A US-based IT security vendor, says it has spotted the widespread deployment of malware hidden inside campaign videos for presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama. In one test, of 34 search results for “Obama Speech” on FrostWire, 14 of the results produced contained active malware. Of the 19 search results for “McCain Speech,” five [...]

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This is a fairly low risk worm threatening all versions of Windows operating systems. The worm spreads via removable drives and also via network shares. While the worm itself is fairly low risk, if installed it can download further malware that could be very harmful to your system. Files Affected: %Windir%\Temp\rld[SINGLE NUMBER].tmp %System%\config\systemprofile\Local Settings\History\desktop.ini %System%\config\systemprofile\Cookies\index.dat [...]

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A newly discovered spyware to watch out for is XP Protector 2009. This is a medium level spyware that installs itself and uses scare tactics to get users to register. For example. once installed, you might get prompts saying your PC is infected, with a purchase link to remove the threats. Affected Files: forceuninstall.exe pphc3nsj0e57c.exe [...]

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According to security company McAfee, searching for Brad Pitt features a nearly one in five chance to end up on a risky page. If you look for wallpapers, screen savers and photos there’s an 18% chance to find malware. “Cybercriminals employ numerous methods, yet one of the simplest but most effective ways is to trick [...]

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Hackers have broken into Sarah Palin’s Yahoo email account and posted many of the messages and email addresses of Palin’s family and friends to other sites across the Internet. Screengrabs and what appears to be a full listing of her email contacts have been posted on the web, including on WikiLeaks, raising concerns about the [...]

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Spyware.XPCMonitor is a keylogger that can steal and monitor data from your computer. This affects all versions of Windows including server editions and it will drop the following files: %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\HookPassword.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\ImageData.xpc %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\KeyData.xpc %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\libeay32.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\license_en.txt %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\MediaLog.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\ProfileVerify.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\ssleay32.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\tips.txt %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\TransForm.dll %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\Uninstall.exe %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\WebData.xpc %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\welcome.txt %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\XPCMonitor.exe %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\XPCMonitorConfig.ini %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\XPCMonitorHlp.chm %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\XPCMonitorKeyCfg.ini %ProgramFiles%\XPCMonitor_206\XPCMonitorUsrCfg.ini This program can record virtually everything you do [...]

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BusinessWeek.com, which just last week publicly launched Business Exchange, a kind of social network for readers and industry leaders has been attacked by hackers and infected with code designed to deliver malware to readers. Once compromised by such a server hole, the attack scripts could, in principle, launch anything desired by the attacker except currently [...]

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Spyware.Cheatmonitor is a type of spyware that can view and record information on your computer. This affects all versions of Windows. The program can record the following on your computer: – It can record keystrokes – Take screenshots This spyware is then able to send the data off to a remote computer so that it [...]

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This is a type of autorun file that is used to execute code and install malware on computer systems. The autorun.inf can be created by different types of worms. The infected autorun.inf file is placed in root (top level) directories of any type of fixed or removable drive. For drives with autorun enabled, the code [...]

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Analysis of more than 500 million junk messages found that addresses that began with an A, M, S, R or P were likely to receive 40 per cent of their mail from spammers. The analysis was carried out by University of Cambridge computer scientist Dr Richard Clayton, in a bid to understand the widely noted [...]

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