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  • Storm Worm variant now using Kittycard.exe as filename

    Kittycard.exe is now of one the filename use by this Storm Worm. Email received today: The new filename is Kittycard.exe: Half of malware scanners via VirusTotal.com will detect it while half did not: For you... to read : The Storm Worm: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/10/the_storm_worm.html...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 10-27-2007
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • What's with the malicious PDF file?

    Symantec wrote: the PDF file will download ldr.exe file F-Secure reports: The PDF is spiced with CVE-2007-5020 exploit that downloads ms32.exe that downloads more components. So I grab both .exe files (ms2.exe and ldr.exe) and uploaded it to Virustotal.com. The AVs should protect and detect users from...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 10-27-2007
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • In the wild: Malicious PDF files; Which AV will detect it?

    If you haven't update your Adobe Reader to v8.1.1, you better to do it NOW. The vulnerability is being exploited now and yup, it's in the wild because I received copies already. Screenshots at http://www.dozleng.com/updates/index.php?showtopic=16119 Adobe fixed the security issue by releasing...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 10-26-2007
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • 2 more kitty (storm worm) gone undetected by many scanner

    I received similar email last week where 15 out of 32 malware scanners will detect or trigger an alert if found or being downloaded in the system. Today, I got 2 more kitty greetings. Result is 10 out of 32 scanners will detect or trigger an alert: Preview of emails: Whenever I send file to VirusTotal...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 10-21-2007
    Filed under: Anti-virus, Trojan Horse, General Security News, In the Wild
  • Skype Worm Breaks Out in APAC

    Symantec and Websense have warned Skype users of a new worm that spreads itself via Skype text messages. Dubbed Chatosky by Symantec, the cycle starts with a Skype user receiving a message offering a file called sp.exe. According to Websense's preliminary analysis, when that file is run it installs a...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 12-19-2006
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • Worm Alert: Big Yellow; Worm hits computers via Symantec Corp.'s antivirus program

    Date: December 15, 2006 Severity: High Systems Affected: Symantec AntiVirus 10.0.x for Windows (all versions) Symantec AntiVirus 10.1.x for Windows (all versions) Symantec Client Security 3.0.x for Windows (all versions) Symantec Client Security 3.1.x for Windows (all versions) Overview: The eEye Research...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 12-16-2006
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • Rustock: Deep Dive

    Rustock, also known as “Spambot”, is a family of back door programs with advanced user and kernel mode rootkit capabilities. Rustock has constantly been in development since around November, 2005. Rustock is a tough threat to combat because of its approach of combining multiple evasion techniques to...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 12-14-2006
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • Apple OS X gets its first virus

    The first virus to target Apple's OS X operating system has been identified in the wild. Leap-A (also known as Oompa-A) spreads via the iChat instant messaging system, forwarding itself as a file called 'latestpics.tgz' to contacts on the infected user's buddy list. When the file is opened on a computer...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 02-16-2006
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • The Bagles keep on rolling in

    The Bagles are continuing to come in. That's what viruslist.com blogged today. As per viruslist.com, there 6 new variants so far. "The first 2 - 3 variants were agressively spammed. The others have been placed on sites and will be downloaded to victim machines. It's the latest move to keep the botnet...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 11-03-2005
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
  • Anti-Phishing: Citibank - 'Security Alert on Microsoft Internet Explorer'

    Again, a phish that utilizes a good address bar forgery. These are getting very dangerous to unsuspicious customers, because very few obvious clues of phishing are left uncovered. A weak spot in this scam is the e-mail message it's distributed through. It lacks Citibank logos and usual legit headers...
    Posted to Donna's SecurityFlash (Weblog) by donna on 11-02-2004
    Filed under: General Security News, In the Wild
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