2010年3月22日 星期一

FW: Malware Blog news pickups: March 13-19, 2010


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Subject: Malware Blog news pickups: March 13-19, 2010
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Fake Facebook Password Notification Leads to Malware
by Maria Alarcon

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TinyURL Phishing Becoming Popular
by Mary Ermitano

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Search for News on Corey Haim’s Death Leads to FAKEAV
by Sheryll Tiauzon

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Malicious Ads Lead to PDF Exploits
by Ria Rivera

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“Obama Accident” Instant Messages Used to Spread Malware
by Jonathan Leopando

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Search for News on Corey Haim’s Death Leads to FAKEAV

Fake Facebook Password Notification Leads to Malware

Malicious Ads Lead to PDF Exploits

“Obama Accident” Instant Messages Used to Spread Malware

TinyURL Phishing Becoming Popular

 

 

Facebook password reset themed malware campaign in the wild

ZDNet, US - Mar 19

Asked to comment on the inner workings of the campaign, TrendMicro’s Ivan Macalintal commented that based on the samples he analyzed, the same campaign was also seen in October, 2009..

 

Malicious ads on email service lead to malware

Help Net Security, US - Mar 18

TrendLabs warns about malicious advertisements popping up for users visiting a popular Web-based email service, which lead to URLs containing exploits that are able to download and execute different malicious files without any interaction on the users' part.

 

President Obama death messages hide malware

WebUser, UK - Mar 17

"The text before the links are in French and tells users to click the link that follows. Some of these links made users believe that they were viewing a photo related to an accident that supposedly killed US President Barack Obama," said Trend Micro's Jonathan Leopando.

 

Corey Haim's Funeral Used as Rogue Anti-Virus Bait

eSecurity Planet, US - Mar 17

"TrendLabs warns that when the user follows one of these links, a fake window opens up which 'shows' the user's computer is full of malware and recommends downloading the offered AV solution," writes Help Net Security's Zeljka Zorz.

 

WARNING TO HOTELS... Don’t Use Free Link Shortening Services in Your Marketing

Hospitality-1st, US - Mar 17

The biggest issue for hotels presents itself as a serious security threat. As reported by leading virus security company Trend Micro, TinyURL has become a popular tool for spammers and phishing scams. Spammers have used TinyURL to create short non-discript links, which redirect users to malicious websites where unsuspecting users become victims of phishing attacks. Read Trend Micro – TinyURL Becomes Popular for Phishing.

 

News of Corey Haim's funeral lead to fake AV

Help Net Security, US - Mar 16

As you can see in the screenshot above, the number of malicious links in the top search results is nothing to sneeze at. TrendLabs warns that when the user follows one of these links, a fake window opens up which "shows" the user's computer is full of malware and recommends downloading the offered AV solution.

 

Daylight Saving Time Searches Lead to Scareware

Softpedia, US - Mar 16

Meanwhile, researchers from security vendors Trend Micro and Websense, independently warn of similar schemes targeting the death of Canadian actor and former teen idol Corey Haim, which occurred earlier last week. Unfortunately, celebrity deaths have become common themes for BHSEO campaigns, as they always attract interest from Internet users.

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