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Seemingly real Microsoft e-mail is spreading malware, be careful

Ashraf September 18, 2012 16

Whether it be through Windows or its online services, Microsoft touches the lives of many, many people around the world on a daily basis. So when an e-mail from “Microsoft <servicenotification@email.microsoft.com>” with the subject of “Important Changes to Microsoft Services Agreement” magically appears in the inbox [...]

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Password stealing trojan hits Mac OS X and Linux, declared “first in history” to affect both platforms

Ashraf September 5, 2012 0

Russian security firm Doctor Web is reporting the discovery of a password stealing trojan that is taking aim at Mac OS X and Linux. (Should have bought a Windows.)

According to Doctor Web, the maker of Dr. Web Anti-Virus and related products, the BackDoor.Wirenet.1 trojan (a name Dr. [...]

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Be careful of trojan disguised as e-mail from Facebook

Ashraf September 2, 2012 8

You get an e-mail that looks like it is from Facebook. The e-mail says you have been tagged in a photo by a friend and the photo is attached to the e-mail. You open the attachment and BAM you are infected by a trojan known as Troj/Agent-XNN. Or at least [...]

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