Last week the Superfish debacle became news and PC manufacturer Lenovo was slammed for pre-installing adware on new laptops. Since then I’ve had people ask me about how dangerous this stuff actually is and whether or not security software that works in…
Tag: malware from legitimate sources
Pre-infected smartphones
Some Android mobile phones are being sold pre-infected with malware. According to a blog post by Lookout’s Jeremy Linden, “DeathRing is a Chinese Trojan that is pre-installed on a number of smartphones most popular in Asian and African countries.” Some of the…
Dishonest criminals shock
Pirated malware for sale! The MPack toolkit, used to hack websites and turn them into spyware distribution centres, is now on sale at a knockdown price. Originally costing up to $1,000, Symantec has noticed that copies of MPack are being flogged by pirates…
Mass hacking update
Mpack tool. A tool called Mpack is being used to compromise large numbers of legitimate websites and place spyware on them. At least, that is the general consensus of security companies including Symantec, Trend Micro and Kaspersky Lab. Symantec has created…
Hacked Websites Spread Spyware
Webhost spreads spyware. Recently a web hosting company was attacked by hackers, who put malware on some of the sites that the company hosted. This meant that, when visitors viewed the sites, their computers could have been infected with spyware…