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Archive for July 10th, 2009

How to Protect your Computer from Viruses

by Amy Nutt With computers in almost every home and business, there is now an increased risk of acquiring computer viruses. A computer virus is a program that makes duplicates of itself and infects a users computer files. These viruses can spread from computer to computer infecting files and programs. Computer viruses are such a hazard because they can erase stored information and permanently damage files. The following is a list of the many methods a user can implement to protect their

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Koobface Increases Twitter Activity

Just a few hours ago, Koobface has increased its Twitter activity, sending out tweets with different URL links pointing to Koobface malware.
This is in contrast with previous Koobface Twitter activity wherein only three TinyURLs pointing to Koobface were used.
As of writing, there are a couple of hunded Twitter users affected by Koobface in the past [...]

Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog – by Trend Micro

Koobface Increases Twitter Activity

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The botnet world is booming

With U.S. and South Korean government Web sites hit by distributed denial-of-service attacks this week by a botnet controlled by an unidentified attacker — North Korea is suspected, however — the shadowy world of botnets continues to grow unabated.

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MYDOOM Code Re-Used in DDoS on U.S. and South Korean Sites

A worm designed to propagate through email is the main proponent used in the DDoS attacks against high-profile websites in the United States and South Korea.
Detected as WORM_MYDOOM.EA by Trend Micro, it is suspected to have arrived in victims’ inboxes as an attachment to email messages. Upon execution, it registers itself as a system service [...]

Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog – by Trend Micro

MYDOOM Code Re-Used in DDoS on U.S. and South Korean Sites

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