Avast! Antivirus RAR File Scan Evasion Security Bypass Vulnerability

Avast! Antivirus is a suite of antivirus programs from the Czech company Avast. A security bypass vulnerability exists in Avast! The vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to distribute files containing malicious code that cannot be detected by an anti-virus program...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID13039: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on January 7, 2015

Medium Alert ID: 36940 First Published: 2015 January 8 15:33 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID13039 and RuleID13039KVR may contain the...

AOL Advertising Network Abused to Distribute Malware

Security researchers have uncovered a malvertising campaign used to distribute malware to visitors of The Huffington Post website, as well as several other sites, through malicious advertisements served over the AOL advertising network. At the end of last year, Cyphort Labs, security firm...

Microsoft Reports Massive Increase in Macros Enabled Threats

The Microsoft Malware Protection Center says there has been a dramatic increase in threats using macros to spread malware via spam and social engineering over the last month. Macros are used for automating frequently used tasks in Office. Macro-related infections were constant and near zero daily...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID12983: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on December 21, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 36841 First Published: 2014 December 22 15:58 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID12938 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID12666: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on December 2, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 36609 First Published: 2014 December 3 13:42 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID12666 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID12267: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on November 5, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 36332 First Published: 2014 November 5 17:35 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID12267 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID12135: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on November 10, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 36310 First Published: 2014 November 4 14:29 GMT Last Updated: 2014 November 11 13:57 GMT Version: 3 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID12135...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID12062: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on October 22, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 36162 First Published: 2014 October 22 13:32 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID12062 may contain the following files: Name |...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID10776: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 23, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 35022 First Published: 2014 July 23 16:16 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID10776 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

CryptoLocker Infections Continue as New Rasomware Evolves

U.S. and European law enforcement officials last month, performed a coordinated takedown of the GameOver Zeus botnet. At the time, they claimed that the operation also neutralized the infamous CryptoLocker ransomware, which criminals had distributed using GameOver’s infrastructure. However, Tyler...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID10677: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 15, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 34933 First Published: 2014 July 15 14:53 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID10677 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID10637: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on July 11, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 34907 First Published: 2014 July 12 02:41 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID10637 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

Threat Outbreak Alert RuleID10436: Email Messages Distributing Malicious Software on June 25, 2014

Medium Alert ID: 34709 First Published: 2014 June 25 14:22 GMT Version: 1 Summary Cisco Security has detected significant activity related to spam email messages distributing malicious software. Email messages that are related to this threat RuleID10436 may contain the following files: Name | Siz...

HackerOne: Arbitrary file uploads to Amazon WS.

Hi, It seems one is able to upload arbitrary files to Amazon Webservices through the UI. This allows for uploading malware such as msf-payload-x86.jpg.exe or whatever. Beyond free hosting this could potentially be used to entice teams into downloading stuff they probably don't want. Actual...

PNG Image Metadata Found Leveraging iFrame Injections

Researchers have discovered a relatively new way to distribute malware that relies on reading JavaScript code stored in an obfuscated PNG file’s metadata to trigger iFrame injections. The technique makes it highly unlikely a virus scanner would catch it because the injection method is so deeply...

SpyEye creator pleads guilty in U.S Federal Court

Aleksandr Andreevich Panin, one of the alleged masterminds behind the notorious SpyEye banking trojan, pleaded guilty in an Atlanta courtroom yesterday to conspiracy charges relating to the development and distribution of the the malware. Panin pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit wire and bank...

U.S. based Cloud Hosting providers contribute 44% of Malware distribution

U.S. has the top Security Agencies like NSA, FBI to tackle cyber crime and terrorism with their high profile surveillance technologies, but even after that U.S is proudly hosting 44% of the entire cloud based malware distribution. With the enhancement in Internet technology, Cloud computing has...

Microsoft Says ZeroAccess Click-Fraud Botnet Abandoned

Microsoft is declaring the ZeroAccess botnet dead. Two weeks after obtaining a court order to disrupt the botnet’s ability to carry out click-fraud, assistant general counsel Richard Boscovich of Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit said late last week that the botmasters behind ZeroAccess had abandon...

Japanese Poker champion charged for distributing Android malware

Famous poker player 'Masaaki Kagawa' who won about $1.5 million in poker tournaments has been arrested by Japanese authorities for allegedly distributing Android malware. According to Symantec, He is just one of nine men arrested for distributing spam that included emails with links to Android...