Nicholson Security

Like everything else malware can be a hit or miss.

I was reading at MX Logic about another malware flood.  This time it’s a fake email from FedEx.  Here is the description from MX Logic.

The email alleges that you sent a package on July 25, but because the recipient’s address was not correct when it was shipped it had not been delivered.  It then asks the user to print out a copy of the attached invoice (a .zip file which contains malware) and to collect a copy of the package at the FedEx Office (address of office not given, which should be one clear indicator that something is fishy about the email).

Sample subject lines that we have seen in our Threat Operations Center include:

You Have A Package!!!
Tracking N <fake tracking number>

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Antivirus 2009 and Search Strings to Get Infected

Antivirus 2009

Over the last few weeks a wave of Trojans have been spreading across the Internet.  I have been hearing and reading a lot about the Antivirus 2009 Trojan that has been infecting users.  If your not current on what the Antivirus 2009 Trojan is you can get a full description about it on the Trend Labs Malware Blog.

I had first heard personal accounts of the malware from a student.  Users he supports had been infected with it and since it was so new he had a hard time finding a tool to remove it.  You can read his post here and here on how he was able to remove it.

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