Trusteer, AVG identify new botnets with different features, both built on Zeus technology

Aug 04, 2010 | 05:43 PM

By Tim Wilson
DarkReading

If there’s a "fashion trend" among botnet builders, Zeus is the new black — but its popularity is making many users and security professionals see red.

Zeus, a Trojan horse that spreads bots quickly, can be adapted for multiple purposes, is available in botnet-building kits, and serves as the platform for a growing number of botnets and sub-botnets that are being exploited across the globe, according to experts. In the past two days, researchers at Trusteer and AVG revealed details about two new instances of Zeus-based botnets, suggesting the Trojan is becoming more popular than ever.

Holy Zeus! Popular Botnet Rules As New Exploits Come Online – botnets/Vulnerabilities – DarkReading

Posted: August 6th, 2010 under Computers, Internet, Operating Systems, Security.
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NSS Labs says its new test shows emphasis on antivirus exploit detection flawed, but others disagree

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading
Mar 11, 2010 | 04:20 PM

Most antivirus products don’t detect new variants of the exploit used in the so-called “Operation Aurora” attacks on Google, Adobe, and other U.S. companies, according to a new test conducted by NSS Labs.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/antivirus/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223600014

Posted: March 17th, 2010 under In The News, Internet, Security.
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Microsoft issues special Internet Explorer 6 and 7 security advisory along with Patch Tuesday patches
Mar 09, 2010 | 02:13 PM

By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading

 Microsoft is warning today about a newly discovered and unpatched flaw in Internet Explorer 6 and 7 that’s being exploited in the wild.

www.darkreading.com/vulnerability_management/security/attacks/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=223300129&cid=nl_DR_DAILY_2010-03-11_h

Posted: March 11th, 2010 under Internet, Internet Explorer, Security.
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02 March 2010
Credant Technologies, the endpoint data security specialist, has warned laptop users to turn off their WiFi signals when not in use to prevent the use of low-cost scanners tracking down the machines.
www.infosecurity-magazine.com/view/7750/laptop-theft-can-be-reduced-by-turning-off-wifi/

Posted: March 3rd, 2010 under Computers, In The News, Internet, Security.
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By Phil Villarreal on January 12, 2010 10:30 AM
 
In an interview with an unnamed Facebook employee, the Rumpus revealed some disconcerting revelations about the privacy, or lack thereof, in the social network. The most eye-popping of these is that Facebook keeps track of the profiles you click on the most.

Summarized in a post on The Cleveland Leader, here are some of the top pieces of info from the story:
http://consumerist.com/2010/01/anonymous-facebook-employe-says-network-keeps-track-of-whom-you-stalk-most.html

Posted: January 12th, 2010 under Internet, Security.
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Date: December 19th, 2009
Author: Debra Littlejohn Shinder

If it seems like you’re getting hit with more email scams than ever, you’re right. Deb Shinder explains what you and your users should watch out for to avoid being duped.
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/10things/?p=1227&tag=nl.e101

Posted: December 23rd, 2009 under Computers, Internet, Security.
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Are you one of the 350 million Facebook users? I’m a big fan of Facebook and like many I connect daily to see what my friends are doing and to share photos. As a security professional I am very careful about what I post and what information I allow to be shared. In that respect I’m unique…

http://billpstudios.blogspot.com/2009/12/who-gets-your-personal-information-on.html

Posted: December 6th, 2009 under In The News, Internet, Security.
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AP IMPACT: PC owners caught with child porn loaded on their computers _ by a computer virus
By JORDAN ROBERTSON AP Technology Writer
November 8, 2009 (AP)
The Associated Press

Of all the sinister things that Internet viruses do, this might be the worst: They can make you an unsuspecting collector of child pornography.
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=9028516

Posted: November 8th, 2009 under Computers, In The News, Internet, Security.
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Trend Micro threat analysts found spammed messages that pretend to be a letter coming from the “boss”. It bears the subject “get back to my office for more details” and instructs users to read the attached ZIP file, which contains a letter. The ZIP attachment is, of course, not a letter but an .EXE file (info.exe) detected by Trend Micro as TROJ_CUTWAIL.GT.

Read more: http://blog.trendmicro.com/malware-conceals-itself-as-bosss-letter/#ixzz0Vkvmeie4

Posted: November 2nd, 2009 under Computers, In The News, Internet, Security.
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U.K. researcher says vulnerability in Twitter API lets an attacker take over a victim’s account — with a tweet
Aug 27, 2009 | 03:54 PM
By Kelly Jackson Higgins
DarkReading