Fake Internet Explorer 7 beta discovered !!!

There are report of fake IE7 beta download via spammer.


Please do NOT install or download IE7 beta as Microsoft never sends emails out about their new release softwares.



The spam email looks like the one shown on this blog, it comes with legitimate looking IE7 logo.

This spam email contains illegal link to download trojan Virus.Win32.Grum.a

Detailed workout of Gozi the Russian Trojan

If you guys wants to read through very detailed work on Gozi, please click the below link.
It shows advanced research work done in detailed documental format.
This is sort of work I do as well.

Link: http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/gozi/
Info on Gozi: http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=133

F-Secure posted Youtube vid on Targeted Attacks.

Watch and learn about Targeted Attacks from F-Secure Youtube video.
Direct link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFw9ZHy0V3c

Anti-Spyware Coalition released reports

On March 15th, the Anti-Spyware Coalition released the finalized versions of two documents. One is titled Best Practices Suggestions and the other is on the topic of Conflicts Resolution.

Download reports from: http://www.antispywarecoalition.org/documents/

Microsoft's search excels in spreading malware

It seems Italian Gromozon is over taking MS live search site.
More reading from: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/20/windows_live_malware/

Some Microsoft & GM joke

At a recent computer expo (COMDEX), Bill Gates reportedly compared the computer industry with the auto industry and stated, "'If GM had kept up with technology like the computer industry has, we would all be driving $25.00 cars that got 1,000 miles to the gallon.'

In response to Bill's comments, General Motors issued a press release stating:

If GM had developed technology like Microsoft, we would all be driving cars with the following
characteristics (and I just love this part):

1. For no reason whatsoever, your car would crash........ Twice a day.

2. Every time they repainted the lines in the road, you would have to buy a new car.

3. Occasionally your car would die on the freeway for no reason. You would have to
pull to the side of the road, close all of the windows, shut off the car, restart it, and
reopen the windows before you could continue. For some reason you would simply
accept this.

4. Occasionally, executing a maneuver such as a left turn would cause your car to shut
down and refuse to restart, in which case you would have to reinstall the engine.

5. Macintosh would make a car that was powered by the sun, was reliable, five times
as fast and twice as easy to drive - but would run on only five percent of the roads.

6. The oil, water temperature, and alternator warning lights would all be replaced by
a single 'This Car Has Performed An Illegal Operation' warning light.

7. The airbag system would ask 'Are you sure?' before deploying.

8. Occasionally, for no reason whatsoever, your car would lock you out and refuse to
let you in until you simultaneously lifted the door handle, turned the key and grabbed
hold of the radio antenna.

9. Every time a new car was introduced car buyers would have to learn how to drive all
over again because none of the controls would operate in the same manner as the old car.

10. You'd have to press the 'Start' button to turn the engine OFF.

Interesting reading from McAfee's SiteAdvisor

Some interesting report cameup from Siteadvisor, check it out

Direct link: http://www.siteadvisor.com/studies/map_malweb_mar2007.html

Watch Winfixer lawsuit video

Feb. 26, 2007 Special Report on a lawsuit involving Beatrice Ochoa, whose computer was infected by the notorious Winfixer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBUZHiKhsog

New threat arlert: Warezov email worm

F-Secure blog reported new Warezov email worm with attachment is going around, please be careful, the spam email looks like below:-

Do not reply to this message
Dear Customer, Our robot has fixed an abnormal activity from your IP address on sending e-mails. Probably it is connected with the last epidemic of a worm which does not have patches at the moment. We recommend you to install a firewall module and it will stop e-mail sending. Otherwise your account will be blocked until you do not eliminate malfunction. Customer support center robot

The attachment is a ZIP file which contains a static EXE file. The name varies, but it's always something like Update-KB[random numbers]-x86.exe.

AV Comparative February 2007 is out now !

AV-comparatives.org is European based AV software certifier that test many popular & well known Antivirus software against to their extensive malware collection.

Obviously they are using European virus honey pod as result shows favourable to European based AV vendors.

You can view online result on ths link or download actualy report on PDF file from here.