New Flash Exploits – Update Your Flash Software

Malware distributors have found another exploit in flash files (.swf) today and are distributing malware through both IE and Firefox. The exploit works like this:

You get an email or visit a site with a malicious flash animation (this may look like a video).
At some point in the animation (usually early) malicious code is executed.
The [...]

Malicious Flash Banners

First, what are malicious malware banners and why you should care.
Malicious flash banners are just like any other flash banner (.swf) except that they have date activated code in the banner. So, for example, the malicious flash script may read like this:
On June 10, 2008 at 10 am

load (this url) or redirect to (this [...]