Threat Spotlight Archive

Here you will find all news on past and present threats

For the week of: 27 Oct 2011

• Mac Trojan disables XProtect antivirus
• Duqu Trojan evolves from Stuxnet
• Bredo Trojan hides behind Word icon

For the week of: 20 Oct 2011

• Pharma spam spoofs Facebook notifications
• Phony company email is a sneaky Trojan
• Infamous MyDoom worm spams itself out

For the week of: 13 Oct 2011

• R2D2 Trojan maybe planted by German police
• Trojan hides itself in recycle bin
• Spammed Trojan contacts 'seriosly' bad site

For the week of: 06 Oct 2011

• Fake antivirus scares users into scam
• USPS not the one zipping a Trojan
• Trojan downloads more malware from web

For the week of: 29 Sep 2011

• Mac attack hides in malicious PDF
• HP Officejet spam links to Java malware
• Phony remittance sends you a fake antivirus

For the week of: 22 Sep 2011

• Bredo spreads UPS invoice malware
• Autorun virus keeps going and going
• Conficker still lurks on unpatched PCs

For the week of: 15 Sep 2011

• Trojan masked as photo leaves you exposed
• Invoice spam carries Trojan dropper
• Credit card refund is a malware attack

For the week of: 08 Sep 2011

• Spammers exploit 9/11 anniversary
• JavaScript hack pushes fake antivirus
• Trojan tries to cover its tracks

For the week of: 01 Sep 2011

• Morto worm exploits weak passwords
• Zbot Trojan could hijack your PC
• Trojan dropper threatens Windows users

For the week of: 25 Aug 2011

• Cybercrooks fail with poorly made malware
• Fake antivirus disguised in spam
• Credit card warning could cost you

For the week of: 18 Aug 2011

• Package, credit card spam carries Trojan
• Spammer ASCII art may trick filters
• Fake Firefox update steals passwords

For the week of: 11 Aug 2011

• Trojan dropper infects Windows users
• Zbot ships Trojan in fake USPS notification

For the week of: 28 Jul 2011

• Malware masked as credit card warning
• Business offer is a Trojan sneak attack
• Bredo blasts out USPS malware attack

For the week of: 21 Jul 2011

• Malware attack latches onto Bastille Day
• Driveby scareware threatens users
• Package delivery is not a gift you want

For the week of: 14 Jul 2011

• Android Trojan spies on SMS messages
• Spam spreads get rich quick scams
• Bredo spam carries financial risk

For the week of: 07 Jul 2011

• Malware lures users to download fake antivirus
• Old viruses never die
• Trojan redirects traffic from compromised websites

For the week of: 30 Jun 2011

• Mac fake antivirus pops up in image searches
• McDonald's spam will spoil your breakfast
• Spam sets trap with alluring subject lines

For the week of: 23 Jun 2011

• Plankton malware invades Android Market
• Windows worm spreads on IM
• Trojan in delivery spam downloads scareware

For the week of: 16 Jun 2011

• Spam spreading fake antivirus spoofs UPS
• YouTube spam links to phishing websites
• Spam delivers malware not package

For the week of: 09 Jun 2011

• Conficker worm still dangerous
• Fake antivirus targets Mac users
• Spyware embedded in notification spam

For the week of: 02 Jun 2011

• Worm spreads itself with fake software updates
• Spam spreads malware with fake notifications
• Dominique Strauss Kahn video infects users on Facebook

For the week of: 26 May 2011

• Yet another malware variant for your Mac
• Downloader disables digital signature checking
• Another aggressive Bredo spam campaign

For the week of: 19 May 2011

• Malicious photo attachment hijacks browser sessions
• Fake reply to pharma spam
• Zbot Trojan steals address book information

For the week of: 12 May 2011

• Photo spam leads to scareware
• Fake antivirus for Macs
• Supposed Osama bin Laden death video Trojan

For the week of: 05 May 2011

• Bobijou is just Bredo (yet again)
• Naughty picture spam disables firewall, hijacks browser
• Dropper worm grabs more code

For the week of: 28 Apr 2011

• Place an order for FakeAV
• Spoofed email from NACHA leads to malware
• FakeAV pesters with persistent pop-ups

For the week of: 22 Apr 2011

• Malware hides in the Recycle Bin
• Spoofed courier message hides Bredo malware
• Prolific scareware family drops even more malware

For the week of: 14 Mar 2011

• Fake FedEx notification spams malware
• Polymorphic file infector can steal credentials
• Trojan downloads more files to Temp folder

For the week of: 07 Mar 2011

• Malware exploits Java vulnerability
• Spam dating email sent from an old friend
• Typo-ridden DHL spam harbors Trojan

For the week of: 28 Feb 2011

• Trojan snoops for data in cache
• Remote Access Trojan for Macs
• Trojan modifies registry to keep itself running

For the week of: 21 Feb 2011

• Fake FBI interception notice
• Fake messages from the FDIC and UPS
• Trojan forces system restart

For the week of: 14 Feb 2011

• Fake package delivery malware
• Downloader mirrors Conficker behaviors
• Norwegian Bredo spam

For the week of: 07 Feb 2011

• Trojan requests files through Internet
• Not a parcel delivery failure notice, but a Trojan
• Post Express Service message, Trojan attachment

For the week of: 31 Jan 2011

• Fake Facebook password change notifications
• Spike in Russian dating spam
• Trojan takes advantage of Java vulnerability

For the week of: 24 Jan 2011

• Wordpress JavaScript hack pushes FakeAV

For the week of: 17 Jan 2011

• Downloaded Trojan drops more malware
• Fake Kama Sutra PowerPoint drops infections
• Worm spreads via networks with weak passwords

For the week of: 10 Jan 2011

• Social networking worm spams itself out
• Post-Christmas spam spike
• Another Trojan in the wild

For the week of: 03 Jan 2011

• Archive hides malicious Java class file
• Fake video file redirects to infected webpage
• Macro virus hides in an iFrame