Searches for iCloud Unveil FAKEAV

Cybercriminals are now using search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning techniques for the iCloud to trigger malicious URLs hosting FAKEAV malware.

Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog – by Trend MicroSearches for iCloud Unveil FAKEAV

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SpyEye 1.3.4.x Comes with Noteworthy Modifications (Part 1)

We came across the latest SpyEye control panels, CN1 and SYN1. The main control panel CN1 looks a bit different from previous versions. Some of the buttons’ names changed. In addition, a Logs button was included so the bot master can view or clear logs (e.g., debug.log, error.log, and tasks.log) created using the SpyEye toolkit. Accessing the [...]

16 Bulletins, 34 Bugs: Another Busy Tuesday for IT Admins

After last month’s relatively light security update, Microsoft released 16 bulletins to address 34 vulnerabilities. Nine of these bulletins were tagged Critical, while the remaining seven are Important and ranges from fixes issued for bugs in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, Silverlight among others. Most of the updates also require a system restart, [...]

Possible Phishing with DKIM

In a recently concluded discussion by the DKIM (Domain Keys Identified Mail) Working Group, a group created under the Internet Engineering Tasks Force (IETF), some of those involved have decided to disregard phishing related threats common in today’s effective social engineering attacks. Rather than validating DKIM’s input and not relying upon specialized handling of DKIM [...]

MS Patch Tuesday: Gaping holes haunt Internet Explorer browser

Guest post by Wolfgang KandekThere is plenty of work this month of June for IT administrators – Microsoft’s June Patch Tuesday addresses 34 vulnerabilities in 16 distinct bulletins. Nine of the bulletins carry a maximum severity of “critical”, while the remaining seven are rated as “Important” only.Plus there are the critical fixes from Adobe [...]