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Google's Finally Cracking Down on Android Malware

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:34:21 +0000

[Gizmodo] As new apps come in, they're analyzed to see if they're carrying malware, spyware and trojans. It also compares how an app is operating versus how it's expected to operate, and how that compares to similar apps that have been problems in the past.

Meet Google's Tool for Jettisoning Android Malware, Dubbed ...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:33:50 +0000

[OStatic blogs] It also looks for behaviors that indicate an application might be misbehaving, and compares it against previously analyzed apps to detect possible red flags. We actually run every application on Google’s cloud infrastructure and simulate how it will run on an Android device to look for hidden, malicious behavior.

Android Malware Uses Blog Posts as C&C | Simply Security

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:50:45 +0000

[Simply Security] From our analysis, we found that this malware has two hardcoded C&C servers to which it connects in order to receive commands and to deliver payloads. The first server is just like the usual remote site to which the malware posts information to and gets commands from.

Malware Infects U.S. Drone Computer Systems - HotHardware

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:49:56 +0000

[HotHardware.com News Rss Feed] Apparently, another one of the somewhat all-too-common malware-related problems in the U.S. military has resulted in the systems used by pilots who control U.S. Air Force drones being infected by a.

Central Asia: Who's Responsible for a Malware Blitz on Government ...

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:39:53 +0000

[EurasiaNet.org] “In this case the attack has been targeted at the Russian/CIS countries and the content tailored to include a subject which targets in these countries will be interested in clicking on like the Dalai Lama. Adobe is a major weakness in terms of security, as many government departments have old adobe versions which hackers can easily attack and install malware on even if there are anti-virus or operating system patches installed,” he added.

WARNING: Facebook Malware Poses As Steve Jobs RIP

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 18:39:19 +0000

[All Facebook] Jobs is largely responsible for such natty devices such as iPods, iPhones, iPads, and iTunes, and a scam posting circulating today claimed that 50 free iPads were being made available in memory of the deceased Apple-growing hero.

iPhone 5 emails infect Windows PCs with malware | Naked Security

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:35:13 +0000

[Naked Security - Sophos] Apple product announcements are always big news. And I think we have to accept that it's likely that whenever Apple is scheduled to reveal new technology that cybercriminals will try to exploit the interest.

Microsoft “Accidentally” Tags Chrome As Malware | TechCrunch

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 16:34:12 +0000

[TechCrunch] Devin Coldewey is a Seattle-based writer and photographer. He has written for the TechCrunch network since 2007.

Apple Updates Anti-Malware Tools to Address New Trojan Threat ...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:37:27 +0000

[MacRumors: Mac News and Rumors - All Stories] The new threat consists of two parts, with the first being a trojan downloader known as "OSX/Revir.A" that serves to distract users by downloading and continually opening a PDF document containing "offensive political statements" written in Chinese. But the actual damage from OSX/Revir.A comes as it installs a backdoor known as OSX/Imuler.A to potentially allow malicious parties to access the user's machine.

In-House Malware Analysis: Why You Need It, How To Do It - Dark ...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 18:36:27 +0000

[Dark Reading - All Stories] While most companies have a vulnerability management program in place, there’s a strong case to be made for an in-house malware analysis initiative as well. The two programs are complementary: Malware analysis combined with vulnerability management helps enterprises evaluate which systems are vulnerable, the scope of the threat and how to determine where it has or will spread, so you can respond quickly to contain it.

Latest Mac Malware Masks as PDF Doc

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:35:14 +0000

[Gev.com - Latest Technology, Entertainment and Lifestyle News] The Mac malware utilizes two-step process, made with Trojan “dropper” utility that downloads the second element and Trojan “backdoor” that connects to remote server which is controlled by attacker that is used as communication channel to send information gathered from infected Mac and receiving added instructions from hackers.

Emsisoft Anti-Malware 6.0.0.35|software programs

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:33:57 +0000

[software programs] With the Anti-Malware Network feature, Emsisoft Anti-Malware makes use of the "Intelligence of the masses" and provides a recommendation based on the decisions of other users when an alert is raised: A clearly understandable graphic illustrates the percentage of users that have performed each possible action. This allows you to quickly decide whether to allow the behavior of the alerted program (other behavior types will be alerted), exclude it from monitoring (completely trusted), block it (shut down process) or place it in quarantine (shut down process and put exe file into quarantine so it can't be started anymore).

PC Support For Malware

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:38:43 +0000

[Articles Digest] Though both have damaging effects, yet poor module is indeed a authorised module with reduction damaging bugs while a Malware is deceptive module with serious dangerous outcomes. Network support is compulsory for dismissal of both poor module and Malware.

Former USSR countries hit by malware attacks | TG Daily

Fri, 23 Sep 2011 18:36:34 +0000

[TG Daily] The attackers used the 'Lurid Downloader' - aka 'Enfal' malware family. Targets received an email message encouraging them to open an attached file - which contained malicious code exploiting vulnerabilities in software programs such as Adobe Reader and Microsoft Office.

Week in Geek: uTorrent Server Delivered Malware - How-To Geek

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:35:56 +0000

[the How-To Geek] This week we learned how to check if your CPU supports second level address translation (SLAT), speed up Microsoft Word 2007 and 2010, create your own Windows 8 shortcuts, understand those confusing Windows 7 file/share permissions, looked through a roundup of the best Linux home server apps, and more.