Neowin News Feed for: Malware

Microsoft finds malware that targets Facebook profiles

John Callaham — Sun, 12 May 2013 17:54:13 +0100

Microsoft has announced that it has detected a new malicious browser extension that tries to hijack Facebook profiles through the Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox browsers. Read more...

Microsoft: AV-TEST study on Bing malware search links was inaccurate

John Callaham — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:20:21 +0100

Microsoft has disputed the test results from the security firm AV-TEST, which claimed earlier this month that Bing generates five times as many malware-based links in its top results than Google. Read more...

Microsoft: Malicious websites are the biggest threat to businesses

John Callaham — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 18:02:33 +0100

Microsoft has released its latest Security Intelligence Report which states, among other things, that websites that deliver malware are now the biggest threat among enterprise Internet users. Read more...

Microsoft finds new Trojan malware that deletes itself

John Callaham — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:14:42 +0100

Microsoft's malware protection team has found evidence of a new Trojan that can basically delete its own files so that it becomes much harder to detect, but Microsoft managed to find it anyway. Read more...

AV-Test: Bing search results bring up more malware links than Google

John Callaham — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:45:21 +0100

The security firm AV-Test says the results of a new study of search engines shows Microsoft's Bing generates five times as many malware-based links in its top results than Google. Read more...

New Bitcoin mining malware spreading on Skype at 2,000 clicks per hour

Max Slater-Robins — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 14:17:06 +0100

A new piece of malware has been found which spreads through an innocent looking link on Skype. The malware is spreading at around 2,000 clicks per hour and uses the host computer to mine for Bitcoins. Read more...

Microsoft study claims 33% of software is counterfeit

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 07:38:51 +0000

A study commissioned by Microsoft has revealed that one third of all software is counterfeit, while the costs of dealing with counterfeit software and malware will reach $114 billion this year Read more...

Google offers help for hacked sites

Vlad Dudau — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 09:47:48 +0000

Google is determined to help folks who've had their website hacked. To that end they've set up a basic help center that provides info and suggestions to help victims of hacking. Read more...

Microsoft to open new cybercrime center in Redmond

John Callaham — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:09:25 +0000

Microsoft is launching a new Cybercrime Center by merging its digital crimes and software piracy teams in an effort to better combat malware and hacking threats. Read more...

Trend Micro claims 1 in 10 Android apps are malware

Tim Schiesser — Sat, 09 Mar 2013 02:06:37 +0000

Trend Micro has released a report that states 69,000 out of 700,000 apps on the Google Play Store are in some way malicious, while an even larger total of the generally available apps are dodgy Read more...

Malware, posing as Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit email, hits the Internet

John Callaham — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 21:59:28 +0000

A newly discovered malware attack has been identified, with the distribution system posing as an email that claims it comes from Microsoft's Digital Crimes Unit. Read more...

Study: Majority of workers admit to installing personal software on work PCs

John Callaham — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:29:38 +0000

A new study commissioned by Microsoft claims that the majority of employees who use a PC at work admit to installing personal software on those PCs and that most encounter issues with that software. Read more...

Microsoft also falls to malware, small number of PCs affected

Tim Schiesser — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:55:00 +0000

Microsoft's Security Response Center is reporting that they have succumbed to a recent cybersecurity attack, similar to those experienced by Facebook and Apple, and it's affected a small number of PCs Read more...

Shanghai could be home to secretive Chinese hackers

Paul Ferson — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:35:28 +0000

Unit 61938, a group of Chinese governmental hackers responsible for more than 100 documented attacks since 2006, might have been nailed on the outskirts of the world's biggest city - Shanghai. Read more...

BlackBerry to crush app malware with help from Trend Micro

Tim Schiesser — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 11:08:19 +0000

BlackBerry has teamed up with Trend Micro to rid the BlackBerry World of any malware, with the company using its special cloud-based technology to scan all BB10 apps for malicious code Read more...

Android malware to reach 1 million cases in 2013

Tim Schiesser — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:47:03 +0000

Trend Micro is predicting that Android malware will reach all new heights in 2013, including 1 million individual malicious apps that will mostly focus on abusing premium services, as well as adware Read more...

Microsoft defends Security Essentials after "failing" AV-Test certification

John Callaham — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 20:16:33 +0000

Microsoft has issued a statement after its Microsoft Security Essentials program failed again to receive certification from AV-Test, disputing how the firm came up with its results. Read more...

McAfee predicts "rapid development" of Windows 8 attacks in 2013

John Callaham — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:14:36 +0000

In its annual predictions of new PC and malware threats, McAfee says that it sees a "rapid development" of attacks centered on Windows 8 in 2013, along with other threats. Read more...

Microsoft's security head gives predictions for 2013's malware

John Callaham — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:58:35 +0000

The director of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing division has given his predictions on the kinds of software threats that might pop up in 2013, including using apps and movies more to deliver malware Read more...

FBI announces arrest of 10 people over Butterfly Botnet

Paul Ferson — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 09:13:10 +0000

The FBI has confirmed the arrest of 10 people over the Butterfly Botnet; a botnet that, peaking at more than 11 million machines infected, harvesting details on bank accounts and passwords. Read more...