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Changes Afoot for Changeup 23 Aug 2013 | 01:31 am
We have been fighting the W32.Changeup family of worms for a long time and have written about it many times Figure 1. W32.Changeup prevalence One characteristic of W32.Changeup is that it is wri...
Android Malware goes SMTP 22 Aug 2013 | 09:19 am
Before we get to thinking that nothing is new under the Android malware sun, we get a small, but quite interesting surprise. An android malware that connects to SMTP servers to send an email. Other t...
Free Sucuri WordPress Plugin Gets New Features 21 Aug 2013 | 10:14 pm
We just released some major updates to our Free WordPress plugin that we recommend all WordPress users check out. Before the update, the plugin was just a simplified way to reach and scan a site usin...
Orbital Decay: the dark side of a popular file downloading tool 21 Aug 2013 | 04:59 pm
Introduction Orbit Downloader by Innoshock is a popular file downloading add-on for web browsers, used not only to speed up the transfer of files over the Internet but also for its ability to downloa...
Chinese Ransomlock Malware Changes Windows Login Credentials 21 Aug 2013 | 03:25 pm
Although ransomware has become an international problem, we rarely see Chinese versions. Recently, Symantec Security Response noticed a new type of ransomlock malware that not only originates from Chi...
ZeroAccess Modifies Peer-to-Peer Protocol for Resiliency 21 Aug 2013 | 04:50 am
ZeroAccess has always distributed its malicious payloads to infected computers using a peer-to-peer protocol. The use of a peer-to-peer protocol removes the need to maintain centralized command-and-co...
Avatar rootkit: the continuing saga 21 Aug 2013 | 02:16 am
Back at the beginning of May we posted preliminary information about Win32/Rootkit.Avatar rootkit (Mysterious Avatar rootkit with API, SDK, and Yahoo Groups for C&C communication). One of the major qu...
Welcome to Zmap, the “one hour turnaround” internet scanner 21 Aug 2013 | 01:34 am
Have you ever seen really early photographs of urban areas? They never seem to have any signs of activity: no horses; no carriages; no people on the busy streets. The reason isn’t that photography w...
No problem bro – ransom decryption service 21 Aug 2013 | 12:47 am
If thieves gain control of sensitive personally identifiable information (PII) on your computer, your identity can be stolen. Information such as your social security number, driver’s license number,...
Instascam: Instagram for PC Leads to Survey Scam 20 Aug 2013 | 11:42 pm
Instagram, the popular photo and video sharing service acquired by Facebook, is often a target for spam and scams, some of which we have written about over the past year. This week, a friend shared an...
