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  • Chinese whispers of malware writing and bribery in the industry

    As China corruption scandals rumble on, more rumours of malware writers in AV firms surface. Several recent stories in the media have revolved around China and malware writers, with the much confusion as to the real facts. After rumours last week that Spanish security firm Panda had hired the Chinese author of the Fujacks virus,…

  • Botnet taken down as ringleaders are arrested

    ‘Mariposa’ included almost 13 million zombies. Spanish authorities have managed to take down the Mariposa botnet – one of the largest of its kind which is believed to have infected in 12.7 million computers worldwide – as well as arresting three of its botherders. Stories of botnets being taken down have become more prevalent recently;…

  • Trojan-to-worm automation tool spotted

    GUI gizmo adds extra spreading menace to any malware. Researchers at Panda have discovered a simple and colourful graphical application designed to add basic worm techniques to trojans, giving any piece of malicious code the ability to spread itself across networks. The tool, dubbed ‘Constructor/wormer’ by Panda , also allows a number of advanced options…

  • Google links scam Avira users

    Suspect firm advertising via Google found to be specialising in hijacking security brands. Google searches for Avira and the company’s anti-malware product Antivir , a free version of which is available for personal use in the German home market and elsewhere, are producing sponsored links to a subscription-based software download site specialising in providing ‘free’…

  • Series of products hit by vulnerabilities

    Researcher finds flaws in ESET, Panda and Norman AV software. Researcher Sergio Alvarez has reported on vulnerabilities found in a string of anti-virus products this week, with software ranges from ESET , Panda and Norman all hit by serious buffer-overflow flaws, allowing remote access if exploited. The ESET problems involve the handling of CAB archives…

  • Phishing techniques and technology revealed

    Serious software used to analyse phished data, and a phisher talks. Some insights into the workings of phishing scams were revealed this week, as a sophisticated tool designed to process data gathered by LdPinch trojans was discovered and analysed, and a security watcher probed the mind of a young phisher in an online conversation, published…

  • ZOO archive issues hit security vendors

    Errors handling rare format patched by four AV and anti-spam products. A researcher has revealed details of flawed implementation of a somewhat archaic archive format, .zoo, which has required patching in several anti-virus products and a popular anti-spam appliance, and also affects some archiving software. Products from Avira , Alwil and Panda were all patched…

  • A new generation of Panda

    Panda sells majority shareholding. Spanish security vendor Panda Software has announced the sale of 75% of its shareholding to southern European investment group Investindustrial and private equity firm Gala Capital . Existing shareholders Berta Frías, Jose Maria Hernandez and Mikel Urizarbarrena retain the remaining 25% of the company and will continue to act as members…