The popular VirusTotal service, which was recently bought out by Google and can run more than 20 anti-virus scanners over a sample in one pass, can now also look for traces of malware infections in captured network traffic. To perform a check, users upload network packets that are captured ... Read More »
Microsoft has found an remarkably stealthy Trojan able to delete files it downloads in order to keep them away from forensics detectives and investigators. The Trojan downloader, labeled Win32/Nemim.gen.A, is the most recent model of how malware authors are utilizing advanced techniques to protect their own trade ... Read More »
Researchers have found that targeted attacks are on the climb, and that these campaigns have been most effective when cyber gangs first set the bait at popular websites and wait for victims to arrive. Symantec on Tuesday released its “Internet Security Threat Report 2013,” which ... Read More »
Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web has released a warning of an active ransomware effort executed through brute force attack via the RDP protocol on target machines. Once connected to the victim’s PC, cyber-criminals establish a variant of the ArchiveLock Trojan, which uses the popular archiver, ... Read More »
For a brief time on Thursday, NBC.com, as well as other brand-related domains, were hijacked and used to deliver malware to visitors. The broadcasting corporation is still working to determine how the compromise occurred and how long the malicious code existed on their Web-based properties. The ... Read More »
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