Experts warn of malicious Twitter spam 

Experts warn of malicious Twitter spam

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 7 June 2010 9:36 AM
Over 50,000 instances of latest threat, vendor claims.
Google says 11,000 domains distributing rogue anti-virus 

Google says 11,000 domains distributing rogue anti-virus

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 16 April 2010 10:29 AM
Scareware on the rise.
Facebook makes changes to privacy policy 

Facebook makes changes to privacy policy

In Messaging - By Dan Raywood, 30 March 2010 2:46 PM
As rogue AV scam hits site.
Rogue anti-virus levels are at highest recorded in more than a year 

Rogue anti-virus levels are at highest recorded in more than a year

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 2 November 2009 11:50 AM
Levels of scareware up.
Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine 

Symantec finds rogue AV to be well-oiled profit machine

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 20 October 2009 10:41 AM
Business is booming.
Malicious links detected on Microsoft Security Essentials searches 

Malicious links detected on Microsoft Security Essentials searches

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 2 October 2009 11:10 AM
Websites serve up rogue AV.
Rogue AV scam targets Google users 

Rogue AV scam targets Google users

In Web/client - By Chuck Miller, 23 September 2009 11:10 AM
Utilises PageRank feature.
Rogueware traps users with "green" promise 

Rogueware traps users with "green" promise

In Applications - By Chuck Miller, 4 September 2009 10:36 AM
Promises to save forests in 'Amazonia'.
Facebook struggles to cope with rogue apps 

Facebook struggles to cope with rogue apps

In Applications - By Phil Muncaster, 24 August 2009 10:08 AM
Spamming applications in double digits.
Phishing apps found on Facebook 

Phishing apps found on Facebook

In Messaging - By Chuck Miller, 21 August 2009 11:37 AM
A new round of rogue Facebook applications is sending notifications that lead users to phishing sites, according to researchers at Trend Micro.
Rogue Facebook app harvests user credentials 

Rogue Facebook app harvests user credentials

In Messaging - By Phil Muncaster, 18 August 2009 10:22 AM
Facebook users who allow third-party applications onto their desktop have been warned that a rogue Facebook app is luring users to a site set up to harvest their credentials.
Bing in the dock over rogue pharmacy site ads 

Bing in the dock over rogue pharmacy site ads

In Web/client - By Phil Muncaster, 7 August 2009 11:02 AM
Report alleges that Microsoft-sponsored links direct users to illegal sites.
RSA confirms notorious rogue trader as keynote speaker for European conference 

RSA confirms notorious rogue trader as keynote speaker for European conference

In Risk - By SC Australia Staff, 17 July 2009 2:34 PM
Rogue trader Nick Leeson has been confirmed as the closing keynote speaker at the tenth annual RSA Conference Europe.
Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009 

Trojans account for 70 per cent of all malware in second quarter of 2009

In Hackers - By SC Australia Staff, 8 July 2009 10:51 AM
Trojans accounted for almost three quarters of all new malware between April and June this year.
Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software 

Sponsored links on Yahoo and Google host malicious rogue software

In Web/client - By Dan Raywood, 16 June 2009 4:55 PM
Cybercriminals are using sponsored links on both Yahoo and Google to promote malicious applications.
Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams 

Twitter hit with rogue anti-virus scams

In Messaging - By Greg Masters, 3 June 2009 11:06 AM
Users of popular blogging platform Twitter fell victim this past week to a scareware scam in which they were offered a "Best Video," but by clicking through, invited onto their ...
Rogue product ads on F-Secure, McAfee, Trend Micro searches 

Rogue product ads on F-Secure, McAfee, Trend Micro searches

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 April 2009 11:15 AM
Google searches for a number of security products and vendors -- including F-Secure, Norton, McAfee and Trend Micro -- have yielded advertisements with links to rogue products.
Rogue DHCP malware strikes again, now harder to detect 

Rogue DHCP malware strikes again, now harder to detect

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 18 March 2009 10:15 AM
A new variant of the DNS-changing Trojan.Flush.M malware has been spotted, security researchers said this week.
Source of rogue malware tracked down 

Source of rogue malware tracked down

In Hackers - By Angela Moscaritolo, 31 October 2008 10:44 AM
The trail of bogus anti-virus software and the money it brings in leads to a software company in Russia, according to security researchers.
As stock markets fall, rogue anti-virus software rises 

As stock markets fall, rogue anti-virus software rises

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 23 October 2008 10:09 AM
A combination of the consolidating financial services space and fear over the stock market plunge has prompted malware writers to shift their tactics.
Compromised Halloween websites passing along rogue software 

Compromised Halloween websites passing along rogue software

In Web/client - By Angela Moscaritolo, 23 October 2008 10:09 AM
Users might end up with rogue anti-virus software on their machines by searching for Halloween costumes online.
New rogue software expected to target Mac users 

New rogue software expected to target Mac users

In Applications - By Angela Moscaritolo, 20 October 2008 10:11 AM
A new program that claims to be an anti-spyware solution for the Mac is likely rogue software, security researchers warned on Friday.
Mac security goes rogue 

Mac security goes rogue

In Crypto - By Shaun Nichols, 17 January 2008 4:13 PM
As Apple aficionados toast the Macworld expo, security researchers are warning of a rogue application targeting OS X.
Rogue file-cleaning application targets Mac users 

Rogue file-cleaning application targets Mac users

In Applications - By Dan Kaplan, 16 January 2008 3:29 PM
A bogus file-cleaning application trying to induce downloads by using scare tactics is now targeting the Mac community, researchers said today.
Rogue security software on the rise 

Rogue security software on the rise

In Applications - By Iain Thomson, 5 June 2007 1:01 PM
Experts are warning of a sharp rise in the number of malware infections caused by rogue security programs.
Rogue anti-spyware app knocks out AV systems  

Rogue anti-spyware app knocks out AV systems

By William Eazel, 6 April 2006 10:25 AM
Security experts warned today of a newly detected rogue anti-spyware application, UnSpyPC, which falsely identifies popular security products and well-known file system tools ...
UK watchdog cuts off UK porn and rogue diallers  

UK watchdog cuts off UK porn and rogue diallers

By Robert Jaques, 22 October 2004 11:05 AM
ICSTIS, the UK's premium rate services regulator, will cut off any such services found to be operating without its permission. After the clampdown unlicensed dialler service ...
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