About two years ago, I wrote a series of blog posts that covered a particular Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as…
Month: May 2014
Gaming Site is New Home to Spammed Free Movie Links
Blogging platforms such as WordPress and Blogger, forums and (sometimes) article comment sections can be a good real estate to spot posts that may be…
Battle.net Phish Dupes Gamers with Cheating Accusations
Here’s a phishing mail designed to set users of Battle.net supported titles on edge, then plunder their logins. The mail reads as follows, and…
A look at a PayPal phish in the making
A couple of weeks ago, we blogged about a surge in PayPal phishing emails. These were not only were after stealing your…
Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System
In this blog post, I will talk about a Live CD Linux distribution geared towards preserving privacy, anonymity and circumventing censorship. Who…
A Week in Security (May 18 – 24)
Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked: Top news stories: Stay secure, everyone! The Malwarebytes Labs Team
Malvertising campaign on popular site leads to Silverlight exploit, Zeus Trojan
Malicious ads displayed on legitimate websites (malvertising) are something we see a lot of these days. Website owners have grown to have…
Browlock Redirects Via Google Image Search
We saw a website offering up a downloadable version of what they claim is Telltale’s Back to the Future game. The site…
A RAT in Bird’s clothing
Some folks worry when they get a malicious e-mail, Facebook update or Tweet from some untrusted account with a suspicious link…
Watch out for “Amazoon” Phishing
Be warned that there are some typo happy phishers looking out for login credentials. It’s time to take a trip down…