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Trojan attacks Microsoft's anti-spyware

February 9, 2005 Windows AntiSpyware is threatened by a Trojan horse that also tries to steal online banking details, a security company warns. TAGS: anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., trojan horse, online banking, attack, Microsoft Corp., spyware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

The future of malware: Trojan horses

October 13, 2006 Targeted attacks used for industrial espionage have become the nightmare scenario for big companies, researchers say. TAGS: Alex Shipp, radar, Graham Cluley, attack, organization, MessageLabs Ltd., threat, trojan horse, Sophos Plc., Symantec Corp., security company, consultant, researcher, malware, Microsoft Office, security

'Storm worm' Trojan horse surges on

January 23, 2007 Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale sustained Trojan horse attack that took place over the weekend. TAGS: F-Secure Corp., antivirus company, attack, trojan horse, home PC, Sophos Plc., antivirus, adware, e-mail

MSN Korea hack targeted online gamers

June 4, 2005 New information reveals that password-stealing software was installed automatically on vulnerable systems. TAGS: Websense Inc., MSN, South Korea, trojan horse, gamer, attack, Microsoft Corp., security

Another Word zero-day bug used in attacks

January 25, 2007 A fourth yet-to-be-patched security vulnerability in Microsoft Word is actively being exploited in cyberattacks, the company has warned. TAGS: Microsoft Word, cyberattack, attack, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, security

Zombie builders send out phone texts

June 23, 2006 Hackers are trying a cell phone approach to try to dupe people into downloading a Trojan horse program. TAGS: Websense Inc., bot, attack, hacker, trojan horse, monitoring, cell phone, security

Trojan Cryzip extorts decryption fee

March 14, 2006 A new Trojan encrypts files, then demands $300 in ransom for their decryption and release, according to security firm. TAGS: LURHQ Corp., malicious software, trojan horse, writer, victim, payment, researcher, encryption, attack, security, password, database

Zero-day attack hits Word

February 15, 2007 Microsoft is working to patch a security flaw in its word-processing software that is being used in targeted cyberattacks. TAGS: cyberattack, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, vulnerability, attack, security, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse

Word hole exploited in zero-day attacks

December 6, 2006 "Limited attacks" are taking advantage of previously unknown security bug in word-processing program, Microsoft warns. TAGS: Microsoft Word, attack, vulnerability, Microsoft Corp., trojan horse, Microsoft Office, security, Apple Macintosh

Bagle attack comes in two waves

September 21, 2005 New variants of the veteran pest have been sent out in two waves of spam, an antivirus firm says. TAGS: Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., wave, antivirus company, variant, antivirus, attack, trojan horse, security, e-mail

Report: Targeted e-mail attacks increasing

April 18, 2007 Security firm has spotted a significant upswing in e-mail attacks aimed at organizations. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., e-mail filtering, attack, organization, Microsoft PowerPoint, e-mail, trojan horse, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

'Storm worm' rages across the globe

January 19, 2007 Mass-mailed Trojan horse baits people with timely information about a deadly, real-life storm front in Europe. TAGS: globe, attack, Europe, trojan horse, e-mail

Swedish bank hit by 'biggest ever' online heist

January 19, 2007 Phishing e-mails encouraged at least 250 customers to download antivirus application containing a Trojan. TAGS: bank, Sweden, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, security company, phishing, attack, security, antivirus, e-mail

Word flaw hit with zero-day attack

September 5, 2006 "Extremely critical flaw" in Microsoft Word 2000, which has no released patch, could lead to remote execution of code. TAGS: Microsoft Word 2000, vulnerability, flaw, Microsoft Word, Symantec Corp., trojan horse, attack, security, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

Zero-day Wednesdays

July 24, 2006 Why are attacks via unfixed flaws coming out the day after Microsoft's Patch Tuesday? Think corporate espionage, CNET editor Robert Vamosi says. TAGS: flaw, Microsoft PowerPoint, virus attack, patch management, attack, trojan horse, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Office, virus

Asian Trojans attacking U.K., agency warns

June 16, 2005 According to a security agency, the cyberattack mainly targets central government, but other British organizations are also at risk. TAGS: U.K., cyberattack, attack, agency, trojan horse, e-mail

Super Bowl stadium site packed Trojan horse

February 2, 2007 Cybercrooks reprogram Dolphin Stadium Web site to load script that would attempt to exploit two Windows security holes.Images: Stadium site gets sacked TAGS: Dolphin Ltd., Websense Inc., Super Bowl, Web security, antivirus company, attack, Windows PC, patch management, security company, trojan horse, security, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., PC

Trojan attack targets top executives

September 25, 2007 Security company MessageLabs warns of risk posed by malware-infected e-mails aimed at the "chiefs" of public companies. TAGS: MessageLabs Ltd., top executive, representative, trojan horse, e-mail, attack, malware, security

Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

January 30, 2007 Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software. TAGS: phishing, Graham Cluley, MessageLabs Ltd., Sophos Plc., virus attack, bank, attack, trojan horse, code, virus, e-mail, security, malware

British parliament attacked using WMF exploit

January 23, 2006 The U.K. Government's e-mail security provider confirms hackers in China orchestrated attack. TAGS: Microsoft Windows Metafile, MessageLabs Ltd., hacker, WMF vulnerability, government, attack, China, patch, trojan horse, e-mail, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows