Conficker worm reappears By John E Dunn, Techworld.com Jan 20, 2013 9:33 AM Electronics accessory maker Hama has admitted that a 35mm photographic film scanner sold to German consumers over Christmas came with a software disk infected with the irrepressible Conficker worm. Reported earlier this month but only noticed by eagle-eyed reporters now, the report on Heise … Read more
Tiny but deadly ‘Tinba’ bank Trojan discovered
June 4th, 2012 | Posted by in Tech Alets - (0 Comments)Tiny but deadly ‘Tinba’ bank Trojan discovered Only 20KB in size By John E Dunn | Techworld | Published: 17:50, 01 June 2012 Researchers have spotted a new banking Trojan subbed ‘Tinba’ that appears to have hit on a simple tactic for evading security – be as small as possible. An astonishing 20KB in size, Tinba (‘Tiny Banker’) retains enough sophistication to match … Read more
The Flame Virus: Your FAQs Answered By Jared Newman, PCWorld May 30, 2012 8:54 AM A frightening computer virus called Flame is on the loose in Iran and other parts of the Middle East, infecting PCs and stealing sensitive data. Now, the United Nations’ International Telecommunications Union warns that other nations face the risk of attack. But what … Read more
Microsoft Posts a Fix for Duqu Zero-Day Trojan
November 8th, 2011 | Posted by in Tech Alets - (0 Comments)Microsoft Posts a Fix for Duqu Zero-Day Trojan By Julie Bort, NetworkWorld Nov 5, 2011 1:55 pm Microsoft has released a Fix-it tool to allow Windows users to manually patch their systems to thwart the Duqu Trojan: Microsoft Security Advisory (2639658). Duqu, or “son of Stuxnet” as some call it, is worrisome because it installs a keystroke logger and then can replicate itself, even … Read more








