trojans

Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos

Trojans posing as rare Saddam Hussein execution videos

Keeping with their practice of tailoring malware-toting email for current events, malicious users are mass mailing what they claim is a rarely-seen video of the execution of Saddam Hussein.
Frank Washkuch Jan 9 2007 4:46PM Security
Trojans account for over half of malware

Trojans account for over half of malware

Over 54 percent of the new malware in the second quarter of 2006 were trojans, according to new data.
René Millman Jul 14 2006 11:41AM Security
Microsoft: Trojans, rootkits the new top threats

Microsoft: Trojans, rootkits the new top threats

Backdoor trojans and rootkits represent two of the fastest growing malware expunged by Microsoft's Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT), which was unveiled in January 2005.
Dan Kaplan Jun 12 2006 9:49PM Security
Industry clamps down on custom trojans

Industry clamps down on custom trojans

A network of websites used by cyber criminals to create and sell custom-designed trojans used for corporate espionage and ID theft has been shut down after a concerted effort by IT security firms.
William Eazel Mar 9 2006 9:59AM Security
Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Crimeware code sells trojans to hackers

Security experts have detected a new crimeware creation system that sells made-to-measure trojans to hackers for $990.
William Eazel Feb 27 2006 10:05AM Security
Trojans found exploiting Sony DRM application

Trojans found exploiting Sony DRM application

Researchers have discovered the first trojan to take advantage of Sony's controversial copy protection software.
René Millman Nov 10 2005 2:59PM Security
Game on as first PSP and Nintendo Trojans emerge

Game on as first PSP and Nintendo Trojans emerge

Security experts today warned that the first examples of malicious code designed to infect videogame consoles has been discovered in the wild.
William Eazel Oct 24 2005 1:05PM Security
The new breed of trojans

The new breed of trojans

A sinister new trend is emerging, with specially crafted trojans targeted at individual companies. The threat reveals the use of malware in industrial or even state-sponsored espionage.
René Millman Jul 22 2005 3:17PM Security
New Trojans target online banks

New Trojans target online banks

Security experts have discovered a group of previously undocumented Trojan horses which target British users of online banking services by attempting to steal sensitive financial information.
Robert Jaques Sep 7 2004 2:17PM Security
Phishing attacks include Trojans

Phishing attacks include Trojans

Phishing attackers are now including Trojan code, which could log keystrokes and capture passwords.
Jon Tullett Aug 16 2004 2:44PM Security
Trojans = Double Trouble

Trojans = Double Trouble

Trojan Horse applications (Trojans for short) are not new, having been around for over ten years now, but amazingly no-one has found a way to manage the threat.
Gunter Ollmann Jan 9 2004 2:55PM Security

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