Tag Archives: Google

You can be a victim of malicious download!

Posted on June 1, 2012 by Prashant

Drive-by-cache, drive-by-download, we have seen many vulnerabilities in the past that affect modern browsers and can create havoc for the users. According Mr Michal Zalewski, a security researcher working at Google,a serious vulnerability were found in browser giants Firefox, IE … Continue reading →

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Android malware uses GingerBreak exploit for root access

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Prashant

A new variant of a piece of Android malware dubbed LeNa (Legacy Native) has been modified so that it does not require user interaction to take control of a device, mobile security firm Lookout informed. LeNa has been seen on … Continue reading →

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ASP mass infection takes down 300,000 websites

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Prashant

Internet security research firm Armorize has spotted a search engine poisoning attack that has infected more than 300,000 websites. The websites relied on ASP or ASP.NET web application frameworks came under the attack vectors. A malicious script that points to … Continue reading →

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Spammers actively using Google and Yahoo services

Posted on October 2, 2011 by Prashant

From mails to search engine, from online business to social networking, spammers have left nothing untouched. They have got entry in every field and have actively utilized web services to exploit netizens. Most of us would consider service emails from … Continue reading →

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Fraudulent Google SSL certificate found in the wild

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Prashant

A fraudulent SSL certificate for “*.google.com” issued by Dutch certificate authority (CA) DigiNotar to the Iranian government or its agents, has triggered a wave of updates from software makers to stop applications trusting the CA. The certificate was issued on … Continue reading →

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Malvertising found on Google’s DoubleClick

Posted on August 27, 2011 by Prashant

Cyber criminals and malicious users have been using Google and its services actively to spread malwares and drive by download attacks. In a latest post, security researchers from Armorize have spotted malicious ads on Google’s DoubleClick network that lead to drive-by … Continue reading →

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Google presents report on increasing web threats

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Prashant

Google has published its technical paper named “Trends in Circumventing Web-Malware Detection”. The reports brings the analysis of malicious web sites which have become increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect and block over the past four years, and many anti-virus … Continue reading →

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SCADA systems can be found through Google!

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Prashant

SCADA systems have been under attack after stuxnet worm was unleashed. According to a  new article published at CNET news, security researchers warns that unsecured SCADA systems having direct internet access   have been indexed by Google. This has blown … Continue reading →

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Google warns users for malware

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Prashant

Scams and malware have been a big cause of worry in the cyber world today. In order to be safe and secure, one needs to be very vigilant and security conscious. And Google seems to be security conscious towards users … Continue reading →

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Security flaws discovered in Chrome OS

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Prashant

Google may have aimed of providing a secure OS in the form of Chrome, but the story doesn’t ends here! A news published at Reuters reports of security researchers discovering vulnerabilities in Chrome OS extensions that allow attackers to steal … Continue reading →

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