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FYI…
- http://www.f-secure.com/2006/2/
Last modified: Dec 4, 2006
"…Targeted attacks using backdoors, booby trapped document files and rootkits became increasingly commonplace. Also spam reached new record-breaking heights. In place of widespread malware assaults, 2006 has been characterized by targeted attacks which do not make the headlines and which have typically one motivation - money…The other more visible malware assault motivated by money is phishing. 2006 has seen a significant increase in the kinds of scams that use clever social engineering techniques and well-engineered bogus websites to separate the unwary from their money…"
(Topics at the URL above:)
* Bogus domain names support phishing
* Warezov makes headlines and headaches
* Social networking sites under worm threat
* VML Exploit put IE users at risk
* Mobile malware - the usual suspects and a few notable oddities
* Cross-platform worms - the malware of the future?
* Centrino vulnerabilities open potential window on WLAN viruses
- http://www.f-secure.com/2006/2/
Last modified: Dec 4, 2006
"…Targeted attacks using backdoors, booby trapped document files and rootkits became increasingly commonplace. Also spam reached new record-breaking heights. In place of widespread malware assaults, 2006 has been characterized by targeted attacks which do not make the headlines and which have typically one motivation - money…The other more visible malware assault motivated by money is phishing. 2006 has seen a significant increase in the kinds of scams that use clever social engineering techniques and well-engineered bogus websites to separate the unwary from their money…"
(Topics at the URL above:)
* Bogus domain names support phishing
* Warezov makes headlines and headaches
* Social networking sites under worm threat
* VML Exploit put IE users at risk
* Mobile malware - the usual suspects and a few notable oddities
* Cross-platform worms - the malware of the future?
* Centrino vulnerabilities open potential window on WLAN viruses