Prolexic Technologies Warns Dirt Jumper and Introduces Scanner

The renowned DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service), Prolexic, has given a warning to the notorious Dirt Jumper toolkit, regarding its ability to attack website applications. The company has issued a security-scanning feature or application, which can be used to detect the malevolent threat’s presence via its command and control servers. Users interested in downloading the threat advisory and scanner can download it from www.prolexic.com/threatadvisories for free.

DirtJumper is malware software and an evolved form of the Ruskill type viruses. The disreputable toolkit is usually bought from ‘underground’ websites for as cheap as $150. The virus based toolkit is usually known to spread through spam, dubious downloads, exploit kits and even from contaminated systems.

Vice President of Prolexic’s Security Engineering Response team, had this to say, “The Dirt Jumper DDoS toolkit is currently one of the most aggressive malware strains used by DDoS attackers globally,” said Neal Quinn, vice president of operations at Prolexic.  “Increasingly, we are seeing this tool used against clients worldwide and it is likely to become more widespread and effective as distribution spreads.”

DDoS has been labeled a high-risk threat by the PLXSERT since it also possesses a high quality control panel which almost any hacker can use. Besides this, the malware also possesses an updated functionality feature, which makes it a high level threat for all systems. This is why Prolexic has launched Dirt Dozer, a public malware scanner which can be used to detect suspect HTTP command and control servers. The scanner can be used free of charge by corporate entities and individual entrepreneurs worldwide via the abovementioned link.

 About Prolexic

Prolexic is a renowned and reliable DDoS or Distributed Denial of Service mitigation provider which specializes in protecting organizations against online threats. Since its launch in 2003, a large number of reputable firms have placed their technical safety in their more than capable hands.

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Original: Prolexic Technologies Warns Dirt Jumper and Introduces Scanner

SiteLock Partners up with Mabuhay Web Hosting

St Johns, FL (PRWEB) December 05, 2011- The leading organization in website security solutions, SiteLock LLC pronounced its partnership with Philippine’s top hosting provider, Mabuhay Hosting. The partnership was forged in a bid to improve and extend SiteLock’s security services at special prices in order to expand their overall ranking as one of the best security websites online.

When asked about this forge, the CEO and Founder of Mabuhay Web Hosting, Ivan Rivera, had this to say, “Providing top level security to our customers is the highest priority for us. Partnering with SiteLock gives us an easy way to do it without huge demands on our staff or resources. “SiteLock is a perfect fit for our business because it enhances our mission of providing state of the art internet technology to every individual and company at the lowest possible price with the highest possible quality.”

Some of SiteLock’s state of the art security software includes Deep 360-Degree security scanning, immediate danger alerts, status management, certifiable website trust seals, and skilled site hardening services. Software such as this is in very high demand in the Philippines where hacking, viruses, theft of critical data not to mention online assualts are rampant.

According to the Business Development Manager of SiteLock, Givonn Jones,”We’re excited to form this partnership with a company like Mabuhay Hosting because they truly care about every single customer. This partnership allows us to continue to provide security to more small businesses and websites on a global scale”.

About SiteLock

SiteLock is a website security organization which provides website malware scanning and online defense services for businesses. Bringing together affordable rates with exceptional online security products and services, the organization offers online entrepreneurs complete peace of mind regarding the security of their assets. With over 400,000 clients satisfied globally, SiteLock offers tailor made packages to online businesses to meet their security needs. Please visit www.Sitelock.com for more details.

About Mabuhay Web Hosting

Mabuhay Web Hosting (more popularly known as Mabuhay Web Hosting and Development service PHILIPPINES), is under the ownership of IVAINS.com. The organization provides diligent web development and IT services to small businesses. Their services include website hosting, designing, cloud services and support along with virtual private servers. Their round the clock support and 100% satisfied clients make Mabuhay one of the best web hosting services online.

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Original: SiteLock Partners up with Mabuhay Web Hosting

GeoTrust, one of the world’s largest digital security certificate provider, announced the launch of its native Anti-Malware Scan service on Thursday. The cloud service, exclusively accessible via Channel Partners, is described as a relatively affordable solution of identifying malware, protecting both web site owners and visitors from possible contamination.

As per the announcement, the new service runs 50 randomly scheduled scans per day, checking websites for both prevalent, and potentially new varieties of malware. “The service provides immediate, detailed alerts that clearly pinpoint malware infections and enable web site owners to eliminate them quickly and easily, helping ensure infected sites are cleaned up as soon as possible,” the accompanying notes stated.

