Paul Wood
Paul Wood is an Intelligence Senior Analyst at the MessageLabs' of Symantec Hosted Services
Homepage: http://Symantec
Posts by Paul Wood
A new take on an old scam
March 7, 2012 - 7:33 am
Tags: anti-spam, hackers, malware, security, social engineering, spam
Posted in Privacy and Security | 3 comments
In the latest wave of attacks, there appears to be two methods used to trick recipients into inadvertently downloading malware: either the email contains the malicious attachment in a file, or the attachment contains a URL that leads to the malware.
Spammers adopt new attack strategies for ‘New Year’
February 9, 2012 - 7:21 am
Tags: anti-spam, malware, security, spam, spamm, spammers, Symantec, virus
Posted in Privacy and Security | 3 comments
Symantec Intelligence identified a new tactic in spam emails that included URLs that related to more than 10,000 unique domain names. Each of these domains had earlier been compromised and the URLs pointed to PHP-based scripts hosted on the compromised websites, many of which referred to “New Year” in the file name.
Targeted attacks and how they’re happening now
December 13, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: malware, security, stuxnet, targeted attachs, virus
Posted in Privacy and Security | No comments
by Paul Wood Targeted malware and advanced persistent threats (APTs) have been big news in 2011, particularly in the wake of the Stuxnet attacks of 2010, and the recent discovery of Duqu. Though the term has been overused and occasionally misused, it is undeniable that APTs represent a significant threat to some companies and industries. [...]
A new twist on shortened URLs as spam carriers
November 2, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: anti-spam, security, shortened URLs, spam, spammers, Symantec, URLs
Posted in Privacy and Security | 1 comment
Symantec reports on a new way spammers are getting victims to click on spam links in e-mails.
Sophisticated polymorphic malware is on the rise
August 3, 2011 - 5:00 am
Tags: anti-malware, cyber crime, email, ITB, malware, polymorphic malware, security, SMB
Posted in Privacy and Security | 4 comments
This new wave of aggressive polymorphic malware is a danger to any Internet user because of its manifold variety, often making it difficult for traditional security defences to detect.
Canadian Pharmacy spam returns with ‘wiki’ spin
July 6, 2011 - 6:54 am
Tags: canadian pharmacy, drugs, email, spam, spoof, Symantec, wiki
Posted in Privacy and Security | 4 comments
Pharmaceutical products are marketed deceptively using a number of methods. In June, we’ve seen pharmacy spam use two new approaches: a spoof of an online video sharing service and a new online pharmacy brand, exploiting the popularity of the “wiki” name from high-profile Web sites.
Cutwail botnet raising spam levels once more
May 12, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: anti-malware, anti-spam, botnets, Cutwaoil, hackers, malicious PDF files, malware, phishing, Rustok, security, spam, Symantec, trojans, Zip files
Posted in Privacy and Security | 2 comments
Cutwail, which has been active for some time, recently increased its activity and is now sending more spam with large attachments.
Growing mobile workforce, cloud computing bring new security threats
May 5, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: antivirus, cloud computing, hosted services, mobile devices, Mobility, network protection, security, Symantec Cloud
Posted in Privacy and Security | 3 comments
An increase in the mobile worker population means one thing for IT professionals – an increase in security threats.
Securing the new workforce
March 28, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: cloud computing, cloud services, endpoint security, mobile workforce, security
Posted in Privacy and Security | 1 comment
Companies need to plan for the increasingly chaotic environments that are no longer in their direct control.
New pharmacy spam campaign using Google brand hijacking
February 17, 2011 - 6:00 am
Tags: anti-spam, brand jacking, Google, marketing, pharmaceauticals, security, spam
Posted in Privacy and Security | 5 comments
Beware, a new pharmaceutical spam campaign is promoting a supposedly “Google-accredited” online pharmacy.
