Bochum! You are safe here!
There is no doubt that there is sophisticated malware. And then there is malware where the malware writer thinks it's clever. But the analysts at G Data Security Labs track it down!
Bochum! You are safe here!
There is no doubt that there is sophisticated malware. And then there is malware where the malware writer thinks it's clever. But the analysts at G Data Security Labs track it down!
Questionable little system helper does very little but does not come for free
The RegClean Pro scareware was recently advertised on web banners of people search engine yasni.de, which is very popular in Germany. But what claims to be a useful little helper is actually a program with questionable benefits and costs.
Happy New Malware Year
Every holiday season, almost nothing feels better than giving someone you care about the one gift he or she truly wanted. We all are more than happy to enjoy a couple of days off but it seems as if the bad guys were using these days to dig up exploit possibilities and other bugs inside the software…
Windows 8: Malware-free?
We always loved Microsoft’s operating systems as most of them are adopted very well in the whole world and security has been improving since years. The new incarnation of Windows 8 is somewhat different to the former ones as the interface underwent some notably big changes.
The AVAR Conference 2012 in Hangzhou, China
This week, the AVAR Conference is taking place in Hangzhou, China. G Data is attending the conference to participate in many of the organized events. Several pre-meetings, like the AVPD (Anti-Virus Product Developer) and the WildList meeting, already took place. All discussions and efforts will…
Spammers disguise malware as Vodafone MMS email
Attackers have sent out a huge number of email messages containing a malicious attachment, posing as Vodafone MMS picture. The alleged picture turns out to be an executable Trojan backdoor.
miniFlame - who should care?
It is frightening how much effort can go into targeted attacks and how well organized the team behind Flame and Stuxnet is working. miniFlame is the most recent piece of malware that fits into this puzzle. But who is really affected by this threat?
Botnet command server hidden in Tor
The G Data SecurityLabs recently identified a malware sample that takes the next step in Command-and-Control (short: C&C) communication evolution, regarding C&C traffic obfuscation. The botnet owners placed their C&C server, which uses the common IRC protocol, as a hidden service inside…
The New Java 0-Day Exploit Actively Endangers Web Surfers
We have discovered the exploit on several websites and traced its tracks. One of the sites on which we found it belongs to an Albanian TV station.
CVE-2012-4681 – A Java 0-day is going to hit big time
It is only 48 hours ago that media started reporting about the newly discovered 0-day in Oracle Java version 7. Now we have discovered the first Blackhole exploit kits using this exploit to harm users! And we’re just getting started.