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Blog from the threat research team at Threatfire about computer security.
Recent Posts
Koobface on Yuotube
The Koobface gang and their inability to spell is a giveaway for the latest of their trick pages. If you end up at a page that states “This content requires Adobe Flash Player 10.37. Would you want to install it now?”, and the title of th...
Spamvertizing Social Networks and Why Legitimate Money Will Help Clean Them Up
Dennis Yu provides an experienced insider’s perspective on ad networks’ social networking monetization process. Fascinating details of major players within the ad networks and their practices. It’s amazing how difficult it can be to...
Zbot: Not Your Typical Malware
The cybercriminal gangs developing and distributing Zbot have been highly active recently, as seen here and here, so let’s dig into the code again. On a day to day basis, malware researchers locate a sample of interest, which can seem similar t...
Who Fell for the Facebook Password Reset Scam Yesterday?
Unfortunately, a lot of people didn’t realize that the email and attachment we posted yesterday was not really from “The Facebook Team”. ThreatFire users were protected from the Bredolab downloader and its Zbot payload, and it’...
Facebook Password Reset Confirmation Spam — Bredolab, Zbot, Adware
Another cybercriminal group is abusing the face of Facebook in another malware spam blast, fooling users to install banking password stealing malware and adware on their systems. The message of the email claims to arrive from “The Facebook Team...
Malware Attacks on Windows 7
Yesterday's release of Windows 7 brings with it a different playground for malware.If reviewer predictions are realized, the platform will overtake Windows XP as the Windows OS of choice in high volume. Which provides a whole new platform of interest...
