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October 15, 2009  1:15 PM

Some Facebook applications lead to Russian attack sites



Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Rogue Antivirus, social networking flaws

Poor coding on some Facebook apps lead to websites pushing malware, rogue antivirus. Security researchers at antivirus vendor AVG Technologies have discovered that faulty coding in some Facebook applications are being targeted by cybercriminals. Roger Thompson, chief research...

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October 13, 2009  2:01 PM

Rogueware fake antivirus turns into ransomware



Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Ransomware, Rogue Antivirus

Panda Security researchers reveal rogueware serial numbers for infected users. Last week Panda Security posted a great video showing how a new form of

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September 17, 2009  1:13 PM

Successful rogue antivirus hinges on social engineering



Posted by: Robert Westervelt
Rogue Antivirus, social engineering

Attackers are getting better at social engineering because Internet users are ignoring privacy. Attackers have gotten very good at tricking end users into clicking on links to malicious content and they’re likely to get even better, according to a blog entry this morning in...

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