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Trojan piggybacks on Firefox

July 26, 2006 New Trojan installs itself as Firefox extension, according to a security advisory by McAfee. TAGS: Networks Associates Technology Inc., McAfee Inc., Firefox, trojan horse, FTP, security, Web browser, e-mail

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, attack, e-mail, malware, security

Trojan targets Google hosting service

June 19, 2006 Waits for people to log on to banking sites, then tries to steal personal information by capturing keystrokes. TAGS: Websense Inc., Google Inc., banking, trojan horse, security, e-mail

Two years on, Netsky-P tops virus charts

September 1, 2006 The e-mail worm, ranked as the worst of 2004, retains bragging rights even though fixes have long been available. TAGS: Netsky virus, malicious software, Sophos Plc., e-mail worm, accounting, threat, virus, trojan horse, e-mail, security

This worm wishes you a Happy New Year

December 29, 2006 Security experts warn of a Trojan horse disguised as celebratory e-mail that could turn a PC into a spamming zombie. TAGS: iDefense, spamming, worm, holiday, trojan horse, McAfee Inc., expert, e-mail, antivirus, message, security, Microsoft Windows

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, security company, McAfee Inc., trojan horse, phishing, attack, security, antivirus, e-mail

'Storm worm' exploits YouTube

October 10, 2007 Spammers may have changed tactics, targeting a familiar Web site rather than PCs for the purpose of spreading the trojan. TAGS: YouTube, spammer, Graham Cluley, spam filtering, bot, spam, trojan horse, function, Google Inc., e-mail, security, video, PC

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, security, trojan horse, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Corp.

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, MessageLabs Ltd., Graham Cluley, attack, organization, trojan horse, threat, security company, Sophos Plc., consultant, Symantec Corp., malware, researcher, Microsoft Office, antivirus

Viruses promise heartbreak on Valentine's Day

February 14, 2007 E-mails promise love cards but deliver malicious software designed to turn computers into zombies. Image: Valentine's virus TAGS: Secure Computing Corp., malicious software, zombie, Sophos Plc., threat, virus, attack, card, security, e-mail, trojan horse

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, attack, bank, trojan horse, virus, code, e-mail, malware, security

Security firm: Samsung site hosts Trojan

September 8, 2006 Malware that steals access codes sits on Samsung server and is spread by malicious spam and IM, Websense says. TAGS: Websense Inc., hosting, Sydney, malicious software, AJAX, hacker, malicious code, attack, Samsung Electronics, trojan horse, server, Web browser, security, IM, e-mail
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