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"m28sx" worm: back in business ?
You might remember my previous post about a new Twitter worm called "m28sx" that spreads a fake antivirus (aka rogueware) called Security Shield: Twitter worm spreading virallyToday I got an email with...
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United Parcel Service notification #82929
Today I received an email with the subject "United Parcel Service notification #82929"Apparently my order was sent to my home address and now they are sending me an email with additional information....
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Facebook rogue applications still lurking around
Recently I made a post on Malware Disasters about rogue applications on Facebook.Here's a small excerpt:For quite some time now there are rogue applications trying to convince you that you are able to...
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Windows Live Phishing
This morning I received an email claiming that the database and email account center for Windows Live would be upgraded. They need to delete all unused account and to make sure that yours won't be...
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FedEx notification #85645
You might have read my previous blog post:[SPAM] United Parcel Service notification #82929This time it's FedEx to be the subject of a new and highly active spam campaign. I received different emails,...
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Increase in Dutch banking phishing
Recently I made a post on Malware Disasters about an increase of targeted phishing in the last few monts. The focus was mainly on Dutch (and Belgian) customers of respectively Rabobank and ING, two...
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Facebook Support. Personal data has been changed!
There appears to be a new malicious email being sent out with the subject: "Facebook Support. Personal data has been changed! ID75300"In a previous post I already explained a similar campaign:Your...
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Technoviking ? I am not amused
So yesterday I was looking on Google Images for the 'Technoviking'. I'm sure most of you know the guy/meme but just to be sure:http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/technovikingIn case you're wondering, I do...
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New Facebook scam
There's a new Facebook scam actively spreading.Titles as "Monstrously Erotic blonde", "This chick is awesomely crazy" and "Shows her boobs on national TV!" may appeal to the imagination.Here's some...
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Increase in malicious spam
Rodel Mendrez from M86 Security labs has made an excellent post on a Massive Rise in Malicious Spam:http://labs.m86security.com/2011/08/massive-rise-in-malicious-spam/As he notes in his conclusion, "It...
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New Facebook scam
A new Facebook scam is spreading today, 6th of December. The interesting thing is that I have seen it posted in Dutch as well.The method used is the same as in previous Facebook scams, see for example...
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Free Riot codes scam
Update - 14/04/2012 - 21:35 CET: Both the Facebook page and hxxp://freeriotcodes.com are offline now. There is one other Facebook page (+ 21,000 likes) and a few other websites which are still up &...
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Hacked Hotmail accounts... and the consequences
It's a trend I'm seeing more and more, even with some of my relatives:Their Hotmail account is getting hacked, and from then on is being used by scammers or malware authors to spread their malicious...
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You HAVE to check this picture
In today's post, we'll be highlighting an older trick that's being used again by spammers and malware authors.I received the following mail:"Excuse me,I got to show you this picture in attachment. I...
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LinkedIn spam, exploits and Zeus: a deadly combination ?
Is this the perfect recipe for a cybercriminal ?:Hacking LinkedIn's password (and possibly user-) database. Sending an email to all obtained email addresses, which is urging you to check your LinkedIn...
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League of Legends RP hack
I recently blogged about a (still current) scam targeting players of the online game League of Legends: Free Riot codes scam .When re-checking several websites and Facebook pages, I came across an...
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Scan from a Hewlett-Packard ScanJet
I received several mails recently that my document was scanned and sent to me.Subjects may be (there are many variants where the number differs):Re: Scan from a HP ScanJet #920330420Fwd: Re: Scan from...
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A word on XDocCrypt/Dorifel/Quervar
I'm sure everyone has heard by now about the so called XDocCrypt/Dorifel/Quervar malware.It has mostly damaged machines in The Netherlands, but reports have come in from other countries (including the...
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Java exploits lurking around
Update - 31/08/2012Oracle has issued a patch for the exploit. You can download the patch from:Java SE DownloadsOracle has also issued an alert concerning this exploit.---End updateI'm sure everyone has...
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Fake Symantec security check
Antivirus vendors sending out warnings to perform a scan of your computer? Sure, that must be legit... Right?Email claiming to be from SymantecIf you click on download, a file called RemovalTool.exe...
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