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Category: blogs | Posted by Avatar Staff 262 days ago
Via: http://www.symantec.com | Tags: monaronadona pure social engineering scam comments Discuss  
We have analysed samples of malware that is calling itself 'MonaRonaDona', and is creating a buzz on Internet forums. In a nutshell, it seems the sole purpose of the malware is to prompt the user to enter the term "MonaRonaDona" into a search engine. This is an attempt to lead them to an application that can remove the unwelcome threat - a fix that has obviously been conveniently provided by the very people who created the virus in the first place. When the Trojan executes, it creates the file SRVSPOOL. read more »
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Category: news | Posted by Avatar Staff 91 days ago
Via: http://lists.jammed.com | Tags: isn cyberwar grand struggle scary prospect pure chaos comments Discuss  
From: InfoSec News <alerts_at_private>Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:08:27 -0500 (CDT)http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/aug/21/blogging.internetBy Bobbie JohnsonThe Guardian,August 21 2008When Russian tanks rolled into Georgia, it brought back memories of Soviet-era military conquest - a reminder of the cold war. But whether by accident or design, the fight for South Ossettia appears to have given us a taste of the future as well, with internet attacks on Georgian computer systems resulting in the read more »
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