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Botnet Control Servers Span the Globe
McAfee Labs has long monitored botnet activities and their control servers as they plague the Internet. With millions...The Future of Hacktivism and Anonymous
After the publication of the 2013 Threats Predictions from McAfee Labs, I have received many queries regarding...Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Pushes Out Crimeware
This blog was updated on January 14. See the end of the file. A new Java zero-day...Red Kit an Emerging Exploit Pack
Exploit kits are toolkits that are used to build malware components such as binaries and scripts. They...If You Deploy Only Antivirus, It Will Cost You More and Make You Less Secure
Everyone’s looking to shave their IT budgets, manage fewer vendors and streamline. The plethora of low cost...YouTube Video Scam Targets Facebook Users
Be advised cybercriminals are at it again, leveraging the popularity of Facebook and YouTube to scam consumers.We...New Labs Report: ‘Analyzing Project Blitzkrieg’
Project Blitzkrieg, a current attack on US financial institutions, got a lot of media attention following a...
Narilam Trojan Targets Iranian Financial Software
Iranian infrastructure has been on the radar of cyberattackers for a couple of years. We have already...A Quick Analysis of the Flash Player Opcode-Verifying Code Execution Vulnerability
On October 12, McAfee Labs learned of proof-of-concept code exploiting a newly patched Flash Player vulnerability. Adobe...Update: NGRBot Posing as Skype Drops Ransomware With Fake McAfee Logo
This blog was updated on October 15. See the end of this file. We recently received a...Multiplatform Fake AV Uses Different GUIs
Since the beginning of October we have seen a variant of fake antivirus malware that belongs to...Android Phones Vulnerable to Loss of Data, Apps
Recently security researcher Ravi Borgaonkar discussed a vulnerability that caused a Samsung Galaxy SIII to return to...
