| Adware - Spyware : Sex, Drugs and Software Boost Spam Succes Rate |
| Posted by Max on 2008/9/1 17:00:07 (1458 reads) |
29 percent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet security company Marshal. The most commonly purchased items include sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewellery and clothing. |
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| Adware - Spyware : BitRoll and Torrent101 Used to Distribute the Lop Adware |
| Posted by Max on 2008/8/21 15:52:01 (1103 reads) |

Panda Security today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, has discovered two spoof P2P application installers, BitRoll-5.0.0.0 and Torrent101-4.5.0.0 that are being used to install the Lop adware on users' systems. These programs are used to exchange files between remote users and both these installers are available for download on the Internet, so any user could access them and become infected. |
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| Adware - Spyware : 10 Million Zombies Are Spreading Spam and Malware Every Day |
| Posted by Max on 2008/8/13 16:42:03 (1047 reads) |

Panda Security, today announced that PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, announced the findings from a joint report with CommTouch on the current state of spam. The report found that on average during the second quarter of this year, more than 10 million zombie computers (systems infected by 'bots' and controlled remotely by cyber criminals) were sending spam and emails with malware every day. |
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| Adware - Spyware : Agent.JEN Trojan spreads trough fake UPS Emails |
| Posted by Max on 2008/7/18 14:10:39 (1737 reads) |

PandaLabs, Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory, has detected the appearance of a series of emails used to spread the Agent.JEN Trojan. These messages, with subjects like "UPS packet N3621583925", purport to come from the package delivery company UPS. The message body informs the recipient that it was impossible to deliver their postal package and advises them to print out a copy of the attached invoice copy. |
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| Adware - Spyware : PandaLabs Unveils Most Damaging Malware in Q2 2008 |
| Posted by Max on 2008/7/8 2:46:48 (1243 reads) |

Panda Security, today announced the findings from its second quarterly report of 2008. Published by PandaLabs, the Company's laboratory for detecting and analyzing malware, the report revealed that Trojans comprised over 63 percent of all new malicious codes. Adware followed closely behind, comprising 22.40 percent of all infections. PandaLabs specifically addresses the threat of banker Trojans, as well as specific worm strains that have been most prevalent in malware infections in the last quarter. |
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| Adware - Spyware : Phishing targeting Facebook, companies warned |
| Posted by Max on 2008/6/26 9:48:12 (1014 reads) |
Experts have warned social networking sites like Facebook are putting company networks at risk following revelations of phishing attacks targeting them.Many organisations are now routinely allowing employees to access the sites at work but internet security experts warn they could compromise security. |
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| Adware - Spyware : How Fragmentation Impacts Security |
| Posted by Max on 2008/6/10 16:28:16 (868 reads) |

Picture this: you live on a sprawling estate in the countryside. You have a security system that will alert you if any unauthorized intruders make their way onto the property. The only problem is, the "security system" is a squad of elderly gentlemen that shuffle contentedly and slowly down the paths, through the gardens and across the fields, taking a day or more to completely cover the estate. |
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| Adware - Spyware : New McAfee Research on Most Dangerous Country Domain |
| Posted by Max on 2008/6/4 0:10:00 (959 reads) |

Finland is safest; Hong Kong is the most dangerous and it has jumped 28 places as the most dangerous place to surf and search on the web according to a new McAfee, Inc. (NYSE: MFE) report called "Mapping the Mal Web Revisited" which is released today. Hong Kong takes the mantle from Tokelau, a tiny island of 1,500 inhabitants in the South Pacific. |
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| Adware - Spyware : Lavasoft Releases Ad-Aware 2008 with Anti-Virus |
| Posted by Max on 2008/5/22 14:43:15 (1625 reads) |

Well-known anti-spyware pioneer Lavasoft today announced the global release of Ad-Aware 2008, the latest version of their flagship product, now including integrated anti-virus protection. Ad-Aware 2008 includes an extended detection engine designed to address the explosive growth of today's spyware, viruses, and malware, boosting detection to include over one million new cyber threats. |
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