i realize i’ve been rather quiet as of late - not sure why, perhaps i lost my mojo… anyways, you can all thank cdman for rousing this ogre out of slumber…in a recent post, cdman lays out his response to randy abrams’ post on whitelisting… perhaps…

Hibik trojan is typical spyware. It works in a background to collect sensitive information and later it sends the gathered data to a remote server. Hibik also causes system crashes and slow computer performance by creating corrupted files in Windows directories. It may download and install additional malwares on board compromised machine.

Hibik is detected as …

Starimp trojan works silently but it brings much troubles. It is designed to steal password and usernames of accounts on various websites. Starimp checks internet browsing history by going through internet cache and cookies saved on a computer. It copies logins and passwords and attempts to send those using email clients located on victims computer. …

Idicaf can be defined as trojan dropper. It works secretly in a background to deliver other malwares. Idicaf may lower security settings and make a computer vulnerable for future infections. But the main function of Idicaf trojan is installing software without user’s permission and consent.

Idicaf is distributed in various ways, but this trojan may be …

Kollah trojan is much more dangerous than others of its category because it opens a backdoor for a remote attacker. Kollah is a serious threat to both computer security and privacy of whoever uses it.

Kollah is able to hide its activities; this makes the trojan even more critical threat. It spreads via spam emails and …

Trend Micro Advanced Threats Researcher Ivan Macalintal reports of a new malware affecting Mac OS. Detected as OSX_LAMZEV.A, this malicious file could allow hackers to take control of an infected system.
Mac users may be infected when they access remote websites hosting this backdoor. The backdoor may also be disguised as a legitimate application and may [...]