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Spreading the Flame: Skywiper Employs ‘Windows Update’
Microsoft has issued Security Advisory 2718704, in which the company disclosed that it recently became aware of...Jumping Into the Flames of Skywiper
There has been quite a bit of analysis and speculation about the Flamer/Skywiper threat. As we started...Evolution of Android Malware: IRCBot Joins the Party
We all know how fast the smart phone market is growing. Along with it, the complexity and...‘Android/NotCompatible’ Looks Like Piece of PC Botnet
A lot of recent attacks on Android users are attributed to fake websites of popular applications such...Pastebin Shares Botnet Source Code
Few days back, we found another Pastebin entry that contains a source which looks to be malicious...CVE-2012-0158 Exploit in the Wild
Since last week, we have seen many specially crafted files exploiting CVE-2012-0158, a vulnerability in MSCOMCTL.OCX in...Latest SpyEye Botnet Active and Cheaper
On April 16, we found a Pastebin entry selling the latest version of the infamous SpyEye botnet...Digging Into the Nitol DDoS Botnet
Nitol is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet that seems to be small and not widely...Hacker Leaves Online Trail, Loses Anonymity
Since March 20, the @Anonw0rmer Twitter account has been silent. Its owner, w0rmer, is known as a...Android Malware Promises Video While Stealing Contacts
Recently we discovered a new Android Trojan in the official Google Play market that displays a video...Darkshell DDOS Botnet Evolves With Variants
Darkshell is a distributed denial of service (DDoS) botnet targeting Chinese websites. It was found in 2011...RDP+RCE=Bad News (MS12-020)
See March 15 and 16 updates at the end of this blog. —————————————————- The March Security...
