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| 7/29/10 — The Gmail Spam Trap |
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eSoft Threat Center Live blog cited as Davey Winder writes on new spam tricks invoked by cybercriminals.
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| 7/20/10 — How dangerous can a naked Lindsay Lohan be? |
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The eSoft Threat Prevention Team has detected a new scam which would appear to involve more than 3000 legitimate websites, using them to hide malicious payloads and scams under the radar.
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| 7/12/10 — Researchers Traced New Malicious Drive |
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Researchers at security firm 'eSoft' have been following a latest campaign launched by cybercriminals of infecting and creating websites to be used in SEO (search engine optimization) poisoning as well as malware distribution.
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| 7/08/10 — 5 Stars From IT PRO for InstaGate 806 |
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During testing we found the InstaGate 806 easy enough to deploy and capable of offering a complete gateway security solution. eSoft’s own security services perform extremely well and, unlike a lot of the competition, it doesn’t hit you in the pocket with expensive user based licensing schemes.
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| 6/18/10 — Bogus YouTube Page Spread Malware |
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eSoft has warned web users that bogus websites exploit the YouTube brand and format to propagate malicious software.
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| 6/14/10 — WARNING: 135,000 Fake YouTube Videos |
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Fake YouTube pages which look very similar to the real thing have been uncovered by security experts at eSoft, and they deliver a deadly payload.
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| 6/14/10 — Watch out! Fake YouTube Malware is on The Move |
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The eSoft Threat Prevention Team have recently found thousands of compromised web servers that hosts the fake YouTube pages.
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| 6/14/10 — Fake Youtube Pages Spreads Malware [Alert] |
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Thousands of webservers have compromised users by hosting fake YouTube pages, eSoft Threat Prevention Team told.
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| 6/11/10 — YouTube Poisoning Isn't An Overdose On Puppy Videos |
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Google's YouTube has definitely arrived. We know this not just because the online video property has 480 million users, but also because its videos are so watchable that online ne'erdowells are now using knock-offs as virus bait.
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| 6/11/10 — Fake YouTube Pages Spreading Malware |
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Researchers at eSoft Threat Prevention Team have discovered thousands of fake websites that looks like YouTube. The website contains video which leads to installing a downloader Trojan with a less than 20% detection rate according to Virus Total.
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| 6/11/10 — Fake YouTube pages spread malware |
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Centerbeam news warns users of the latest YouTube scare discovered by eSoft.
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| 6/11/10 — Fake YouTube pages are a threat |
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A leading internet security company has identified more than 700,000 web pages which look like they are real YouTube pages (including the YouTube logo to add authenticity).
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| 6/11/10 — Fake YouTube Pages Spread Malware |
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Threat Prevention Team of eSoft has uncovered hundreds and thousands of compromised web servers, hosting fake YouTube pages.
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| 6/10/10 — Scores of spoofed YouTube pages lead to malware |
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Researchers at network security firm eSoft on Wednesday discovered more than 700,000 web pages crafted to look identical to YouTube but which are spreading malware.
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| 6/10/10 — Fake YouTube Sites Serve Malware |
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Security firm eSoft is warning of fake web sites that are designed to look like YouTube but serve malware.
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| 6/10/10 — Malware Watch: Twitter password reset emails, IRS-themed crimeware, malicious PDFs, and fake YouTube pages |
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This week's Malware Watch reviews five currently spreading malware/scareware campaigns, including fake YouTube pages discovered by the eSoft Threat Prevention Team.
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| 6/10/10 — Scores of spoofed YouTube pages lead to malware |
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Researchers at network security firm eSoft on Wednesday discovered more than 700,000 web pages crafted to look identical to YouTube but which are spreading malware.
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| 6/09/10 — Dissecting the 100,000+ Scareware Serving Fake YouTube Pages Campaign |
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Dancho Danchev dissects the YouTube scareware campaign discovered by eSoft researchers, uncovering monetization and traffic optimization tactics used by the cybercriminals.
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| 6/09/10 — 135,000 Fake YouTube Pages Delivering Malware |
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Hack in the Box spreads the word about eSoft's latest threat blog on fake YouTube pages leading to malware.
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| 6/09/10 — 135 000 Fake YouTube Pages Delivering Malware |
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TechFreq News covers the latest threat reported by eSoft's Threat Prevention Team.
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| 6/09/10 — YouTube impostor pages serving up malware |
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Taking advantage of recent hot topics like the NBA Playoffs and the BP gulf oil spill, cybercriminals are capitalizing on the YouTube brand to infect user machines with malware.
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| 5/24/10 — Online Crooks Abusing Google Groups |
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Investigators from security firm eSoft stated that cyber-criminals are taking advantage of Google Groups for the distribution of malware, particularly fake anti-virus programs.
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| 5/24/10 — eSoft's SiteFilter OEM Program Reaches 50 Partners |
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eSoft, Inc. has announced it has accrued 50 SiteFilter OEM partners, which is a program milestone. These OEM partners include end-point security and anti-virus vendors, UTM and network security vendors, ISPs, MSSPs and mobile phone providers, among others.
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| 5/19/10 — Google Groups used to spread rogue anti-virus |
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Cybercrooks are leveraging Google Groups to spread malicious links leading to rogue anti-virus programs, as reported by the eSoft Threat Prevention Team.
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| 5/18/10 — How account stealers pervert trust in Twitter’s single sign-on capability |
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The Last Watchdog Blog reports on the intensifying phishing scam that has been plaguing Twitter, citing research and comments by the eSoft Threat Prevention Team.