The company believes that adoption of its new Anti-Malware scan would allow website owners to avoid any embarrassing situations that may arise due to inherent weaknesses in their system, stating how, “hackers exploiting web site vulnerabilities using injection, cross-site scripting…and other prevalent attacks unknown to the site owner are the prime methods malware is spread on the internet today.” GeoTrusts scan service would thus allow users to benefit from its expeditious malware identification capabilities by dramatically reducing the chances of any potential contagion – lowering the probability of being blacklisted; steering clear of any bad press that may damage the businesses reputation.

GeoTrust encourages users to advertise their websites newly fortified status by displaying GeoTrusts’ seal of approval as a graphic, on their web page, once they’ve integrated the company’s Anti-Malware Scan into their system.

Symantecs, GeoTrusts parent company, Fran Rosch declared, “web site owners and visitors alike dread the idea of downloading hidden malware and want to be sure they don’t get hacked.” The V.P of Symantecs trust services, further stated, “by working closely with our channel partners to develop a solution tailored to their customers’ needs, Symantec is maximizing the resources of the channel while positioning its partners to provide an innovative yet simple and affordable security option for web site owners.”

Symantec revealed the discovery of a new Stuxnet-esque malware on Tuesday. If left unchecked, researchers believe the Duqu, which shares most of Stuxnets code, to be capable of wrecking similar, or even greater, havoc as its predecessor previously did.

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Original: Security Company GeoTrust offers new Anti-Malware Scan service

According to a report issued by the email security firm, eleven, in comparison to the month of July 2011, the spam intensity has been increased by 89%.

Report further states that about 50% increase was also recorded in the month of September. Spam intensity in the month of September was around 74%, prior when botnet Rustock was taken down.

In the month of September, about 89.6% of total emails were spam, which in May was about 78.7%.

The ads of online casinos through emails were the most known spam in the month of September, which was about 53.7% of total spam in the month. The pharmaceutical spam was recorded at 10%, indicating a decrease of 16%, as of July.

The spammers gained benefit from the on-going affairs of August and September. For instance, the revolution tales of Libya were used as an attraction to get money. Spammers also circulated gossips about a latest iPhone as spam promotion in the month of September, including competitions that were actually a contribution tactic. Likewise, spam emails focused on the theme of Facebook.

The biggest part of the spam emails is initiated from the regions of Eastern Europe, South America and Asia. The report notifies top ten spammers of September out of which six were from Asia, three from Eastern Europe and one from South America.

Press release says that India was the biggest Hub of spam, back in September.

In September, the malware distribution through emails showed an increase of 384%, of which Trojans were the most notable in spreading malwares.

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Original: Report by Security Firm Eleven Shows 89% Increase in Spam from July

Lately, SpamExperts announced a partnership with Simple Hosting, an expert Linux and Windows Hosting provider. This collaborative effort will allow Simple Hosting to produce and market more professional and secure email security utilities, acting as a solid shield against spam, malware, phishing and virus attacks on user inboxes!

“As a member of the SpamExperts HPP, we can offer affordable top quality security products and stand out from our competitors,” states Chris Mayer, Simple Hosting’s CEO, “We can further increase our overall customer satisfaction. Most importantly spam disappears from users’ inboxes thanks to the Local Cloud with Incoming Email Security services of SpamExperts. We do not have to spend time manually making adjustments to the filter on a daily basis and can offer this value-added service to our end customers. In short, we only see benefits by partnering with SpamExperts.”

“Simple Hosting GmbH is a wonderful company that we are proud to be partnered with”, says Sam Renkema, CEO of SpamExperts. “Simple Hosting shares SpamExperts’ dedication to offer simple, high value for money, and quality services to its clients. We hope our joint partnership will be one that last for many more years.”

Partnership SpamExperts Program:

Joining hands with SpamExperts’ HPP yields numerous benefits. By this partnership, client’s business shall get increased marketing support, numerous hefty discounts, publicity and effective lead referral and much more. Everybody loves increased spotlight; so joining hands with SpamExperts is fantastic in all terms.

Services by SpamExperts

Enjoy fantastic and perfect solutions for ISPs and hosting companies. Get to have the Email Security Firewall components installed on the hardware section of the ISP directly. Try endless amazing services on:

• Incoming Firewall & Outgoing Firewall,
• Dedicated Gateway & SaaS Cloud Gateway,
• Domain Spam Filter, Email Archiver, Enterprises.

