Trojans
Clam anti-virus on Ubuntu
By: Hamish Taylor
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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By: Hamish Taylor
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
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
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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TrustDefender takes closer look at Firefox “Plugin” malware
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Despite the fact that Firefox is seen as a safer browser than Internet Explorer, the emergence of the latest Firefox malware Plugin shows that a browser alone is not enough protection in a world of evil banking Trojans, botnets, rootkits and crimeware.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Despite the fact that Firefox is seen as a safer browser than Internet Explorer, the emergence of the latest Firefox malware Plugin shows that a browser alone is not enough protection in a world of evil banking Trojans, botnets, rootkits and crimeware.
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Beware of rogue DHCP servers, warns Symantec
By: Stephen Withers
Computers on a LAN may be pharmed by rogue DHCP servers created by malware, leading to Internet traffic being diverted to bogus or otherwise malicious sites. A security vendor says attack code is in the wild.
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By: Stephen Withers
Computers on a LAN may be pharmed by rogue DHCP servers created by malware, leading to Internet traffic being diverted to bogus or otherwise malicious sites. A security vendor says attack code is in the wild.
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Apple peels antivirus advice from its support site
By: Stephen Withers
Apple recently revised a support article that recommended the use of antivirus software on Macs - and now the article has been pulled completely! What's going on?
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By: Stephen Withers
Apple recently revised a support article that recommended the use of antivirus software on Macs - and now the article has been pulled completely! What's going on?
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IDC: Symantec leader in ANZ Secure Content Management Market
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Computer security behemoth Symantec has had its leadership position in the Australian and New Zealand “secure content management market” confirmed by analyst firm IDC, which says Symantec’s market share was 41.4% in 2007.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Computer security behemoth Symantec has had its leadership position in the Australian and New Zealand “secure content management market” confirmed by analyst firm IDC, which says Symantec’s market share was 41.4% in 2007.
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E-gads... AVG warns of 500 million strong e-card threat
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
E-eek! That nice Christmas e-card could be an e-threat, says AVG, and while the danger of e-cards is theoretically well known, the e-conomic crisis (and e-co climate concerns) is forcing some to consider sending e-cards instead of the real thing. As this means some e-cards you receive could be real, amongst plenty of fakes, caution is re-quired!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
E-eek! That nice Christmas e-card could be an e-threat, says AVG, and while the danger of e-cards is theoretically well known, the e-conomic crisis (and e-co climate concerns) is forcing some to consider sending e-cards instead of the real thing. As this means some e-cards you receive could be real, amongst plenty of fakes, caution is re-quired!
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TrustDefender looks deep into banking trojan’s soul
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Banking trojans, such as the reviled “SilentBanker” trojan that is capturing unsuspecting and even anti-virus protected users by surprise and ripping money out of bank accounts, are digital curses upon not only users but the financial industry as a whole. Security experts TrustDefender take it apart in their latest blog entry.
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Does crime pay? Online crims enjoy massive boom
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Symantec’s latest report on the “underground economy” shows that online criminals are enjoying their biggest ever boom, just as the world is experiencing economic turmoil. Never before has online crime been so big or so bad – but there definitely are things you can do to protect yourself!
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Is Microsoft's Morro, due mid-to-late 2009, a great ad for Linux?!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft will launch a leaner version of an Internet security package to protect users from malware, viruses, rootkits, spyware and trojans, but for some weird reason is waiting until the second half of 2009. Wake up Microsoft – just make OneCare free, today!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Microsoft will launch a leaner version of an Internet security package to protect users from malware, viruses, rootkits, spyware and trojans, but for some weird reason is waiting until the second half of 2009. Wake up Microsoft – just make OneCare free, today!
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Microsoft to drop OneCare and launch free security software
By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft is preparing to phase out Windows Live OneCare in favour of a new, free-of-charge consumer security product.
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By: Stephen Withers
Microsoft is preparing to phase out Windows Live OneCare in favour of a new, free-of-charge consumer security product.
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AVG 8 and the case of the deleterious DLL deletion
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Grisoft’s AVG 8 free and paid edition anti-virus software had an update on the weekend that caused some Windows XP machines to delete a vital file and stop XP from booting – and locking users out of their computers! The problem’s now fixed and a repair is available, but it’s the one “oops” you never want your anti-virus software to make!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Grisoft’s AVG 8 free and paid edition anti-virus software had an update on the weekend that caused some Windows XP machines to delete a vital file and stop XP from booting – and locking users out of their computers! The problem’s now fixed and a repair is available, but it’s the one “oops” you never want your anti-virus software to make!
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Google Readers at risk from unsocial Facebook worm
By: Davey Winder
Facebook worms are, sadly, not that uncommon. However, they do all tend to share a common tactic of using a non-existent video requiring a Trojan disguised as a new codec download to work. Now one enterprising scumbag is using Google to leverage trust amongst Facebook victims.
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By: Davey Winder
Facebook worms are, sadly, not that uncommon. However, they do all tend to share a common tactic of using a non-existent video requiring a Trojan disguised as a new codec download to work. Now one enterprising scumbag is using Google to leverage trust amongst Facebook victims.
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Watch out for fake Microsoft “Security Update” email
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Online criminals are once again trying to fool computer users into loading malware onto their computers, this time using an email with a “security update” attached, purporting to be from Microsoft.
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Online criminals are once again trying to fool computer users into loading malware onto their computers, this time using an email with a “security update” attached, purporting to be from Microsoft.
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YouTube “malware” sites threaten web users
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A warning has gone out that fake YouTube pages are loading malware onto users’ computers - how can you protect yourself?!
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
A warning has gone out that fake YouTube pages are loading malware onto users’ computers - how can you protect yourself?!
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Australia prime ID fraud target - $4b stolen!
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
With all the financial turmoil and US banks melting down, Australia is a very big target for the world’s online criminals, what with our strong commodities-based economy and AA rated banks with billions in profit each year. How can you outsmart the crims?
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By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
With all the financial turmoil and US banks melting down, Australia is a very big target for the world’s online criminals, what with our strong commodities-based economy and AA rated banks with billions in profit each year. How can you outsmart the crims?
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Panic as Apple iPhone users are attacked by Windows penguins
By: Davey Winder
What do you get if you mix Windows users with an Apple iPhone, stir well using some panicking penguins and decorate with a chunk of spam? The blindingly obvious answer is the latest Trojan attack, of course...
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By: Davey Winder
What do you get if you mix Windows users with an Apple iPhone, stir well using some panicking penguins and decorate with a chunk of spam? The blindingly obvious answer is the latest Trojan attack, of course...
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