je.st

Home › malware

Tag: malware

It's better to call ahead before sending malware, Symantec finds

2013-05-14 13:22:40| InfoWorld: Top News

Hackers are finding it pays to call ahead before sending malware-laden email. Symantec has seen what it describes as a sophisticated social engineering campaign aimed at French-speaking accounting and finance department employees. The victim is called and asked in French if they can process an invoice sent by email.

Tags: call ahead sending finds

Stealthy malware spreading among popular Web servers

2013-05-08 13:28:18| InfoWorld: Top News

A stealthy malicious software program is taking hold in some of the most popular Web servers, and researchers still don't know why. Last week, security companies Eset and Sucuri found Apache servers infected with Linux/Cdorked. If that malware is running on a Web server, victims are redirected to another website that tries to compromise their computer.

Tags: web popular servers spreading

AutoIt scripting increasingly used by malware developers

2013-05-07 15:35:43| InfoWorld: Top News

AutoIt, a scripting language for automating Windows interface interactions, is increasingly being used by malware developers thanks to its flexibility and low learning curve, according to security researchers from Trend Micro and Bitdefender.

Tags: increasingly developers scripting malware