An evolution from script kiddies to syndicates
With first decade of the millennium coming to a close this year, it seems a good time to take a look back at some of the malware that has helped shape the current-day attacks on the Web.
Sites and PCs still infected with old malware may now receive new instructions
ScanSafe researchers are seeing renewed activity regarding Gumblar, a multifunctional piece of malware that spreads by attacking PCs visiting hacked Web pages.
UK security vendor Prevx says its software locks out malware during transactions
A U.K. security company is giving to banks, for free, security software that it says can block malicious software from manipulating online banking transactions or stealing data, even if the computer is infected.
Gumblar infects insecure Web sites in order to compromise vulnerable PCs
Security researchers are seeing a resurgence of Gumblar, the name for a piece of malicious code that is spread by compromising legitimate but insecure Web sites.
Affiliate networks use a bag of clever tricks to promote fake drugs, antivirus programs and other goods
Russian cybergangs have established a robust system for promoting Web sites that sell fake antivirus software, pharmaceuticals and counterfeit luxury products, according to a new report from security vendor Sophos.
Trend Micro topped NSS Labs' test of software for detecting Web-based malware
New reputation-based antivirus systems are doing a better job of blocking malicious software than did their predecessors.
Security experts disagree on whether the Google OS can live up to the company's promises
Google, while announcing its new Chrome operating system late Tuesday, said users would no longer have to worry about viruses, malware and security updates, but security experts disagreed on whether Google can deliver on those promises.
Internet Antivirus Pro has been a growing problem since April
Microsoft has taken aim at a rogue antivirus program called Internet Antivirus Pro.
The software could become even more dangerous if engineered to behave like a network worm
Cash machines around the world are hosting malware that can harvest a person's card details for use in fraud, a situation that could worsen as the malware becomes more sophisticated, according to a security researcher.
Attack methods are similar to those used by the Russian Business Network, a disbanded cybercriminal gang
Up to 40,000 Web sites have been hacked to redirect unwitting victims to another Web site that tries to infect PCs with malicious software, according to security vendor Websense.
'Just another day at the office' for spammers, says one researcher
Spammers have seized on the growing interest in news of a possible swine flu epidemic to hawk fake pharmaceuticals, security experts warned Monday.
Kaspersky Lab warns that a new mobile-phone Trojan spotted in Indonesia uses SMS messages to steal money.
Hackers have discovered a new way to steal your money: texting it out of your phone.
Signature-based virus scanning losing prominence as use of behavior-based detection and reputation analysis grows
Step 1: Identify a computer virus specimen. Step 2: Create a "signature" to detect and eradicate the virus, and push the signature file out to a computer. Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2 again and again for new viruses and their variants.
Russian malware distributors have launched another iFrame attack on a sub-domain of the cbs.com site.
TV network CBS has become the latest big name to have it website used to host malware, a security company has reported.
Rootkits are sneaky, but are they a major threat?
Frank Boldewin had seen a lot of malicious software in his time, but never anything like Rustock.C.
