upon reading this article at ghacks.net about scanning linux systems for viruses i became aware that there are some misunderstandings over the meaning of the term ‘in the wild’.the article in question is not the only place i’ve seen these misunderstand…

ProtectDefender (also can be called Protect Defender) is a rogue anti-spyware program which aggressively tries to mislead its victims into registering so called “full” version. Such version does not even exist because ProtectDefender hails from WiniSoft group of malwares. All its members (the latest of them are known to be ArmorDefender and DefendAPc) usually seek [...]

Trend Micro was alerted to the discovery of a new attack that exploits a vulnerability in certain Adobe Reader and Acrobat versions. The said vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted .PDF file using ZLib compressed streams on Microsoft OS-based systems.
Cybercriminals targeted contractors of the U.S. Department of Defense with [...]

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Spam Attack Against the U.S. Defense Department Exploits an Adobe Vulnerability

Dishonest antivirus software which tricks users into buying or installing it, usually by infecting a user’s computer, or by pretending the computer is infected.