malware
Backdoor in top iPhone games stole user data, suit claims
A maker of some of the most popular games for the iPhone has been surreptitiously collecting users' cell numbers without their permission, according to a federal lawsuit filed Wednesday.
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Researchers Create Hypervisor-Based Tool For Blocking Rootkits
New technology 'patches' the operating system kernel, protects it from rootkits. Rootkits are the most difficult of malware to detect and remove: they often evade detection by anti-malware software, and even if they are discovered, they can still be difficult to completely eradicate. A rootkit typically hijacks "hooks" in the operating system -- basically the control data in the kernel used to augment or extend the features of an OS -- in order to hide out in the OS.
Symantec Uncovers Trojan Scheme Using Facebook
Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server.
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Botnets' Landscape Changes as Spammers Get Back in the Swing of Things
Spammers have been hard at work at regaining their past momentum. Over the past year, the botnet landscape has changed, especially since the McColo shutdown.
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Windows 7 UAC (User Account Control) Is Ineffective Security Solution for Malware, Sophos Says
A researcher at Sophos reports putting Windows 7's User Account Control feature to the test and finding the technology failed to block numerous pieces of malware. Microsoft, however, stresses that UAC is only one part of Windows 7's security.
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Worm attack bites at Apple iPhone
The first worm to infect the Apple iPhone has been discovered spreading "in the wild" in Australia. The worm, known as ikee, only affects "jail-broken" phones, where a user has removed Apple's protection mechanisms to allow the phone to run any software.
New Trojan Kills The Zeus Trojan
'Opachki' Trojan hijacks links for cash and deletes Zeus malware from the infected machine.
DDoS-As-A-Service Open For Business
McAfee report says botnet operators are increasingly contracting out their botnets to distributed denial-of-service attack service providers.
Microsoft Report: Worms Rise, New Vulnerabilities Decline
The new Microsoft Security Intelligence Report (SIR) found worm infections nearly doubled, vulnerability counts down by nearly one-third in the first half of 2009.
