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JavaScript Apps on Google Play Steal Korean Phone Numbers
In a recent blog, McAfee Labs reported on suspicious JavaScript-based Android chat applications for Japanese users. These...Japanese Chat App for Android Steals Phone Numbers
Update, December 5 The developer of the app Machin Chat has contacted McAfee and reported that the...In Memory of Peter Szor
Nov. 20: Update with details of memorial service at the end of this post. Earlier this week...Solving the Mystery of the Office Zero-Day Exploit and DEP
On November 5 McAfee Labs blogged about a Microsoft Office zero-day attack that we spotted in the...McAfee Labs Detects Zero-Day Exploit Targeting Microsoft Office
Last Thursday morning (October 31), our Advanced Exploit Detection System (AEDS), which we discussed in an earlier...
Periodic Connections to Control Server Offer New Way to Detect Botnets
A number of recent botnets and advanced threats use HTTP as their primary communications channel with their...Quarian Group Targets Victims With Spearphishing Attacks
This blog post was written by Rahul Mohandas. The current generation of targeted attacks are getting more...Hacking Summit Names Nations With Cyberwarfare Capabilities
In 2009, I read with great interest a paper published in the Journal of International Security Affairs...Ramnit Malware Creates FTP Network From Victims’ Computers
This blog post was written by Vikas Taneja. The Ramnit worm appeared in 2010. Within a year...Vertexnet Botnet Hides Behind AutoIt
Recently we found some new malware samples using AutoIt to hide themselves. On further analysis we found...Andromeda Botnet Hides Behind AutoIt
Last month, I posted a blog about an increase in the use of AutoIt scripts by malware...Cidox Trojan Spoofs HTTP Host Header to Avoid Detection
Lately, we have seen a good number of samples generating some interesting network traffic through our automated...
