Malware Request

Sunday, December 28th, 2008

I am looking to do some analysis on various pieces of malware.  Please forward me some of your junk and any questionable attachments that you may get in your Inbox.  This will be private analysis so please do not expect to hear anything back about what you send. Please send to: [email protected] Thanks, Troy

Fake Christmas, holiday greetings spread new malware

Thursday, December 25th, 2008

New malware is spreading via Christmas and holiday greetings, security researchers said today, a tactic reminiscent of those used last season by the notorious Storm Trojan horse. Researchers at the Bach Khoa Internetwork Security Center in Hanoi, Vietnam reported today that a new piece of malware, dubbed "XmasStorm" by the center, ...

Securely Access Email In Various Clients

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008

SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) or TLS (Transport Layer Security) encrypt your email connection so that your password and messages are scrambled to eavesdroppers. If you're only connecting through a wired, office PC, you'll face little exposure with non-encrypted mail. But even with a wireless laptop on a known network--or especially ...

Gmail security and recent phishing activity

Saturday, November 29th, 2008

We've seen some speculation recently about a purported security vulnerability in Gmail and the theft of several website owners' domains by unauthorized third parties. At Google we're committed to providing secure products, and we mounted an immediate investigation. Our results indicate no evidence of a Gmail vulnerability. With help from affected ...

Christmas Lures Being Distributed Via Spam

Thursday, November 27th, 2008

Websense Security Labs ThreatSeeker Network has discovered that malware authors are already using Christmas themes this year as a social engineering tactic, in an effort to gain control over compromised machines. This campaign uses email messages in the form of e-greetings, leading to supposed animated postcards. These actually lead to ...