A user clicking on a bit.ly link generated by the Koobface botnet will get forwarded to a Blogspot account that’s already ... important that Bit.ly implement this new security fast, as the Koobface botnet have found workarounds that trick existing users of ... social engineering tactics used by the botnet masters.” The Koobface Botnet is working over time to exploit many popular websites to ...

... Reader (definition) and now it hosts images that link to a malware. Koobface computer worm that targets users of the social networking ... as Facebook and MySpace. Reading backwards, you will realize that Koobface is a rewording of the word Facebook i.e Koob for ... your Flash Player in order to see the video. Once you click on it Koobface downloads into your computer start it's malicious attack. ...

... the wild, has demonstrated new capabilities that make it more insidious than ever. Koobface may actually be more precisely called a worm, since it spreads automatically through ... services, including Facebook, MySpace, and Twitter. Koobface sends messages purporting to link to videos on ... virus products have mixed rates of success in detecting Koobface, with 16 out of 41 commercial products sniffing ...

... 16 out of 41 antivirus products according to VirusTotal. Koobface was first detected in December 2008 (with a more powerful version emerging in March 2009). The Koobface worm targets users of social networking sites like Facebook, ... computers have already been infected by the worm. There's even a version of Koobface that pretends to be a security report about itself. The Malware purports ...

... ,300 public Google Reader pages infected with a new Koobface type of attack. Hackers have employed Google Reader ... the updated software, the user was downloading the doomed Koobface downloader component that would that take over the victim's computer. Google ... blacklisting service Google Safe Browsing. This form of Koobface is still dangerous because its creators are now relying on Google's ...

... as a Christmas greeting on Facebook, but actually installs the nasty Koobface worm on users’ computers. The worm spreads as ... page, their computers download and install a variant of the well-known Koobface worm, Koobface.GK. After the virus is installed on a computer, a ... . Every time a user enters the captcha text, Koobface.GK registers a new domain where the infection files are hosted, ...

... Micro mantiene su cerco a las actividades criminales de Koobface, incluyendo el spam de URLs maliciosas realizado por ... una nueva actividad de la red zombie Koobface en relación con el servicio Google ... TrendLabs se ha descubierto que los cibercriminales de Koobface están aprovechando cuentas de Google Reader ... la que se alberga el malware de Koobface. En este momento existen alrededor de unas 1 ...

... unusual messages or spammed comments on their sites, and a new variant of the Koobface worm is circulating with a Christmas ... ;  Koobface Botnet - New Christmas Theme QUOTE: The Koobface botnet, one of the most efficient social engineering driven botnets, is ... installing a bogus Adobe Flash Player Update (New Koobface campaign spoofs Adobe’s Flash updater), which ...

Security researchers warn that the infamous Koobface social networking worm received and upgrade, which allows it to create and use ... component also performs various checks in order not to arouse suspicion. Koobface is a computer worm targeting the users of social networking websites ... and posting links to malicious web pages. The most common Koobface lure is the “intriguing video” trick, ...

... a slightly more sophisticated approach than some of the previous attacks we’ve seen. According to the report, the new Koobface component automates the following actions: Registering a Facebook account Confirming an email ... integrity teams are constantly battling security threats like these from phishing sites to Koobface worms with automated detection systems that remove the fake accounts and ...

Trend Micro contacted Google informing Google Reader URLs spammed by Koobface : Trend Micro threat research continues to monitor Koobface criminal activities, including the spamming of URLs by Koobface on social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace and Twitter. Trend Micro’s flexible solutions, available in multiple form factors, are supported 24/7 by threat intelligence experts around

Koobface is still going strong and with the holidays approaching, the criminals have added a twist to their trap. Infected machines are hosting a webpage with a ... as a ‘codec’. It is in fact the infamous Koobface Worm! During the holiday season, stay secure and if you ... %2F03%2Fkoobface-santa%2F'; addthis_title = 'Koobface+believes+in+Santa'; addthis_pub = '';

December is knocking on the door and Christmas is becoming closer and closer. Websense warns about Koobface malware campaign that is using Christmas theme to spread bad stuff. The Koobface Web site offers a video posted by 'SantA'. The usual ruse of requiring a codec to watch the video is used, ...

... asks you to download Adobe Flash Player: ‘Almost a month ago, TrendLabs detected a new Koobface worm component that makes Internet Explorer create Facebook accounts, join random Facebook groups, ... that invite them to check out a cool link, and more. ‘Aided by this components, Koobface has launched a new campaign that uses as bait a Christmas-themed video on a fake YouTube page: Of ...

Trend Micro said that it detected the Koobface-like variant as TROJ_VILSEL.EA, a piece of malware designed to steal contact lists, phone numbers, locations and other information that forms part of a Skype profile. "It is also capable of using Skype's built-in instant messaging capability to send links to people on the affected user's contact list," wrote Jonathan Leopando, a ...