Malware

Using Microsoft Silverlight vulnerabilities recently added to the Angler Exploit Kit, attackers are delivering trojans through malicious advertisements hosted on high-traffic legitimate websites.

A Trustwave report also found an uptick in the theft of non-payment card data and that the U.S. hosted 42 percent of the malware it investigated.

The social networking giant worked with Trend Micro and F-Secure to make the free software available to users.

An international effort involving law enforcement agencies in 17 different countries has led to nearly 100 arrests of BlackShades users.

The Infinity exploit kit, being offered in underground forums for $100 per day, takes advantage of vulnerabilities in Firefox, Internet Explorer and Opera in order to deliver malware.

The FBI, with the help of local international law enforcement, has been targeting users of the remote administration tool dubbed BlackShades.

Demonoid users receive a warning message when clicking on a link from the file sharing website that says they could be exposing their computer to malicious software.

Researchers detected over 16,500 Viknok infections in the first week of May alone.