Want to know more about Sam Expert? Check out their Website.

More about Simple Hosting

Simple Hosting, a Swiss Linux and Windows Hosting Services, masters in ASP, ASP.NET and PHP. Working to provide hosting services since 2011, Simple Hosting focuses to deliver concrete and professional business services. Check out, in detail, about more web service, Website.

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Original: SpamExperts and Simple Hosting Combine Their Forces!

Security experts recently published information that Apple has been fighting fake online security vendors who target Mac computers. Apple recently issued a security advisory to its users warning them of a recent scam which affects Mac computers with nefarious software that informs them their computer has been infected with a virus. In the end, the goal is to acquire their credit card number and other pertinent personal information.

The First Major Virus Campaign for Mac

This is one of the first major campaigns featuring malicious code that has been launch specifically against Macintosh equipment. In the past, cyber criminals have always targeted Windows operating system machines which are running on nine out of every ten computers in the world. However, as the number of users with Macs grows, the company has become a much more attractive target.

How to Become Infected

The fake anti-virus software is downloaded by users when they click links from fake and tainted search engine results which are popular and look genuine. The virus further spreads when users manually click links from emails, Facebook messages and Tweets which lead them to nefarious websites. In most instances, the browser automatically downloads and launches the installer to the software. If users are aware of this, they should instantly cancel the process and do not enter the administrator password.

The Release of a Mac OS X Update

Apple representatives further stated they will be releasing an update for the operating system in the next several days to protect users from this nasty source code. The updated of Mac OS X will automatically search for and remove Mac Defender malware code and other known variants. Further, the update will immediately warn users if they are in the process of downloading this virus.

How to Eliminate the Virus

Until that occurs, Apple has also released exactly how to clean user’s machines that have been infected by the malicious code. The virus has several names based on type of program downloaded including, “MacDefender”, “MacProtector” and “MacSecurity”, all three of which will install the annoying and nasty virus without the user being aware. Apple also told users to “force quit” their web browser if notifications appear.

These types of viruses and malware have been plaguing Windows users for many years and has cost millions of dollars in lost productivity. Mac appears to be off to an excellent start with safeguarding their users through an effective software update.

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Original: The Fight against Fake Anti-Virus Software Developers

The first of its kind malware identification program for Facebook has been developed by UCR researchers and StopTheHacker start-up. This program came up in retaliation to the explosion of spam on Facebook which spreads suspicious links, cheating users by tempting them with free of charge offers or access to previously unknown videos.

MyPageKeeper, on Facebook, is a free program which keeps surveillance on all profiles and is responsible for their safety. All wall-posts, news feeds and links uploaded by users and their friends are consistently monitored. When some suspicious malware is tracked, MyPageKeeper warns the users and allows them to remove that content from their profiles.

“Facebook is the new web. Hackers have realized this, and they have started using it to distribute malware and conduct identity theft”, says Md. Sazaddur Rahman, graduate student at UCR. “Facebook provides a fertile ground to spread malware, since users trust links and posts seemingly from their friends.”

“StopTheHacker is very pleased to partner with UCR in this effort, as it is a natural fit for the company”, says Dr. Anirban Banerjee (PhD UCR), co-founder of StopTheHacker. “StopTheHacker is a security startup, that spun off from UCR’s Network and Security lab with the mission to “make the Internet safer one website at a time”, as is their trademark.

This application is being used by scores of people already. Even though the application is at present in beta mode, it’s giving users a great deal of protection as well as the power to manage the ever increasing Facebook spam and malware.

About Stopthehacker:

A well known website security service company, Stopthehacker offers SaaS services to cater to the needs of website owners, administrators and web designers. The technology provided by Stopthehacker is backed by National Science Foundation and has been awarded numerous prizes since 2009. With headquarters in Southern California, Stopthehacker has users and partners at many different locations across the world.

To get more information on Stopthehacker visit http://www.stopthehacker.com/

About UCR:

The University of California, Riverside happens to be one of the 10 universities to be a part of the University of California system, with being the only UC situated in Inland Southern California. UCR is well known for being the most ethnically diverse research institution present in the country. The Computer Science Department of UCR is recognized for its researches.

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Original: UCR and Stopthehacker Unfold New FaceBook Security Service

According to the Internet Explorer’s official blog, Microsoft has been talking about the serious problems, the malware is causing for online users. According to Microsoft about 1 in all 14 downloads available online some malware is present. But the company also noted that these stats were exclusively for people using Internet Explorer.

