Trend Micro threat analysts were alerted to the discovery of several compromised websites inserted with a JavaScript. The JavaScript is detected by Trend Micro as JS_AGENT.AOEQ. When executed, JS_AGENT.AOEQ uses a defer attribute, which enables it to delay executing its routine, that is, redirecting the user to several malicious websites. This is done so users [...]
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We’ve recieved a lot of positive feedback for our three part paper on Koobface (I, II, III) from all parts of the IT industry, but how the malware authors themselves have chimed in. The Koobface gang (who are attempting to make people believe that they are a legitimate company) have left a Christmas message [...] Spammers are clearly putting the holidays to good use, as they have made Christmas just another reason to spread malware. Trend Micro threat analysts recently received a spammed message purporting to come from 123greetings.com, a legitimate site that users can access to send e-cards to family and friends. The email message even sported the [...] While scouting the Web for the latest threats, Trend Micro threat analysts stumbled upon FAKEAV variants riding on the impending eruption of the Mayon Volcano. Renowned for its “perfect cone” shape, the Mayon Volcano became one of the candidates for inclusion in the New 7 Wonders of Nature list. It is not surprising, therefore, that [...] Cybercriminals have been found riding on Brittany Murphy’s sudden death to scare people into buying FAKEAV. Searching for keywords like “brittany murphy’s death” on Google resulted in at least two suspicious URLs: http://{BLOCKED}erracing.net/vwb.php?sell=brittany%20murphy%20death http://{BLOCKED}x.net/icd.php?go=brittany%20murphy%20death The spike in searches on Murphy’s death has become the theme for the latest blackhat search engine optimization (SEO) attack, which [...] |
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