Spyware Techie

Usually, when a user gets infected by a fake antivirus program, he has to download the said program’s installer file to his computer and then execute it. It is the common way for the rogues to start terrorizing you, but just recently a new type of rogue campaign has been detecting. It is rather alarming, considering the implications of this new method of distribution. Read the rest of this entry »

With more than 800 million active users Facebook is one of the biggest social networking websites in the world. Therefore, it is of no surprise that the site is the constant target among hackers and other sorts of cyber criminals. Some of them want to hack into the website, so they could steal the personal information, and other simply want the site to go down, Read the rest of this entry »

These days many websites support Java applications, making them an integral part of a site. Due to the general prevalence of Java applications they are also a popular vehicle for computer malware. There is a new threat going around called Taco. It is a malware which, despite its rather tasty name, can make your computer go through sever dyspepsia if you install it into your system. Taco is a generic Trojan which pretends to be a useful Java application. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you know what Registry Elite?

Live Enterprise Suite is a very scary and malicious rogue antispyware application.You need to know that it will gain access to your computer system, without your knowledge or consent. It is imperative that you understand that Live Enterprise Suite is actually an exact clone of General Antivirus and Internet Antivirus Pro. Live Enterprise Suite will make use of a fake system scan, fake system scan report results as well as fake computer security system notifications. It is all part of one big malicious plan which has been designed in order to steal your hard earned money. Read the rest of this entry »

It was just this Friday that the F.B.I’s Internet Crime Complaint issues a warning to all about rogues. Cybercriminals are going mad and are targeting innocent computer users all over the world. These malicious online characters are making use of these fake antispyware applications in order to generate capital for themselves, via manipulative tactics and tricks. Read the rest of this entry »

The latest scam taking the Internet Community by storm is the trend to make use of a fake Facebook page, complete with a fake flash player, and via these fake applications, the hackers are ensuring they enter into computer systems undetected.

So, what exactly is a codec, to begin with? Well, Codec’s are used to decode compressed data, so as to ensure said data is viewable and audible. What is happening now is these codec’s are being mimicked and the fake codec’s are being marketed as legitimate ones. The fake codec’s are actually used as lures deployed by the dishonest scammers in charge of this operation, to ensure their objectives are met.

An agreement has been made by TJX Companies Inc. to pay $525,000 in a lawsuit settlement brought up by several banks in regards to a data breach that happened over 2 years ago.

If you remember, back in January 2007, TJX Companies Inc., the father company of TJ Maxx stores, was part of a data breach where intruders broke into its network and stole 45 million credit and debit card numbers. At that time, before the infamous Heartland Payment Systems breach, the TJX Companies Inc. data theft had been the biggest breach that involved credit card information.

Not only had TJX Companies Inc had to pay out $525,000 just recently to settle the law suit with several banks, but it has said that it would have to pay close to $10 million to settle other law suits brought by attorneys general in 41 states in addition to other items pushing this number to over $200 million. This has made the data breach of TJX Companies Inc. one of the costliest ever.

A Trojan called the Zeus Trojan is was blamed for allowing online banking attacks and now is the culprit for employing instant messaging as a means for obtaining a computer users login credentials.

In the past there have been other password-stealing Trojans such as the Sinowal parasite which was discovered in 2008. With the Zeus Trojan, security company RSA, has discovered that it has an ability to use an instant messaging component to alert hackers when they have captured a person’s online banking login credentials.

Business account holders are being warned that cybercrooks are using stolen online credentials to empty out corporate banking accounts lately.

In our fast moving and technologically driven world today no one really has time to monitor a business account 24/7, let alone catch cybercriminals who are targeting small business banking accounts.

Recently a stern warning has been issued from an organization that represents over 15,000 financial institutions about an increasing amount of attacks specifically against small business and small banks. The attacks come about from the theft of online banking credentials that hackers are able to access through the use of malware or keystroke-logging applications.

A recent discovery by security researchers has identified a number of backdoor Trojans and password stealers are being spread by 55,000 websites.

A group of malware, including password stealer parasites and backdoor Trojans, was found to be spread onto several Windows systems from 55,000 websites, some legitimate domains, which may have been compromised by hackers. Malicious code or iFrame embedding was found to have effected tens of thousands of websites for the purpose of exploiting Windows systems that visit the hacked sites.