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Given the popularity of Trend Micro’s free online scanner HouseCall, it shouldn’t be a surprise that hackers are now trying to exploit it for their benefit. Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal found this unwelcome search result that comes up when a user searches for “free online virus scan by Trend Micro” in Google: Figure [...] Making its way back in the wild is a WinCE malware that infects Windows mobile phones. Detected by Trend Micro as WINCE_CRYPTIC.A, this new variant uses the same old routines that made WinCE malware notorious before. Advanced Threats Researcher Jamz Yaneza says it works as a typical companion virus because it stores the infection [...] Email messages supposedly sent by the popular department stores chain Wal-Mart promises recipients a rather large amount of money by simply participating in a survey. The messages also state that the money will be credited to the respondent’s account once the survey has been completed. Here’s what the spammed message contains: Congratulations! You have [...] Nosy Verizon employees improperly accessed and peeked at Barack Obama’s personal cell phone records, the company said in a statement acknowledging the privacy breach. In the statement, Verizon Wireless chief executive Lowell McAdam apologized to the President-elect and vowed that the errant employees will be disciplined. The Associated Press reports no voicemails or e-mails were [...] Spammers are abusing Microsoft’s online services at such an alarming rate that a non-profit spam fighting group now lists Microsoft as the world’s 5th most spam-friendly ISP (Internet Service Provider). The latest update of Spamhaus.org’s list of the world’s worst spam networks shows Microsoft at #5 because of 26 “current known spam issues” surrounding Nigerian [...] |
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