Thousands snared by malware warning from big-name websites
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Attack of the tainted banner ads Thousands of PC users have been duped into surrendering sensitive information and installing malicious software after falling victim to a complex scam that continues to plague well-known websites, a researcher warns.â¦
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Users should stay away from untrusted Web sites and e-mails from unfamiliar sources to avoid becoming victims of an attack aided by three serious security holes in Windows, security firms warned over the weekend.
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Marks host malware Booby-trapped web pages are growing at an alarming rate with unsuspecting firms acting for nurseries for botnet farmers, according to a new study.â¦
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Criminals deploy zombies herded into netwoks of a few hundred to more than half a million compromised PCs. Uses vary from the simply annoying (spam attacks) to the unsavory and criminal.
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Widely publicizing sites that distribute spyware and other malware will warn the public and lessen the sites' effect, researchers suggest.
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PC Magazine - Security software services report that a massive Web attack, dubbed the &quot;Italian Job,&quot; has now compromised as many as 10,000 Web sites.
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The number of viruses, worms and other security threats to PCs has now passed the 100,000 mark.
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The game's over and patches are available, but many sites are infected with malicious code.
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Security researchers have warned of a vulnerability in most web browsers that could let scammers launch phishing attacks from pop-up windows on trusted websites.
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Blog: Phishing and drive-by downloads are possible if you stumble across an infected profile.
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An Internet Explorer vulnerability first reported yesterday is already getting a workout. Malware utilizing the hole for installation is turning up on various Russian porn sites, with more trouble expected.
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&quot;Many home users&#39; computers are sending out spam because they have had their broadband Internet connections exploited by remote hackers.
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Popular Web sites like MySpace and Photobucket has banner ads containing malicious code that could lead to the compromise of a computer.
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A survey of Internet vulnerabilities shows a sharp jump in attacks on Windows-based personal computers and a marked increase in commercially motivated threats.
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Security researchers studying the latest Internet crime trends have discovered a new Eastern European website that uses a large botnet to infect vulnerable PCs. The operators of the botnet and website charge clients for each successful PC infection.
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User-generated Web content is becoming a target for hackers and cross-site scripting attacks on Web sites can lead to malware taking over the browsers of machines that use the sites.
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Scammers are sending out fake security bulletins that attempt to install malicious software on victim's PCs.