What is WORM_QAKBOT?WORM_QAKBOT or QAKBOT is a multi-component threat that remains prevalent since its first emergence in 2007. It continuously evolved to avoid easy detection on and removal from an i...
Spammers started the year right with an email message that supposedly led to New Year’s e-cards. Various versions of the spammed messages circulated online with two new malware in tow.
It is inevitable for vulnerabilities that can be exploited in commercial software to exist.The reasons for this are innumerable and may range from faulty code to operational conflicts with other comme...
Nowadays, cybercriminals are prone to using zero-day vulnerabilities as part of their typical attack pattern. The software of known IT companies such as Microsoft and Adobe are likely targets of cyber...
In October, TrendLabsSM reported on PE_LICAT.A-O, a new malware that inserts its code into .
What is STUXNET?STUXNET is a worm that initially made news in July due to its use of certain vulnerabilities to propagate and execute its routines. The media, as well as the security industry, have ta...
Background of the AttackOn September 9, 2010, Trend Micro received reports of a spammed message that contained a clickable link that led to a worm. The spammed messages used any of these following sub...
How do users get this Web threat?The threat arrives via a spoofed email message from Microsoft with the subject "Microsoft Windows Security Advisory." The message warns users of a "potentially dangero...
How do users get this Web threat?This threat arrives as an attachment to certain spam messages. TrendLabs has received different variations of these messages, including one that claims to be from Soci...