A new exploit has been found in the Japanese word processor Ichitaro. JP-RTL engineers have received a sample Ichitaro document, which is capable of exploiting the previously unknown vulnerability. It is released by Japanese Vulnerability Notes as JVNDB-2010-000024. If exploited, arbitrary code could be run on users’ systems.
The file that exploits this new vulnerability has [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroAnother Vulnerability Discovered in Ichitaro [...more]
Today is the last day of May and, for some people, the last day their Facebook accounts are available online. Recent changes to Facebook’s privacy settings are regarded as rather confusing and not readily apparent to users. Not even the latest update that Facebook made last May 26, which attempted to address its long-running issue [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroIs It Time to Quit Facebook? [...more]
Early this year, the SASFIS Trojan became notorious in relation to spoofed email messages supposedly from Facebook. SASFIS infections usually result in tons of other malware infections, as this particular family makes systems susceptible to botnet attacks, particularly from ZeuS and BREDOLAB, and is affiliated with various FAKEAV variants, usually those associated with pornographic sites.
TrendLabsSM [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroSASFIS Malware Uses a New Trick [...more]
By the ZoneAlarm team Good news, ZoneAlarm Free Firewall users: if you are running the latest version, you are seeing 97% fewer pop-up alerts! Some of you will say, “Good!” and stop reading right there. Others want to know more.... [...more]
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TrendLabsSM recently handled a client case last March wherein two peculiar malware leveraged a Windows service—Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)—to execute their malicious routines.
WMI lets users access and retrieve information about their OSs. It is particularly useful for administrators, especially in enterprise environments, as it manages applications found on systems connected to a network using any [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroWindows WMI Abused for Malware Operations [...more]
AMSTERDAM, May 26, 2010 – AVG Technologies, developers of the world's most popular free anti-virus software, today announced it has added Don MacLennan, a 23-year veteran of the software industry, to the position of Senior Vice President, Product Man... [...more]
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The upcoming “2010 FIFA World Cup” in South Africa is one of the most highly anticipated events in sports history today. As expected, cybercriminals have been using this event as another means for their endless string of profiteering schemes.
TrendLabsSM engineers discovered two separate spam runs leveraging the said event. The first spam sample (see Figure [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroLatest Online Scam Targets FIFA Fans [...more]