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| 5/18/10 — Ready to Fight a New Twitter Phishing Scam? |
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Cyber criminals steal Twitter login details and use them to further spread spam and perform other malicious activities, security experts from eSoft note.
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| 5/18/10 — Twitter getting vulnerable to online goons |
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The latest Twitter phishing attack has enabled online goons to infiltrate and control thousands of valid accounts. On the word of Patrick Walsh, Chief Technology Officer at network security firm eSoft, the situation is alarming.
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| 5/18/10 — Beware - Twitter Hacking |
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Beware of it, think before you click on that link and register yourself. A cyber gang continues to flood Twitter with an intensifying phishing scam that has allowed the bad guys to grab control of thousands of valid Twitter accounts.
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| 5/17/10 — Phishing scam hits thousands on Twitter |
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eSoft uncovers a phishing scam targeting thousands of Twitter users hoping to increase their number of followers.
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| 5/17/10 — eSoft's SiteFilter provides zero-hour malicious URL protection |
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eSoft, Inc. has announced the release of SiteFilter™ 3.0, which is offered through the company’s OEM and technology licensing program.
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| 5/17/10 — Tweets Promising Free Twitter Followers is a Phishing Scam |
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A cyber gang continues to flood Twitter with an intensifying phishing scam that has allowed the bad guys to grab control of thousands of valid Twitter accounts.
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| 5/14/10 — Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups |
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Cybercriminals continue to find new ways to distribute malicious links. eSoft researchers find malware and rogue anti-virus programs spread using Google Groups pages.
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| 5/14/10 — Malware Distributed via Google Groups |
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According to eSoft researchers, cybercriminals are distributing rogue anti-virus software using Google Groups.
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| 5/13/10 — Cybercriminals exploit Google Groups |
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Cybercriminals are using Google Groups to distribute rogue anti-virus software and other dangerous malware.
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| 5/13/10 — Malware Watch: iTunes gift certificates, Skype worm, fake CVs and greeting cards |
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Zero Day blog reports on some of the latest malware campaigns, referencing recent discoveries by the eSoft Threat Prevention Team.
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| 4/23/10 — Has spam ceased to be and joined the choir invisible? |
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ZDNet writer Davey Winder provides end user insights on Spam, referencing a recent eSoft Threat Center blog.
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| 4/21/10 — Search for Nike Ad of Tiger Woods May End Up in Serving Malware |
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eSoft security researchers caution that search results for a latest Nike TV advertisement involving Tiger Woods have been instilled with harmful links.
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| 4/20/10 — eSoft boosts hardware platforms on InstaGate Unified Threat Management and ThreatWall Secure Content Management |
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eSoft has boosted the hardware platforms on all its products taking the price-performance equation to a new level.
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| 4/12/10 — Dont click that link, but if you do... |
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Michael Horowitz reports on threats associated with Google search results, providing helpful suggestions for threat mitigation.
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| 4/10/10 — eSoft Blog Makes Dark Reading's Best of the Web |
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eSoft's ThreatCenter blogpost titled, "Tiger Woods (Searches) Not to Be Trusted," has made Dark Reading's Best of the Web list.
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| 4/10/10 — New Tiger Woods Commercial Used for BHSEO |
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eSoft security researchers warn that search results for a new controversial TV commercial featuring Tiger Woods have been poisoned with malicious links. The scareware distributed via this black hat search engine optimization (BHSEO) campaign has a very low AV detection rate.
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| 4/09/10 — Looking for Tiger Woods' Nike advert could lead to users being cheated into visiting malicious sites |
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As Tiger Woods chases Fred Couples' lead at the 2010 Masters, eSoft warns of malicious links relating to the golfing star's comeback.
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| 4/05/10 — Rogueware: Web of deceit |
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Greg Masters of SC Magazine reports on Rogueware, a threat which has infected millions of computers worldwide. Includes comments by eSoft CTO Patrick Walsh.
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| 3/29/10 — eSoft's SiteFilter scrutinises websites for threats and delivers real-time updates to end-users |
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Securing the web browser, its plug-ins, and its user from tricks and attacks should now be the primary concern of IT purchasers.
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| 3/29/10 — eSoft's New SiteFilter Solution Features Vital Categorization and OEM Integration |
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SiteFilter 3.0 boasts one of the world’s largest databases of categorized URLs, and offers unique features, including eSoft’s Distributed Intelligence Architecture, or “DIA,” real-time updates and categorizations, web 2.0 focus, and zero-hour malicious URL protections.
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| 3/26/10 — March Madness: Hoop Dreams Spawn Malware Nightmares |
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Some interesting stats from security firm Zscaler, Cisco Scansafe and eSoft point out the surge in business bandwidth consumption during NCAA games -- and warn that unwary searching for bracket listings could result in malware being dunked into your system.
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| 3/25/10 — eSoft Updates Web Security Service |
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eSoft has introduced SiteFilter 3.0, which adds a number of enhancements to the secure Web filtering service.
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| 3/25/10 — eSoft Updates SiteFilter |
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Broomfield, Colorado-based eSoft, a developer of web filtering software, said today that it has released SiteFilter 3.0, an update to the firm's categorized URL security service.
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| 3/23/10 — eSoft Unveils SiteFilter 3.0 for OEMs |
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SiteFilter 3.0 is the fastest and most effective solution to these problems in the industry and can be quickly integrated into a variety of server, desktop, and mobile applications.
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| 3/22/10 — Northern Iowa upset of Kansas leads to infected online search results |
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When the number one seed in this year’s NCAA basketball tournament fell to the University of Northern Iowa over the weekend, black hats wasted little time playing the SEO game and thereby poising search engine results with malware-infected pages.
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