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Trojan masquerades as Skype update

October 18, 2005 Cybercriminals are trying to lure e-mail users into installing a Trojan horse by making the malicious code look like a Skype update. TAGS: Skype, MessageLabs Ltd., trojan horse, malicious code, eBay Inc., e-mail, security

Trojan horse targets Skype users

March 23, 2007 A variant of the Warezov Trojan horse has again been programmed to spread through the instant-messaging feature in Skype. TAGS: Skype, Kurt Sauer, Websense Inc., malicious code, trojan horse, IM, security

Trojan sucks life from PSPs

October 6, 2005 Malicious software claims to undo Sony's patch attempt to deter customizers, but turns game player into a useless "brick" instead. TAGS: Sony PSP, Symantec Corp., malicious software, malicious code, trojan horse, Sony Corp.

Watchdog-attacking Bagle ramps up

March 1, 2005 A new Bagle Trojan horse that hurts security applications is spreading rapidly. TAGS: Graham Cluley, security company, Bagle virus, Sophos Plc., security application, trojan horse, variant, malicious code, security, McAfee Inc., antivirus, e-mail, virus

World Cup head butt used as Trojan bait

July 18, 2006 Malicious code is delivered on a Web site made to look like that of world soccer federation FIFA. TAGS: Websense Inc., World Cup, FIFA, Italy, malicious code, trojan horse

Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activity

July 5, 2005 Nearly 8,000 different pieces of malicious code have been detected by Sophos this year--mainly emanating from criminal gangs. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., gang, malicious code, malware, trojan horse, activity, virus, Microsoft Corp.

Rootkits get better at hiding

July 19, 2006 Malicious-code writers craft a Trojan horse that may be the "first born of the next generation of rootkits." TAGS: rootkit, F-Secure Corp., Symantec Corp., McAfee Inc., pest, API, trojan horse, malicious code, blog, threat, security

Web attackers get better at hiding

April 18, 2007 In cat-and-mouse game with security pros, cybercrooks are hiding malicious code in Flash animations and encoding it, expert says. TAGS: Jose Nazario, Flash animation, JavaScript, malicious code, attack, signature, security, Web browser, trojan horse, PC

The new battleground in cybercrime

November 30, 2007 Finjan CTO Yuval Ben-Itzhak writes that user data increasingly is driving "criminal-2-criminal" business. TAGS: cybercriminal, Finjan Software Inc., attacker, Web 2.0, signature, malicious code, trojan horse, credit card, bank, security, server, spyware, PC

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, AJAX, hacker, malicious software, malicious code, Samsung Electronics, attack, trojan horse, server, IM, Web browser, security, e-mail

Dutch police nab suspected 'bot herders'

October 7, 2005 The three suspects allegedly hijacked more than 100,000 computers worldwide and connected those in a botnet. TAGS: prosecutor, suspect, bot, police, hacking, antivirus software, McAfee Inc., malicious code, trojan horse, virus, PC

Cracking open the cybercrime economy

December 14, 2007 Hacking for fun has evolved into hacking for profit, and created a business model nearly as sophisticated as that of legal software. TAGS: hacking, McAfee Inc., malware, malicious code, denial of service, bot, researcher, trojan horse, security, server

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