Pharmacy-touting spammers can turn a decent return on response rates as low as one in 12 million, far lower than previously thought.…
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Researchers hijack botnet for spam study
WinDefender is a malware program, now it’s promising an update “Get rid of mailware now!” It’s been out a while but now there’s the “Update” going around.
Be wary and warn the folks you know — this isn’t Windows Defender, an anti malware program.
F-secure has a screenshot so you know what to look for…and of course the requisite joke, hoping that future versions might promise an end to “maleware.”
Good luck with that, guys. 
Spammers have upped the ante in their bid to tap into interest created by the US presidential election this week to punt penis pills other assorted pharmaceutical tat.…
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McCain ‘dead’ email ruse punts penis pills
Barack Obama is ahead not only in the polls but where it counts the most - in spam messages. However, his presidential rival John McCain can claim his own guaranteed enlarged small victory.…
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McCain pulls ahead in pharmaceutical spam
Mupd1_2_1711951 is dangerous trojan. While many similar trojans download malware secretly, Mupd1_2_1711951.exe tricks people into downloading parasites willingly.
Mupd1_2_1711951 trojan is able to imitate alerts usually loaded by Windows Firewall. The fake firewall asks user if he wants to block Trojan-Keylogger.WIN32.Fung. By clicking
Win Defender 2009 is typical rogue anti-spyware. This one has more potential to scam people than the others do because its name is similar to Windows Defender, reputable software from Microsoft Corp. Whenever downloading or purchasing a software make sure that it
Ferrychi is a downloader trojan. It is very dangerous because its purpose is downloading and running additional computer parasites. The malware brought by Ferrychi may vary from adware toolbars to rogue security tools. Ferrychi is not able to steal information or corrupt system files on its own. However, it may install parasites that are able to spy on computer owner and steal money or data this way.
Ferrychi infects computers using vulnerability in MS Word 97. Keep your software updated in order to avoid Ferrychi trojan. It infect every MS Word file, so when file is opened on another computer, the trojan spreads further.
Ferrychi hides from user and it is hard to delete. It changes registry entries in order to run automatically on boot. Ferrychi connects to on1000000.cn in order to download malwares. Block this website in advance to avoid problems.
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Ferrychi
The Consumerist recently posted a story about a Filipino call center that was inundated from a would-be ID Thief, and whose security center was not equipped to properly investigate and nab the guy.
Fortunately, the call center was small, and the ID Thief was obvious, so workers got to know his voice and mannerisms, and were able to forward him to security with every call. Unfortunately, it turned out the Filipino security staff was unprepared to properly handle the scam, because they didn’t know some of the cultural nuances (like the name “Angela” is female) and they had no access to LexisNexis, the U.S. security database of personal information.
Once the ID Thief caught on to the right answers to the security questions, the security staff refused to deal with him –and told the call center staff to deal with him as a verified account holder and give him account access. Eventually the guy was caught–in the U.S. by someone else — for successfully committing fraud.
Such a shame when this could be easily prevented. Companies want to cut costs, but they’re cutting security also.
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The Security Problem in International Call Centers
Real Antivirus is ironic name of new malware. RealAntivirus (also known as Real AV) doesn
Avoid clicking links given on spam emails, otherwise you may voluntarily infect your computer with FunnyPicture.jpg.exe or similar trojan.
FunnyPicture.jpg.exe trojan spreads through spam emails. The malicious email usually hides under subject
