How to Spot and Protect Yourself from Fake Antivirus Software
Most of you know how important it is to have security software on your computers to stay protected from viruses, malware,...
Massive Law Enforcement Operation Tells two Malware Variants it’s Game Over
On Monday, the United States Department of Justice announced an international law enforcement effort to take out a massive botnet—a...
It’s ‘Game Over’ for Zeus and CryptoLocker
Under Operation Tovar, global law enforcement—in conjunction with the private sector and McAfee—has launched an action to dismantle the Gameover...
Ransomware Goes Mobile
The dominance of mobile devices has given hackers a growing market to chase after, with many of the same tools...
Strike a Pose: Blackshades Malware Spies Through Your Webcam
In the old days, one simply had to draw their blinds to avoid peeping toms from spying on their private...
Iranian Keylogger Marmoolak Enters via Backdoor
Targeted attacks have several stages, sometimes called the APT kill chain. At McAfee Labs we prefer the model described by...
Necurs, Zbot Use Obfuscated Windows XP Detection to Bypass Analysis
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. McAfee Labs has recently come across a number of malware samples that drop...
What is a Man-in-the-Middle Attack?
There’s a reason why most people feel uncomfortable about the idea of someone eavesdropping on them—the eavesdropper could possibly overhear...
What is a Backdoor Threat?
Did you accidentally leave the back door open? This thought can be scary because you know that leaving the back...
Cybercrime ‘Highlights’ of First Quarter 2014
As a supplement to the next McAfee Labs Threats Report, which will appear next month, we offer this timeline of...
