with PC Tools marking two important milestones: version 1.0 of its iAntiVirus software for Mac, after a successful beta process, and a very nice $0 price for home users - although business users are expected to pay.
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Paris Hilton’s website hosts drive-by-download malware
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-15 20:34:55
Online criminals are continuing to target high profile websites by hacking them to host drive-by-download malware, with the latest belonging to well-known socialite Paris Hilton.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2009-01-15 20:34:55
Online criminals are continuing to target high profile websites by hacking them to host drive-by-download malware, with the latest belonging to well-known socialite Paris Hilton.
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TrustDefender highlights danger of updated Torpig rootkit and variants
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Security
2009-01-13 09:22:00
Rootkits are the not-so-secret, yet increasingly sophisticated weapon of online criminals targeting Windows users even before their computer boots up, with the Mebroot / Sinowal / Torpig rootkit potentially the worst of the bunch, completely invisible to traditional AV programs – but not to TrustDefender.
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Clam anti-virus on Ubuntu
Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 23:26:06
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it!
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Written By: Hamish Taylor
Section: Apexing the Linux learning curve
Category: Linux for Learners
2009-01-05 23:26:06
There are quite a few anti-virus packages that work with Linux, such as ClamAV, AVG, Avast!, Panda, NOD32, Avira, F-Prot, Kaspersky, eScan and Sophos. I got these names from a quick Google search and it may not be an exhaustive list. Most of those packages are proprietary, some are free and open source. Many of them charge licence fees. However, this article is about ClamAV, so lets get on with it!
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TrustDefender and the Trojan Vundo story
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-12-20 10:18:47
Even with anti-virus protection, this is the story of Vundo Trojan infecting a protected computer anyway. A different anti-virus product removed the Trojan, but it kept coming back, so here’s how the Trojan was removed, and how TrustDefender would have kept that user protected – despite being infected.
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Watch out crims: AFP and Telstra to fight hi-tech crime
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-10 00:32:32
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it is engaging in a new partnership with Australian telco Telstra to “strengthen its world-leading capability in countering new technology-enabled crime”.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-12-10 00:32:32
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says it is engaging in a new partnership with Australian telco Telstra to “strengthen its world-leading capability in countering new technology-enabled crime”.
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