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RSA takes on Trojan horses

March 16, 2007 Service will help financial institutions identify Trojan horses and take down the Web sites that distribute the threats. TAGS: RSA Security Inc., trojan horse, financial company, malicious software, phishing

Trojan horse: Your money or your files

April 29, 2006 Newly discovered Trojan horse threatens to delete files if victim doesn't pay $10.99 for code to disarm the malicious software. TAGS: trojan horse, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, victim, payment, malicious software, security

Apple QuickTime exploit in the wild

December 3, 2007 An active exploit has been seen by Symantec for a vulnerability that affects the latest versions of Apple QuickTime. TAGS: Apple QuickTime, wild, Symantec Corp., vulnerability, Apple Computer, malicious software, trojan horse, Real-Time, security

Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous

May 15, 2007 Sophos adds that 70 percent of pages hosting malicious software are found on legitimate sites targeted by hackers. TAGS: Graham Cluley, malicious software, Sophos Plc., hacker, Google Inc., trojan horse, security, e-mail

Report: Rootkits becoming increasingly complex

April 18, 2007 But more security firms are designing software to uproot the stealth technology, says McAfee. TAGS: rootkit, McAfee Inc., malicious software, malware, trojan horse, security, component

Trojan horses steal bank details, passwords

March 24, 2006 Cybercriminals use new Trojan horse tricks to steal money via bank Web sites and to nab personal passwords. TAGS: trojan horse, rootkit, bank, malicious software, username, password, security company, antivirus, security, Microsoft Corp., PC

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., trojan horse, malicious software, writer, victim, encryption, payment, researcher, security, attack, password, database

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, Sophos Plc., malicious software, e-mail worm, virus, trojan horse, threat, e-mail, security

Virus report points to profit-hungry hackers

November 4, 2004 Trend Micro report validates concern in security industry that malicious hackers are more interested in money than fame. TAGS: Netsky virus, trojan horse, Trend Micro Inc., infection, malware, fame, malicious software, hacker, virus, margin, accounting, security

Zombies continue to chase Windows PCs

October 24, 2006 Of 4 million Windows PCs found to be infected with malicious software, half were running malicious remote control software. TAGS: Windows PC, malicious software, zombie, trojan horse, threat, adware, spyware, Microsoft Corp., security, PC, Microsoft Windows

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., trojan horse, malicious software, malicious code, Sony Corp.

Russian phone Trojan tries to ring up charges

February 28, 2006 Malicious software can infect any cell phone that can run Java applications, not just more-advanced smart phones. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, trojan horse, Java application, smart phone, malicious software, antivirus, Java, malicious code, threat, cell phone, handset, mobile phone, Microsoft Corp.

Trojan horse drives spam into cell phones

November 9, 2004 Infected computers send out a slew of unwanted text messages, a security firm says. TAGS: spam, trojan horse, cell phone, Sophos Plc., SMS, antivirus company, malicious software, mobile phone, message, antivirus, virus, PC, security

Trojan horse rides on unpatched IE flaw

November 30, 2005 Windows users could lose control of their systems by simply visiting a Web site hosting malicious code, Microsoft warns. TAGS: trojan horse, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Internet Explorer, malicious software, vulnerability, security, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

Experts: Zombies ousting viruses

May 25, 2005 Attackers are drafting bot armies of up to 10,000 machines rather than creating global epidemics like Blaster, security experts say. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, distributed denial of service, malicious software, antivirus, epidemic, trojan horse, virus, tactic, Blaster worm, bot, author, spam, radar, Web page, PC

Microsoft: Zombies most prevalent Windows threat

June 12, 2006 Scan finds that more than 60 percent of compromised PCs are infected with bot software. TAGS: rootkit, malicious software, zombie, trojan horse, threat, bot, Windows PC, Microsoft Corp., adware, spyware, Microsoft Windows, PC, Sony Corp., security, e-mail

AOL IM worm on the loose

September 19, 2006 Worm first appears as an instant message from a familiar contact, asking users to upload a picture. TAGS: FaceTime Communications, worm, IM, AOL Instant Messenger, America Online Inc., malicious software, trojan horse, JPEG, security, Microsoft Windows

Antivirus expert: 'Ransomware' on the rise

February 7, 2007 Kaspersky warns 2007 will bring increase in extortion schemes to encrypt your data and hold it hostage. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, distributed denial of service, antivirus, victim, police, RSA Security Inc., trojan horse, malicious software, attack, conference, server, PC

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., zombie, virus, malicious software, Sophos Plc., trojan horse, threat, card, e-mail, attack, 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, Samsung Electronics, AJAX, Sydney, trojan horse, hacker, malicious software, malicious code, attack, IM, Web browser, server, security, e-mail
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