Trend Micro HouseCall Helps Destroy Malware

Trend Micro–one of the most respected companies in security software–offers HouseCall, a free Web-based utility that scans for and cleans your computer of all currently documented viruses, Trojans and other malware. In addition, HouseCall seeks out firewall problems and other vulnerabilities, and makes suggestions for correcting them. We do not recommend using HouseCall in [...]

hi5 Spam Invites Users to Download a Worm

TrendLabs Web content security analysts recently received spammed messages that purported to be from hi5, “a global destination where young people meet and play.” The site claims to have more than 50 million monthly visitors and to be the third largest social media site in the world.

The bogus email asks users to add its sender [...]

ZBOT Variant Spoofs the NIC to Spam Other Government Agencies

Spammers are becoming bolder, targeting even government agencies such as the National Intelligence Council (NIC) to further their malicious causes. Trend Micro fraud analysts were recently alerted to the discovery of spammed messages that purported to come from the NIC—the Intelligence Community (IC)’s center for midterm and long-term strategic thinking. The NIC provides intelligence [...]