A curious phone call – when a help desk scammer offers you a job
A few days ago, someone called my landline number. I saw that the incoming number was ‘unknown’ so I suspected some media representative. However, it turned out to be somebody completely different: a self-proclaimed computer tech support with heavy Indian accent, trying to talk me into following his…
A new bot on the market: Beta Bot
In the beginning of March 2013, a new bot called “Beta Bot” entered the market. With less than €500, Beta Bot is sold relatively cheap, considering its vast feature list. Even though most of those features are pretty standard for today's bots, like different DOS-attack methods, remote connection…
Android malware infects Windows PCs with spy bot!
The development of Android malware recently reached a new milestone. Android malware Android.Backdoor.Ssucl.A can use some Android mobile devices to attack Windows PCs as soon as the infected mobile device is connected to the PC via USB cable. It also uses a number of remotely controlled functions…
Make updates! Restart your computer!
After years of insisting on the importance of updating and patching, most people know by now that it is wise to perform updates. Unfortunately, many people tend to think about the operating system updates only. They neglect so-called third party software, such as Adobe PDF, Adobe Flash and Oracle…
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.
Karsten Hahn
Virus Analyst
Tim Berghoff
Security Evangelist
