2281

Necurs malware threatens and disables av scanners: http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/archive/2012/12/06/unexpected-reboot-necurs.aspx (article link author = Microsoft Malware Protection Center’s Tim Liu)

polonus

2282

Malicious QR barcode stickers found http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12/10/qr_code_sticker_scam/ (article author = John Leyden)

polonus

2283

This issue with the potential for malicious QR codes has been known about for some considerable time now (certainly for me) as like the short URLs there are limited ways to confirm what the end URL is without actually clicking on the link or scanning the QR code.

2284

Hi DavidR,

Yes and you will see these scan codes more and more. On local busses, in newspaper ads, etc.

polonus

2285

Millions stolen with mTAN fraud
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Millions-stolen-with-mTAN-fraud-1763923.html
https://www.checkpoint.com/products/downloads/whitepapers/Eurograbber_White_Paper.pdf

2286

I recall a time when a phone was just simply a phone. I choose to have a service that costs only $40.00 a month, and it certainly does not support a smartphone, and does what I need to have it do. Internet surfing is useless on this device, but it is there. Think risk factor is much less with such a device, IMO.

2287

Joomla sites misused to deploy malware
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Joomla-sites-misused-to-deploy-malware-1766841.html
https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Joomla+and+WordPress+Bulk+Exploit+Going+on/14677

2288

Apps for Windows 8 easily hacked
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Apps-for-Windows-8-easily-hacked-1767839.html

2289

Users of IE spied upon through unpatched mouse-cursor vulnerability (virtual keyboard users at risk): http://spider.io/blog/2012/12/internet-explorer-data-leakage/

polonus

2290

More Google Chrome specific malware expected in 2013. For instance malcreants like to adopt the Carberp digital bankrobber to function in the Google Chrome browser: http://malware.dontneedcoffee.com/2012/12/carberprenaissance.html#!/2012/12/carberprenaissance.html (link author = Kafeine)

polonus

2291

Carberp started to infect through malcious QR: http://www.securelist.com/en/blog/208194045/Carberp_in_the_Mobile (link article author = Denis, Kaspersky Lab Expert on a series of articles on Man in the Mobile Attacks)

polonus

2292

Internet Explorer Bug Tracks Every Mouse Move, Even Outside the Browser
http://www.bitdefender.com/security/internet-explorer-bug-tracks-every-mouse-move-even-outside-the-browser.html

2293

Trojan.Batchwiper

http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/trojanbatchwiper-reported-iran

2294

Exynos 4 critical security hole affects many Galaxy devices
http://www.h-online.com/open/news/item/Exynos-4-critical-security-hole-affects-many-Galaxy-devices-1770075.html

2295

Massive iframe injection alert: http://stopmalvertising.com/malware-reports/massive-iframe-injection-hits-several-cms.html
(article author Kimbedrley)

polonus

2296

Security update for Windows lets fonts disappear
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Security-update-for-Windows-lets-fonts-disappear-1771419.html

2297

Thank you for the update DJBone.

2298

http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/ransomsurvey2-300x137.png

Ransomware Locks Desktop with Survey Offers

( Is avast! protecting us against this one ??? )

2299

Security Alert: SpamSoldier
https://blog.lookout.com/blog/2012/12/17/security-alert-spamsoldier/

2300

Adobe Shockwave player provides vulnerable Flash runtime
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/323161