Comments on: “Shipping Confirmation” Malware on the Rise http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/ WEBROOT - INSIGHTS INTO THREATS AND TRENDS FROM OUR INTERNET SECURITY EXPERTS Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:03:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Hey Malware Guy: Just What the Heck Am I Supposed to Do With This? « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-18541 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 23:48:56 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-18541 [...] Tacticlol downloader, responsible for a lot of infections over the past year, propagates in two ways: via drive-by downloads, and as a .zip archive attached to messages. Maybe [...]

]]> By: Nic Penrake http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-1168 Sun, 25 Jul 2010 20:56:24 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-1168 Never new that about malware being a seasonal thing! Good to know about these phony attachments that are really trojans. One fo the reasons I stick to amazon for most of my stuff!

]]> By: Trojan Masquerades as iTunes Gift or Résumé « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-920 Wed, 12 May 2010 17:07:48 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-920 [...] Certificate is no different than opening the Facebook document, the “Conract,” or the shipping label or invoice documents: Instant infection, with the promise of more infections to [...]

]]> By: This PC Will Self-Destruct in Ten Seconds « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-854 Thu, 08 Apr 2010 20:46:07 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-854 [...] unzips the attachment and runs the file. UPS shipping-confirmation spam and its ilk have been around the block a few times. The most recent flood of these downloaders began to hit inboxes in the past month. [...]

]]> By: Cover Your Assets on Data Privacy Day « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-677 Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:49:13 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-677 [...] software are after one thing above all others — money. Whether they steal it (by installing a keylogger, or just phishing) or defraud you out of it (by coercing users to pay good money for a useless [...]

]]> By: A Look Back at the Worst Infections of 2009 « Webroot Threat Blog http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-590 Thu, 31 Dec 2009 18:30:40 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-590 [...] of the nastiest downloaders of recent memory, a Trojan we call Stinkbreath (others call it Bredolab) became more prominent in 2009, along with a simultaneous rise in the [...]

]]> By: Twitter Trackbacks for “Shipping Confirmation” Malware on the Rise « Webroot Threat Blog [webroot.com] on Topsy.com http://blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise/#comment-296 Wed, 16 Sep 2009 02:57:54 +0000 http://blog.webroot.com/?p=1201#comment-296 [...] “Shipping Confirmation” Malware on the Rise « Webroot Threat Blog blog.webroot.com/2009/09/15/shipping-confirmation-malware-on-the-rise – view page – cached As autumn approaches, the world typically sees an increase in the number of online shopping trips, as people take advantage of bargains from late-year sales, and prepare for various holidays. And, right on cue, we’re also seeing an increase in the number of Trojans distributed in the guise of “shipping confirmation” email messages. And these Trojans are packing a triple threat of backdoors designed to steal logins and take command of infected PCs. — From the page [...]

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