Compromised websites have been an attractive target for cyber-criminals. These websites distribute different malwares designed to steal valuable information from the victim’s machine. McAfee has recently encountered a compromised website which distributes malicious .jar file and Fake AV. The compromised web page has an iFrame which reidirects the user to download a malicious .jar file. The Read more…
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Here’s a quick update on the Mac OS X malware landscape, a rather hot topic this month. May started off with the announcement of the DIY malware kit Weyland-Yutani BOT. This news was shortly thereafter dwarfed by numerous reports of fake (a.k.a. rogue) security software for the Mac; names include Mac Defender, Mac Protector, Mac Security, Read more…
Tags: fake anti virus, Mac OS X, malware
It’s not breaking news that fake-alert Trojans infections are growing. But it’s worrying for Mac OS X users to find themselves a target for those attacks. As my colleague Tad Heppner mentioned in his post, a scareware called MacDefender was spotted in the wild. Mac users can be fooled by those fake alerts because malware Read more…
Tags: fake anti virus, Mac OS X, malware
We all have friends and family who’ve fallen for this – they click on a bad link, and a fake anti-virus program pops up. It tells them their computer is under attack, but if they just click “ok” on the window that’s popped up, it will protect them. Cybercriminals prey on consumers’ fears that their Read more…
Tags: anti-virus program pops up, exploiting real brand names, fake anti virus, Fake Anti Virus Scams, fake system tool programs
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