Vonteera is an adware family that has been around for years. They stand out from the rest because of their very…
Month: November 2015
No money, but Pony! From a mail to a trojan horse
In this post, we will take a high and low-level look at the Pony Trojan, delivered through a recent spam campaign. During our…
London (and Dublin) calling – on a mission in the UK and Ireland
If there’s one place where the impact of cybercrime is being felt recently, it’s in the UK. The recent TalkTalk hack has dominated…
The Casino Malvertising Campaign
We identified one of the largest malvertising campaigns in recent months going through 10 different ad domains receiving massive volumes of Internet traffic….
Blast from the Past: Blackhole Exploit Kit Resurfaces in Live Attacks
Update (11/19/15): The hosting provider, AdvancedHosters, replied to our complaint. They have servers in the US and also around the world but are based in…
Another Day, Another HMRC Tax Phish…
We could all do with a bit of a tax refund right before the festive season, and wouldn’t you know it…
Malwarebytes Named to Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500!
The Deloitte Technology Fast 500 list ranks North American companies that have had the largest sales growth over the last three…
Magnitude Exploit Kit Activity Increases Via Malvertising Attacks
During the past few days we have noticed a higher than usual number of malvertising attacks pushing the Magnitude exploit kit –…
Beware scams in the wake of the App Store slip-up
Mac users began to have problems opening apps downloaded from the App Store Wednesday morning. This caused messages that the apps were…
Fake Daily Mirror Site offers “Facebook Social Media Profits Program”
One of the oldest tricks in the book is a fake news site; throw up some familiar banners, a splash of…