Crimeware

But so-called crimeware or malware would be useless, without a means for the criminal gangs behind it to gather the information. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This is called crimeware-as-a-service because the actual viral code does not reside on the host, but rather in the cloud, similar to a software-as-a-service platform. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The number of detected rogue anti-malware programs - fake security software that actually infects computers to animate assorted electronic crimes - fell by nearly 60 percent between June and July of 2009, as e-crime gangs turned away from massive distribution schemes for this kind of crimeware to mine personal data from PCs to an apparently more successful ransomware model that require less aggressive circulation to return optimal profitability. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The group now defines "crimeware" as code designed to attack the data held by financial institutions. ❋ Unknown (2009)

To activatethe Web cam and begin stealing data, the attackersused acommon do-it-yourself crimeware kit, called Hupigon. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The researchers described the technical evolution of the malware program as disturbing: Only rarely do we come across crimeware that has been continually stealing and collecting personal information and payment card data, and compromising bank accounts as far back as 2006. ❋ Unknown (2008)

How many viruses, trojans, worms and crimeware lie undetected within our national infrastructure?, like so many Cold War sleeper agents, awaiting activation, is a matter we can only speculate about. ❋ Robert Fry (2010)

The group reported 31,173 sites that spread crimeware — malicious software programmed to steal your password and other information — an 827% uptick from January 2008. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The group reported 31,173 sites that spread crimeware—malicious software programmed to steal your password and other information—an 827% uptick from January 2008. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Finjan Inc., a leader in secure web gateway products, today announced that its Malicious Code Research Center MCRC has identified yet another significant new web attack -- the latest in a genre of crimeware that threatens to turn highly trusted web sites into insidious traps for unwary visitors. ❋ Thatsnews (2008)

Symantec also plans to release a new consumer product late in calendar 2006 named Norton Confidential to combine crimeware and phishing protection, which should increase revenue per customer, according to the analyst. ❋ Unknown (2006)

A good portion that are not included are the most critical ones that have the highest threat today: anti-spyware, anti-phishing, advanced firewalls and crimeware protection. ❋ Unknown (2006)

SpyEye's author claims to have extended the friendly technical support of this low-cost "ZeuS killer," as he bills it, to cover even his crimeware rival. ❋ Noah Shachtman (2011)

Around the same time Mac Defender first appeared, a new crimeware kit showed up on criminal underground sites that makes it easy to write botnet malware for Mac OSX, according to security blogger Brian Krebs. ❋ Unknown (2011)

- It's a simple fact that has so far contributed to the rise and rise of some of the most prolific botnets, and outdated flaws within popular applications remain the main vehicle for Zeus crimeware infections. ❋ Dancho Danchev (2010)

I want to downlode norton power eraserto eliminate hardcore crimeware. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Created by one of the most sophisticated group of cybercriminals on the internet known as the Avalanche Group, the Mumba botnet is a mass-production system for deploying phishing sites and crimeware. ❋ Unknown (2010)