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Evasion Techniques: Encoded JavaScript Attacks PDF Files
Last week I kicked off a series of blogs with a discussion of how an effective IPS solution can fight...
Labs Paper Looks ‘Inside the World of the Citadel Trojan’
Zeus “banking” malware and its variants have been making headlines in recent months. One variant, the Citadel Trojan, has now...
IPS Countermeasures Fight Obfuscation, Evasion
Before the advent of intrusion detection systems (IDS) and intrusion prevention systems (IPS), firewalls served as the primary technology to...
Botnet Control Servers Span the Globe
McAfee Labs has long monitored botnet activities and their control servers as they plague the Internet. With millions of McAfee endpoints...
The Future of Hacktivism and Anonymous
After the publication of the 2013 Threats Predictions from McAfee Labs, I have received many queries regarding our expectation of...
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 vulnerability is spreading...
The 3 R’s: Riches, Ruins & Regulations
We previously wrote about what it means to be a security-obligated executive – how to identify threat warning signs and...
Red Kit an Emerging Exploit Pack
Exploit kits are toolkits that are used to build malware components such as binaries and scripts. They automate the exploitation...
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 and sometimes free...
YouTube Video Scam Targets Facebook Users
Be advised cybercriminals are at it again, leveraging the popularity of Facebook and YouTube to scam consumers.We have seen several...
