At first glance, the March statistics from the online scanner shows that the Online Scanner Top Twenty ratings continue to change radically from month to month. Read Full Article
Virus Top Twenty for March 2006
Kaspersky Lab presents the Virus Top Twenty for March 2006 Read Full Article
Named & shamed!
StopBadware.org positions itself as ‘a “Neighbourhood Watch” campaign aimed at fighting badware.’ Read Full Article
First Trojan targetting Dutch bank found
Yesterday I received a sample which seemed quite interesting. Turns out that the specimen was a bank Trojan which specifically targets (among others) a Dutch bank. Read Full Article
New Bank Trojans
Over the last couple of days there’s been quite a lot of talk about a Trojan + rootkit called Hearse. We detect this malware as Trojan-Spy.Win32.Goldun.im. Read Full Article
Grey market phones – a security risk
In the majority of European countries it’s possible to buy a mobile phone for very little money. In effect, the cost of the handset is subsidized by the service provider. However, in many cases, the phone will only work on a specified network. If the user wants to put in a new SIM card, and… Read Full Article
Spam – or a cry for help?
Mass mailers profit from missing persons Read Full Article
Subversive SubVirt
Controversial proof of concept rootkit Read Full Article
Aaargh-FID
Proof of concept malicious code for tagging devices Read Full Article
War-driving in Germany – CeBIT2006
Kaspersky Lab investigates Wi-fi networks at the world’s biggest IT show, CeBIT 2006 Read Full Article