Smart Phones are vulnerable to Rootkit attack

Smart phone users beware! Just like personal computers, smart mobile phones are also vulnerable to attack by malicious software, or malware and a compromised smart phone may lead to some serious consequences, Rutgers University researchers warns. The researchers, who are presenting their findings at the International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (HotMobile 2010) this week in Maryland, demonstrated how such a software attack could cause a smart phone to eavesdrop on a meeting, track its owner’s travels, or rapidly drain its battery to render the phone useless. These actions could happen without the mobile phone owner being …

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Microsoft offers $250000 reward to find Conficker creator

Software giant Microsoft have announced a reward of $250000 to anyone who gives information leading to the arrest and conviction of the creator of the Conficker worm. The reward is for “information that results in the arrest and conviction of those responsible for illegally launching the Conficker malicious code on the Internet,” the software giant said in a statement.

Microsoft also announced that residents of any country are eligible for the reward, as per the law of that country. This is the fourth time that Microsoft has offered a …

New Password Stealing Malware targets Firefox

According to BitDefender, a new malware is targeting Firefox users to steal sensitive credentials such as bank passwords. Termed as Trojan.PWS.ChromeInject.A, the malware enters a compromised computer through under malware and resides in Firefox’s add-ons folder. After installation, it runs every time Firefox browser is started.

What actually it do? As it is a malware, don’t expect anything good from it. According to BitDefender’s antivirus research lab, it uses JavaScript to identify over 100 different financial and money …