The company stated, “User-downloaded malware is a huge problem and getting bigger” and showed by using graphs that how malware is entering computers with the help of downloads and their risks.

The first post made by Microsoft was about the numbers and stats showing Explorer 9’s effectiveness to stop malware attacks with the help of its Application Reputation security software. The post also claimed that Application Reputation was proving to be highly successful and that almost 99 percent of users who got the malware warning made the smart decision of deleting the file instead of downloading it.

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Original: Microsoft Outlines the High Risk of Malware

McAfee recently released a report proving that cyber attacks have significantly increased on infrastructure companies. Most of these attacks involved the extortion of information and malware attempts. McAfee worked in conjunction with the Center for Strategic and International Studies and was based on surveying 200 information technology executives and over 1,000 information technology workers and technicians.

The Survey

The surveying was conducted in the fourth quarter of 2010 and found that almost 70 percent of companies polled faced some type of security threat via mail-ware on a regular basis. The report also unveiled that almost 60 percent of companies had launched security audits and procedures as a result of these attacks.

Organizational Denial

The Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at McAfee stated that too many organizations have the mentality that an attack will not happen to them. If an attack does occur, the company will just pay for it then. Based on the results of the report, this is dangerous thinking and a great way to incur major issues with servers and workstations. Like anything else, it is always best to catch potential problems upstream, before they cause real damage.

Disrupting Critical Infrastructure

The majority of the attacks primarily focus on the disruption of a company’s critical infrastructure. The most recent type of damaging attack is malware called Stuxnet which as affected numerous company’s data acquisition programming and supervisory control. Stuxnet can easily enter systems because of a Microsoft Windows security exploit.

Electric Smart Grids

Also, electric smart grids face a major risk according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office. As a result, the office and independent security consultants have suggested the implementation of stronger, more robust security measures. The report also uncovered that almost one quarter of companies that have enacted smart technologies have not developed security protection for the subsequent grids.

Report Results

The report deduced that the rise in attacks is directly related to the need of companies to always implement the newest technologies and updates without integrating security measures in the process. Therefore, this number would be significantly reduced if organizations enforced all steps during implementation.

Companies need to work smarter and realize that they can be attacked at any given time without the proper protection. Therefore, it appears as if a strong method of relaying this information is through the education of information technology professionals. Hopefully in the future, the experts will listen and protect their company from cyber attacks.

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Original: Companies See a Rise in Cyber Attacks

The latest trend in the underworld of cybercrime is the sale of exploitation kits with features like web hosting services. Customers pay for the amount of time the exploits are actively infecting systems. These kits provide customers with a variety of exploits depending on their need. Exploits are a series of code that takes advantage of (exploits) the software vulnerabilities of a computer, system or network to upload malware and viruses.

This new business model is for other hackers and cybercriminals who have a problem finding secure, “bulletproof” hosting which is ISP that host malware servers. The exploitation package is intended for cybercriminals who are searching for a large number of hacked computers currently running Microsoft Windows for which they can use to exploit various types of information. Once these machines are hacked, they can be used maliciously to:

• Steal personal information
• Send spam
• Send malware from hacked email addresses
• Conduct denial-of-service attacks
• Upload viruses

The other main benefit is the low cost. Since cybercriminals are only paying for the amount of time an exploit is active, they can save on the web hosting cost. It is estimated that the exploit service with malware hosting costs between $100 and $200 per month. This is an excellent deal since all aspects are managed by the service provider. When calculating the monthly pay, it is assumed the account is more affordable than personal hosting.

The only requirements are the customer must provide their own malware and hack websites to create redirects to the rogue servers. When an unknowing victim reaches one of the infected websites, an iframe is presented that displays content from these hidden servers that hacks the visitor’s machine with the uploaded exploits. Unfortunately, the user will have no idea this is occurring as the fake site appears to be real.

Up to this point, approximately 8,000 websites have been hacked for this purpose. Some victims have become infected with malware and other files through normal browsing. In addition to the redirects, cybercriminals are also using spam campaigns to draw new potential victims to these infected websites.

Now that cybercriminals have easy access to conduct online tasks with nefarious intent, it is likely the number of cybercrimes will increase in the coming years until countries shut down these web hosts. Unfortunately, once one exploitation kit company is shut down, another one will open up almost immediately.

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Original: Exploitation Kits being Sold to Cybercriminals