Spam and Phishing

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n the last few days we have discovered that spam messages with malicious links are being sent via instant messenger services

It’s quite common to see attackers use hot topics on social networks to force users to click on malicious links. So what would be more interesting these days than using the term “Wikileaks”?

Phishing attacks in Brazil now using real personal data of the victim

Another Facebook likejacking attempt is being spammed out to fool Facebook users with “5 things girls do before she meets her boyfriend”.

Ryan Naraine talks to mobile malware researcher Denis Denis Maslennikov about the mobile malware landscape.

As the subject of targeted attacks remains one of the industry’s most hotly discussed topics, and the waves of such attacks appear to be relentless, our experts, Kostin and Magnus, together with the team, decided to continue on with the theme.

The Pornography category in the Parental Control system of Kaspersky Lab’s home user products is triggered over 4 million times a day.

Do You Know Who’s Really Viewing Your Facebook Profile?

In the past, we’ve seen Web defacers act with only with political motivation. That has now changed. The Web defacers are being used by the online money gangs as a part of outsourced services.

Since the beginning of August, our Japan office noticed around 900+ mails of a certain kind in their spam traps.
We noticed two common patterns in all of the mail. First, the links in these spammed messages all point to compromised servers. Also, the file names of the redirectors are all dictionary words followed by two digits.

Malware writers are inventing new attacks regularly – but the anti-virus industry invents new protection techniques just as regularly. Whitelisting is on of the newer protection technology which are now standard in Internet Security products.

Adobe chained installers increase security

Will Microsoft ending support for XP/SP2 create a nirvana for cybercriminals?

Join Roel Schouwenberg and myself as we explore what AV tests are about today and reflect on what is important for people using these tests to make an informed decision about buying protection for themselves and their families.