simple email with Please see attached copy of the original invoice. Attachment Invoice_11262013.zip unzips to the usual fake PDF Virus Total detections https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/b74cbbc8f2dc4ac1c750d6277a09d98c4b1270eaa20c1b2ab3a1511dbda055bc/analysis/ once again this is an Upatre Zbot version that downloads ransomware/crypto locker & takes over the computer … Continue reading →
email looks like : This message has been generated in response to the company complaint submitted to Companies House WebFiling service. (CC01) Company Complaint for the above company was accepted on 26/11/2013. The submission number is 5598871 Please quote this number in any communications with Companies House. All WebFiled documents are available to view / download for 10 days after their original submission. However it is not possible to view copies of accounts that were downloaded as templates. Not yet filing your accounts online? See how easy it is… Note: reference to company may also include Limited Liability Partnership(s). Thank … Continue reading →
The spam run continues with Attachment To All Employees 2013.zip unzips to a fake PDF as usual and will infect you with an upatre zbot downloader than normally leads to a ransomware/crypto locker take over of your computer Latest virus total detections : https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/309029e5cc5daa5239c9fd23da0fd195f36277309f6ce57548fa457b7329c4cc/analysis/ … Continue reading →
This is an automated email, please don’t reply. Voice Message Notification You received a new message from Skype voicemail service. Message Details: Time of Call: Tue, 26 Nov 2013 08:03:35 -0700 Length of Call: 58sec Listen to the message in the attached file. Lost Password·Account Settings·Help·Terms of Use·Privacy If You Are Still Having Problems If you’re still having difficulty retrieving your Skype Name please contact a support agent via https://support.skype.com/support_requestProtect Your password Skype staff will NEVER ask you for your password via email. The only places you are asked for your password are when you sign in to … Continue reading →
Today the spam run continues the attachment with this one is named payment receipt 26-11.zip and if you are unwise enough to unzip it & click on the fake PDF file inside it, you will get infected. This is the current Virus Total detection rate: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/f32d41469d8a780c89feb1da5783da14040a2acfbab2a0089c5b3fb2ce078f0b/analysis/ … Continue reading →
Netflix Members at Risk from Silverlight Exploit The 40 million Netflix streamers out there should take care: a vulnerability in Microsoft Silverlight 5 is being exploited to execute arbitrary code on affected systems without any user interaction. It may seem obscure for more consumers, but Silverlight is the platform that Netflix uses to deliver its streaming video content. If users want to watch Netflix via PC, they will need to use Silverlight, which is Microsoft’s rich media player and framework. A simple prompt asks Netflix members to download a plug-in: “If you do not already have Microsoft Silverlight … Continue reading →
IE11 Automatically Makes Over 40% of the Web More Secure While Making Sure Sites Continue to Work Internet Explorer 11 is the first browser to make Internet connections more secure and reliable by reducing the use of vulnerable ciphersuites, such as RC4 and by using the latest security standards, TLS 1.2, by default. With these changes in IE11, you can have peace of mind when accessing your critical personal information on social media, banking, commerce, and other sites. These advances build on our continued work to make IE the most secure browser in key areas such as socially engineered attacks. … Continue reading →
The US National Security Agency (NSA) infected 50,000 networks with malware, Dutch newspaper NRC has reported The Tailored Access Operations department used it to steal sensitive information, according to a censored slide leaked by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. NRC said 20,000 networks had been hit in 2008, with the program recently expanded to include others in Rome, Berlin, Pristina, Kinshasa, Rangoon. The NSA declined to comment. The malware could be pit in a “sleeper” mode and activated with a click of a button, the paper said. “Clearly, conventional criminal gangs aren’t the only people interested in breaking into computer … Continue reading →
It may not just be the cybercriminals accessing your computer If you thought you were pretty clever knowing that spyware refers to pieces of malicious code put on computers in order for cybercriminals to steal your passwords and other IDs, think again. These days it has a much more literal sense, at least if the latest documents leaked by former US National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden to the Der Spiegel newspaper are to be believed. The documents allege that spies are regularly using tools more usually associated with cybercriminals. It is alleged UK spy agency GCHQ operatives created … Continue reading →
SWANSEA (CBS)- A sophisticated computer virus attacked a New England police department and demanded they pay a ransom to get their files back. The Swansea Police Department confirms that earlier this month, they were forced to pay $750 to hackers through an untraceable online currency. The virus is called CryptoLocker ransomware and infects a computer system when a malicious email attachment is opened. The virus encrypts files on the computer and unless you pay for the decryption key, the files are lost forever. Catching the hackers is extremely difficult for law enforcement. via Swansea Police Pay Ransom After Computer System … Continue reading →