What happened so far? The successful undertaking of the so called ”Operation Ghost Click“, carried out by the FBI and other international law enforcement entities, was celebrated in the media – the criminal masterminds were put behind bars and the rogue DNS servers were taken over by the FBI. The FBI is able to control these DNS servers but they cannot disinfect any computer affected by “DNSChanger” malware. Therefore, it is now essential to free all affected computer users from changed DNS settings they did not authorize and therefore ensure a smoothly functioning connection to the Internet after 8 March 2012. ... read more
Various money-related spams serve as versatile attack vector to spread ZeuS
The emails and the linked website attack the victim in various ways to spread the dangerous banking Trojan
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Botnets on discount!
Creating a botnet has become insanely easy and cheap
We’ve encountered a bot sale, which, in case it finds followers, can cause a massive glut of malware all over. The so-called “Aldi Bot” first appeared in late August and has been sold for the initial price of €10! Parts of the bot’s code oddly look like ZeuS code… ... read more
We have reported numerous times about the dangers that lure around as soon as any kind of special holiday is around or a hot topic floods the news. And, as expected: Recently, there has been various malware connected to Osama Bin Laden. Let's have a look at two examples: ... read more
In the next couple of days there will most probably appear a new player on the Trojan horse market. Its name is “Ares“. ... read more