When we talk about online extortion, nowadays what comes to mind is ransomware, thanks to reports of new strains found almost…
Month: July 2016
Untangling Kovter’s persistence methods
Kovter is a click-fraud malware famous from the unconventional tricks used for persistence. It hides malicious modules in PowerShell scripts as…
Mac malware OSX.Keydnap steals keychain
We blogged about the OSX.Backdoor.Eleanor malware that had just been discovered, last week. In rare turn of events in the Mac…
A week in security (Jul 03 – Jul 09)
Last week, we discussed about another 419 scam, itemized 12 steps for secure online banking, differentiated two “intentional security holes”, spotlighted…
Pokemon GO: Pokecoins survey scams choose you
Virtual reality is when you wear a helmet and flail your arms around at a computer generated game, hopefully without walking…
PUP Friday: One Click, Many Downloads
Files that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) detect as OneClickDownloader are what we call bundlers. We have defined bundlers as a blend of…
12 steps to safer online banking
Gone are the days of balancing check books. The advent of online banking has made budget-keeping and bill-paying a convenient, if…
Intentional security holes
Sinkholes and watering holes are two expressions not automatically associated with computer security, yet they are in use to describe two tactics…
“Good luck with your games!”
I’ve seen some amazing claims of security in place on scam sites down the years, alongside dazzling statements with regards how…
New Mac backdoor malware: Eleanor
A new piece of malware for Mac OS X has been discovered, according to a blog post from Bitdefender. This malware,…