Tag Archive for: Nasty

Mac attack! Nasty bug lets hackers into Apple computers

Some Apple Macs have a particularly terrible flaw that lets hackers sneak in and remain undetected, a security researcher has found. It means a hacker could — from far away — force a Mac into a coma. Personal, corporate or government Macs could be spied …
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There’s A Nasty Android App Being Passed Around That Can Send Text … – Business Insider


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There's A Nasty Android App Being Passed Around That Can Send Text
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It then uses a previously-undiscovered Android security exploit to hide itself from the list of running applications, making it difficult to track down. According to a post by Roman Unuchek on Securelist, the trojan has been distributed via text
Complex Trojan Takes Advantage Of Previously Unknown Android ExploitRedOrbit
Android trojan attempts to spread via BluetoothZDNet
Android super-malware discovered – Is Google's platform in peril?ExtremeTech
CITEworld –The Fonecast
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Hackers exploit 0-day: Kick IE to the curb or catch a nasty Poison Ivy itch?

Do you use Internet Explorer 6, 7, 8 or 9? If so, then you might catch a nasty itch since malicious hackers are using those IE browsers “to install the Poison Ivy Trojan—malware that can steal data or take remote control of PCs,” the BBC warned. This new zero-day can potentially infect “hundreds of millions” of IE browsers. Read more

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Here You Have: Another Nasty E-Mail Virus – Associated Content

Here You Have is a brand new Trojan virus, which our security software is not yet prepared to protect against. It is designed to attack computers using Microsoft’s Windows operating system. See a sample of the email here on the McAfee Labs Blog.
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