History and definition of spam, viruses, trojans, phising, hackers attacks. http://www.malwarecity.com 2009-07-12T09:12:05+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com/media/images/fan_zone/mlc_120_60.jpghttp://www.malwarecity.com/blog.html text/html 2009-07-09T13:56:49+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/TDCw6ZJxtXE/bitdefender-weekly-review-heed-your-passwords-486.html Probably part of a bigger plot, this weeks highlight is a Trojan that drops a keylogger. Known as Trojan.Keylog.Ardamax.NAL it will record ever keystroke the users of a computer perform and send them back to the malware author.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/TDCw6ZJxtXE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/bitdefender-weekly-review-heed-your-passwords-486.html text/html 2009-07-08T08:22:22+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/kgSvd0HoIBc/whats-new-in-the-conficker-downadup-world-485.html Infection rates still high<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/kgSvd0HoIBc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/whats-new-in-the-conficker-downadup-world-485.html text/html 2009-07-03T09:25:50+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/C67Wy1q3T9o/bitdefender-weekly-review-zbot-uses-michael-jackson-to-spread-483.html The celebrity&#039;s passing is a goldmine for spammers. They can easily lure unsuspecting victims to click links or open attachments, both vectors of infection for malware. This weeks highlight: Our famous banker, Trojan.Spy.Zbot.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/C67Wy1q3T9o" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/bitdefender-weekly-review-zbot-uses-michael-jackson-to-spread-483.html text/html 2009-07-01T14:25:51+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/TARvvF25kdQ/michael-jacksons-unknown-killer-481.html A few new spam waves (4 different strains) hit our inboxes since Michael Jacksons&#039; death and guess who the main character was? Malware writers are fast at adapting news to spread their own evil creations or schemes and this event was no different.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/TARvvF25kdQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/michael-jacksons-unknown-killer-481.html text/html 2009-07-01T14:18:24+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/O1q_rnwCVbg/the-spam-omelette-32-on-job-offerings-and-msn-newsletters-480.html Welcome to this week’s issue of the Spam Omelette, BitDefender’s report on spam trends and techniques. If you happen to have joined later our newsletter, please do have a look on <a href="http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-245.html" target="_blank">our testing methodology and spam map generation procedures</a> before proceeding with today’s article.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/O1q_rnwCVbg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-32-on-job-offerings-and-msn-newsletters-480.html text/html 2009-06-26T15:04:48+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/B7Hhin5kU8I/bitdefender-weekly-review-zbot-is-still-around-478.html ZBot will not stop spreading soon enough as it seems. It hasn&#039;t been long since the last time we wrote about this e-threat and here it is again, repacked, ready to roll out to the masses. We advise to keep your guard up and the spam filters updated, or else you might get hit.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/B7Hhin5kU8I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/bitdefender-weekly-review-zbot-is-still-around-478.html text/html 2009-06-26T14:38:18+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/slVhQLqkgpg/in-the-summer-time-when-the-spamming-is-hot-477.html You got women, you got women on your mind<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/slVhQLqkgpg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/in-the-summer-time-when-the-spamming-is-hot-477.html text/html 2009-06-24T14:26:32+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/qbSF1RdVZn0/the-spam-omelette-31-473.html Welcome to a new issue of our Spam Omelette, the weekly review focused on the latest trends in the spam industry. Before moving forward with the material, please take a look at <a href="http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-245.html" target="_blank">our testing and map generation methodology, as explained in our first issue</a>.<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/qbSF1RdVZn0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/the-spam-omelette-31-473.html text/html 2009-06-24T14:11:10+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/SlW0ZrFUgko/lloyds-tsb-on-line-credentials-sought-by-phishers-472.html Simple and efficient fraudulent scheme<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/SlW0ZrFUgko" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/lloyds-tsb-on-line-credentials-sought-by-phishers-472.html text/html 2009-06-22T12:43:24+01:00 http://www.malwarecity.com WebMaster (news@malwarecity.com) http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~3/r-PIbc9pXoM/spyware-poses-as-microsoft-update-470.html Creates havoc, steals data and zombifies your computer<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Malwarecity-Blog/~4/r-PIbc9pXoM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.malwarecity.com/blog/spyware-poses-as-microsoft-update-470.html