Trojans

Trojans are fastest-growing data-stealing malware

Chuck Miller June 30, 2009

Most of the rise in cybercrime can be linked to data-stealing malware, and Trojans are the fastest growing category, according to a report released on Monday by Trend Micro.
 

FTP login credentials at major corporations breached

Greg Masters June 29, 2009

A Trojan has reportedly been uncovered that is harvesting FTP login data of major corporations, including the Bank of America, BBC, Amazon, Cisco, Monster.com, Symantec and McAfee.
 

Mac Trojan targets game sites to infect users

Dan Kaplan June 22, 2009

Virus researchers have spotted a new variant of a Mac trojan that attempts to change a victim computer's DNS settings.
 

"Nine-Ball" mass injection attack compromised 40,000 sites

Angela Moscoritolo June 18, 2009

A new threat dubbed "Nine-Ball" has compromised up to 40,000 legitimate websites, which are, in turn, infecting users with an information-stealing Trojan, according to security vendor Websense.
 

Microsoft says password stealers pose biggest threat

Angela Moscaritolo February 24, 2009

The top two threat families on Microsoft's detection and removal list this month are online game password stealers (PWS).
 

New Sality variant contains moneymaking twist

Angela Moscaritolo February 23, 2009

Users should be cautious of a new virus variant that leverages the old technique of file infection with the modern-day desire for financial gain, security researchers have warned.
 

Apple advises Mac users to install anti-virus software

Dan Kaplan December 03, 2008

Apple, whose market share is growing among computer users, is now recommending that consumers consider applying anti-virus protection to their machines.
 

Picture of 'kidnapped babies' hides Trojan

Joy Persaud August 27, 2008

A new spam campaign that tells the recipient that their baby has been kidnapped is in fact a vehicle for the computer virus Troj/Resex-Fam.
 

Angelina Jolie tops spammers' list of names used to tempt

Joy Persaud August 08, 2008

The most popular bait used by spammers is 'Angelina Jolie' - four times as popular as Barack Obama whose name falls behind in second place.
 

Is Limbo 2 the ultimate trojan?

Sue Marquette Poremba July 21, 2008

Prevx, an internet security company headquartered in Derby has discovered a new trojan designed to steal information from large banking institutions. Jacques Erasmus, director of malware research, told SCMagazineUS.com on Friday that the Limbo 2 trojan might be the most sophisticated trojan yet released.
 

Angelina Jolie spoof tempts unwary users

Joy Persaud July 17, 2008

Spammers are using fake information relating to Angelina Jolie to trick users into downloading and installing trojans.
 

Trojan disguised as UPS delivery note

Joy Persaud July 16, 2008

Panda Security is warning email recipients that a series of messages purporting to come from package delivery company UPS may in fact harbour the Agent.JEN trojan.
 

New trojan in the wild targeting multimedia files

Negar Salek July 15, 2008

A new trojan in the wild is infecting multimedia files on a victim's hard disk.
 

Stolen data found on international crimeservers

Chuck Miller June 19, 2008

Two crimeservers containing half a gigabyte of stolen data have been discovered in Argentina and Malaysia; the data was likely being made available to the highest bidder
 

Trend Micro to boycott security tests

Richard Thurston June 05, 2008

The security vendor's chief technology officer said today the company will withdraw from the popular VB100 anti-malware tests, launching a tirade against the testers' methodology
 

Sophos signs up execs from two of its rivals

Richard Thurston May 27, 2008

The security company has appointed senior executives from both Trend Micro and Symantec in order to bolster its marketing efforts
 

SonicWALL extends unified threat management line

Richard Thurston May 22, 2008

The security vendor is to offer a UTM appliance to the SME market after it reported sales up nearly a quarter year-on-year
 

Israeli private investigators guilty in spyware case

Carolyn Hunter April 30, 2008

Four members of Modi'in Ezrahi, an Israeli private investigation company have been found guilty of using spyware to steal information from businesses.
 

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