The riddle of a malicious software program that has spread throughout the Internet deepened Thursday as security researchers examined a new version of the software that they said made it more difficult to eradicate the program. The program, known as

Virus alert: Conficker starts stealthy updates - Times of India
The riddle of the malicious software programme, Conficker, that has spread throughout the internet deepened as security researchers examined a new version of the software that they said made it more difficult to eradicate the programme. Several of

Security Firms Begin Poking New Conficker Variant - PC Magazine
Reports are all over that a new and interesting version of the Conficker worm is around, and that it is pushing rogue anti-malware to its users. Thus a purpose to the whole endeavor begins to emerge: Money. But the vendor analyses of this new variant

on Spam YouTube messages contain malware - Securecomputing.net.au
YouTube’s message sending system has been partly compromised by cybercriminals who are using it to spread malware. YouTube’s message sending system has been partly compromised by cybercriminals who are using it to spread malware. PandaLabs has

Conficker Launches Money-Making Scam - Top Tech News
A new variant of the Conficker/Downadup worm has been found that seeks to con Windows PC users into providing credit-card info for a fake $49.99 antivirus program called Spyware Protect 2009. Richard Wang of Sophos said Conficker is spreading and

Two rogue security software families are on millions of computers - DailyTech
When it comes to computer security, most users are aware that there are dangers, but are woefully unaware of what these dangers are. They rely blindly on security software to protect them against these unseen evils. Unfortunately, malware makers have

Report Warns of More Cybercrime - InternetNews.com
Next year could be a very good year for online crime if the economy gets any worse, security vendor McAfee warned. Governments will be too busy grappling with economic issues, while desperate job seekers will become easy targets for cybercriminals

Conficker Shows Its Colors, Installs Rogue Anti-virus - PC World
We knew it would try to make a buck somehow, but until now Conficker hasn’t done much beyond spread and update. That changed yesterday, when the worm began installing a rogue antivirus app called SpywareProtect2009 on infected machines. A Kaspersky

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