AutoIT makes malware “outrageously easy”

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Security firm Trend Micro has seen an uptick in AutoIT-based malware thanks to the fact that it’s an easy-to-learn language that allows for quick development. It enables everything from simple scripts that change text files to scripts that perform mass downloads with complex GUIs. One commonly seen nefarious AutoIT tool ...

Beware an Orkut Trojan

Sunday, November 30th, 2008

Google's social-networking website Orkut has been used to spread a malicious Trojan, says Websense. According to an alert from the security firm, the hoax message, which has been received by a number of Orkut users and is written in Portuguese, looks like it comes from a lonely Orkut member looking for ...

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 ...

Asus warns of a virus infection in shipping Eee Boxes

Thursday, October 9th, 2008

The Japanese division of Taiwanese computer and component manufacturer Asus is warning customers that shipping versions of its Eee Box B202 desktop computer are infected with a virus. According to Asus, the virus is located on the D drive in a file called recycled.exe. When the user opens the D ...

Fake SSL Certificates Seen Again

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Online banks use cryptographic protocols to secure the exchange of information on the Web, and hackers do not hesitate to adapt to this technology too. A new case of fake SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) certificates appeared again, following phishing threats we’ve seen last April and May. This time, the website of ...