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Panda reports 2000% surge in non-delivery report spam
Last month Panda Security’s anti-malware lab recorded a 2000% increase in the amount of different non-delivery report spam messages in circulation compared to the number of samples detected between January and June this year.
Facebook accounts “hacked” for $100
“Any Facebook account can be hacked” – so claim the creators of an online service which, for only $100, allegedly provides clients with the login and password credentials to access any account on the popular social networking site.
Identity-theft surges in downturn
Research by Panda Security, the global IT security vendor, has revealed that the number of users affected by malware designed for identity theft has increased 600% so far this year with respect to the same period in 2008.
More than half of new viruses only last 24 hours
Panda Security has drawn up a worldwide barometer of security status in SMBs1. According to this study, 58% of SMBs worldwide are affected by malware. These infections have a range of negative effects on companies.
58% of SMBs worldwide affected by malware
According to Panda Security’s malware research lab 52% of the 37,000 samples of new viruses and other types of Internet threats that it receives each day try to infect users for just 24 hours.
Cyber-crooks’ search engines lure users to malicious websites
Panda Security’ malware detection and analysis laboratory has revealed how cyber-criminals are starting to use their own search engines to lead users to malicious pages, often created for distributing malware.
Panda report reveals thriving rogueware economy
Panda Security's malware analysis and detection laboratory has released a comprehensive study on the proliferation of rogueware into the cyber-crime economy.
Twitter used by cyber-crooks to infect users
Panda Security's malware detection and analysis laboratory has located a new attack on Twitter users. In this case, cyber-criminals have created hundreds of Twitter accounts and published thousands of comments in them under the topic “PhishTube Broadcast”, in relation to the US rock band Phish.
Panda's new cloud-based 2010 products “ultra-light”
Panda Security has launched its new, ultra-light 2010 consumer solutions, which include Panda Antiivrus for Netbooks, Panda Antivirus Pro 2010
Trojans 70% of new malware detected
Trojans accounted for 70% of all new malware between April and June 2009, according to data compiled in the latest PandaLabs Quarterly Report.
Trojans were also responsible for more infections than any other type of malware over this period.
2009 sees 10% increase of new spyware
Panda Security's new malware report ( http://www.pandasecurity.com/homeusers/security-info/tools/reports/) has revealed that Trojans have accounted for 73% of all new malware created during the first few months of 2009 while the distribution of spyware has grown rapidly to 13.15%, up from a mere 2.5% in the previous quarter.
Panda launches free USB Vaccine to block malware spreading through flash drives
Panda Security, the global IT security vendor, has launched Panda USB Vaccine , a free security solution designed to block malware which spreads through removable drives such as flash drives, CD/DVDs and MP3 players.
Cyber-crooks manipulate Google searches to sell fake antivirus products
Global IT security vendor Panda Security has revealed that cyber-criminals are manipulating search engine results to distribute malware, in particular, fake antivirus products.
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Panda supports Windows 7
Panda Security , the global IT security vendor, has launched a beta version of Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 compatible with Windows 7. Now all users of the beta version of Microsoft's new operating system will be able to install the best protection against malware at no cost and with minimal resource consumption.
Millions exposed to identity theft
Panda Security, the global IT security vendor, has revealed that more 10 million users worldwide were infected with active identity theft-based malware.
“Traditional” with a twist: malware goes retro with the spread of the Sality.AO virus
Panda Security's malware detection and analysis laboratory has noted an increase in the number of infections caused by Sality.AO, a virus that combines the features of traditional viruses (infecting files and damaging as many computers as possible to achieve notoriety for creators) with the objectives of new malware, i.e. generating financial returns for cyber-criminals. The global security vendor is therefore advising users to be on their guard against a potentially massive attack.
Panda promises maximum perimeter security with launch of Sun-based appliance
Panda Security has launched the new 9000 series of the Panda GateDefender Performa , a security appliance that offers maximum protection for the network perimeter – the main entry point for network threats – thereby preventing malware, spam and unproductive Web content from entering organizations.
Money transfer industry riddled with serious security flaws, warns Panda
An assessment of over 300 businesses for sending money abroad commissioned by Panda Security, the global IT security vendor, has revealed that 30% of the PCs used for bank transfers had an outdated antivirus and 60% were infected with malware.
European media acclaims Panda Security 2009 consumer products
Worms attack Facebook, MySpace
“Worms are programmes that make copies of themselves in different places on a computer,” says Jeremy Matthews, head of Panda Security's sub-Saharan operations. “The objective of this type of malware is usually to saturate computers and networks, preventing them from being used.”
PandaLabs lists Halloween's scariest malware
Halloween is a night of costumes, witches and monsters – and all too often fear. This year Panda has listed the most terrifying examples of malware, which no matter how they are disguised, you should never invite to your party… or your computer:
South Africa: iPhone launch exploited by “pharming” attack
A Trojan purporting to be a video of the iPhone is at the centre of a new pharming attack
The malicious payload of the Trojan can result in users being redirected to fraudulent web pages when they try to access their online bank. The aim is to steal confidential user information
Fake antivirus products infecting computers
PandaLabs, Panda Security's laboratory for detecting and analysing malware, has detected an increase the use of fake antivirus products to infect users with malware. Often appearing on the Internet as free downloads, these applications pass themselves off as antivirus utilities; alternatively they can be concealed in other files downloaded by users, including music or video files.
African launch of Panda's 2009 retail offering
The first consumer antivirus to protect from the cloud... ever!
Panda Security has announced the African launch of its new 2009 consumer solutions: Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 , Panda Internet Security 2009 and Panda Global Protection 2009 . Through utilising Collective Intelligence, its revolutionary new security model of protection from the cloud, Panda's new products aim to achieve faster and more effective detection and disinfection with a minimum consumption of bandwidth and PC resources.
An Olympic fraud
Panda Security uncovers Chinese malware ploy
A classic technique beloved of cyber-crooks is to use current affairs and events to hoodwink unsuspecting PC users into downloading malicious code. This, in IT security parlance, is known as “social engineering”. The recent Olympic Games in Beijing was no exception.