http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:21:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Waledac botnet has been activated and it is now sending spam promoting videos of Independence Day, even if we are only July 3rd. They are using multiple web pages with titles like “Fourth of July Fireworks Shows”. Users wishing to view the video are asked to click an image ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1250 We've just finished working on our monthly Threat Report. There aren't many surprises in the top ten threats for June. Conficker has taken over the "top spot", relegating INF/Autorun to second place. It's difficult to say for sure what the significance is, given the relatively small percentage point involved: minor ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1242 Researchers at ESET have reliable intelligence that the Waledac botnet is currently being prepared for a spam campaign around the Independence Day theme. They have registered at least 18 domain names all related to the theme of video, fireworks, and Independence Day. The criminals behind Waledac are preparing to start ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1244 Having worked quite a lot in recent years in the public sector in the UK, I'm not at all surprised that RIM (Research in Motion) is bullish about being assessed by CESG as suitable for use with restricted government data. However, it's not altogether clear from the documentation published by ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1238 I've just been observing a slightly bizarre email thread about the whatdoestheinternetthink?net site, which is apparently aiming to be the place to go if you want a global enquiry tool to find out what the online world thinks about any given subject. You enter a search term, it submits to one ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1227 I recently read an article about Facebook security problems at http://www.securitymattersmag.com/security-matters-magazine-article-detail.php?id=411 in which some advice on passwords was given.   Some of the advice was quite good, but some was a bit shaky. I’ll go through the tips and tell you what’s hot and what’s not! Use a combination ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1220 The news broke a short time ago that pop star Michael Jackson died of a heart attack. It is all too predictable that the bad guys will use this news event to spam out fake videos or links to alleged pictures in order to trick users into installing their malicious ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1218 It's often claimed that men think about sex very seven seconds. Sorry, where was I? Oh yes... I'm not sure where that pseudo-statistic comes from: apparently not from the Kinsey report as is often claimed, and a more recent poll, while reflecting perhaps more liberated views about sexuality than could ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1211 I was recently reminded of the truism that security is about managing risk. You cannot eliminate all risk. When we think of cyber criminals we tend to think of phishers, criminal gangs writing malware to steal passwords, and eBay scammers. So we try to deal with “reputable” companies to eliminate ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1207 I really didn't think that Microsoft's beta AV product would necessitate three blogs: it is, after all, just a beta release. However, I was surprised just now to read an article by Mark Mayne of SC Magazine that claims the product is "going head-to-head with a range of AV vendors, ... http://www.eset.com/threat-center/blog/?p=1202