Category Archives: Sophos

A widespread spam attack linking to malware has broken out on Twitter, according to the security firm Sophos. The malicious tweets often read “It’s you on photo?” or “It’s about you?” The tweets and URLs often include a user’s Twitter … Continue reading →

Security researchers have discovered a new Mac Trojan, dubbed OSX/Crisis, which eavesdrops on unsuspecting users by intercepting communications like email and IMs. Once installed, OSX/Crisis, also known as Morcut, can affect everything from mouse coordinates and IMs to the internal … Continue reading →

If you are a Twitter user please be very cautious of clicking on links that claim you are pictured in an online photo. Thousands of malicious links are being spammed out, targeting innocent users of the micro-blogging network. The links … Continue reading →

Do you remember the spammed-out malware attack which appeared to be targeting French speakers last week with its offer of très sexy photos from a Gallic admirer? Well, now it seems that German internet users are in the targets of … Continue reading →

Just as Mac OS X Mountain Lion is going live, security firm Sophos has identified a nasty piece of Mac malware. The malware, known as Crisis and Morcut, arrived via a file named “AdobeFlashPlayer.jar.” The “jar” in this case refers … Continue reading →

Researchers have confirmed the existence of new Mac malware just hours before the release of Mountain Lion, the latest version of Apple’s OS X operating system. Within hours, researchers at security company Sophos also confirmed an iOS app in Apple’s … Continue reading →

Earlier in April, Trend Micro had released a report stating that about 20 percent of spam originates from India. Now, Sophos has revealed its own report stating that India tops the world list in spam-relaying nations despite only 5.3 percent … Continue reading →

Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac OS X version 8 was released on 4th April 2012. Licensed customers are able to upgrade for free to this version by following the instructions below.  IMPORTANT: If you have not already upgraded, installations will upgrade … Continue reading →

If you are using Sophos Endpoint versions 9.5 or 9.7, you will receive an automatic update to Sophos Anti-Virus v 10 in July 2012. Note: The server-side component (e.g., the console) will not be upgraded automatically. If you are using Enterprise Console … Continue reading →

Sophos has published the latest ‘Dirty Dozen’ of spam-relaying countries, covering the second quarter of 2012. While North America continued to reduce the proportion of spam it relayed by e-mail, Asia increased its output and is now responsible for relaying … Continue reading →