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Malware Program Downloads and Abuses an Open-Source Library
Mar 25, 2013A new version of the TDL rootkit-type malware program downloads and abuses an open-source library called the Chromium Embedded Framework that allows developers to embed the Chromium Web rendering engine inside their own applications, ...
Tags: Malware, Chromium Embedded Framework, system
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Java Were Likely Launched by The Same Attackers That Previously Targeted Security Firm Bit
Mar 6, 2013The attacks discovered last week that exploited a previously unknown Java vulnerability were likely launched by the same attackers that previously targeted security firm Bit9 and its customers, according to researchers from antivirus vendor ...
Tags: Java, Bit9, technology
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Security Researchers Have Uncovered a Piece of Malware That Uses Google Docs
Jan 4, 2013IDG News Service-Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec have uncovered a piece of malware that uses Google Docs,which is now part of Google Drive,as a bridge when communicating with attackers in order to hide the malicious ...
Tags: malware, Google Docs, proxy, Google drive
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Configurations of The Shylock Financial Malware Inject Attacker-Controlled Phone Numbers
Dec 21, 2012New configurations of the Shylock financial malware inject attacker-controlled phone numbers into the contact pages of online banking websites, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. By doing this, the attackers ...
Tags: Shylock financial malware, phone numbers, contact pages
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A New Trojan Horse Tries to Covers Its Tracks by Crippling The Victim's Computer
Dec 20, 2012A new Trojan horse tries to covers its tracks by crippling the victim's computer after stealing data, a security researcher said today. Dubbed "Shamoon" by most antivirus companies, the malware has been used in targeted attacks aimed at ...
Tags: Trojan horse, tracks, victim's computer, shamoon malware, Windows PCs
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A New Piece of Malware Has Been Found in Iran
Dec 20, 2012IDG News Service - A new piece of malware that deletes entire partitions and user files from infected computers has been found in Iran, according to an alert issued Sunday by Maher, Iran's Computer Emergency Response Team Coordination ...
Tags: malware, deletes entire partitions, deletes user files, CERTCC
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The Windows Version of Crisis Is Capable of Infecting Vmware Virtual Machine Images
Dec 19, 2012The Windows version of Crisis, a piece of malware discovered in July, is capable of infecting VMware virtual machine images, Windows Mobile devices and removable USB drives, according to researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. Crisis ...
Tags: Windows version, crisis malware, VMware virtual machine, mobile devices
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About 200 Android Applications Currently Hosted on Google Play Create Spoofed SMS Messages
Dec 19, 2012About 200 Android applications currently hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices they are installed on, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. This technique can theoretically be used ...
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Security Researchers From Antivirus Vendor Symantec Identified Two Malware Apps on Google
Dec 18, 2012Security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec identified two malware apps on Google Play that used a multistage payload delivery system in order to remain undetected. The apps, which have since been removed by Google, masqueraded as ...
Tags: antivirus vendor Symantec, security researchers, malware apps
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Anonymous Celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday
Dec 17, 2012The hacktivist collective Anonymous celebrated Guy Fawkes Day on Monday by claiming it had stolen data from Symantec and ImageShack servers and had found a zero-day flaw in ZPanel. Fawkes was arrested over an alleged Nov. 5, 1605 botched ...
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Android Applications Hosted on Google Play Create Spoofed SMS Messages
Nov 6, 2012About 200 Android applications hosted on Google Play create spoofed SMS messages on the devices on which they are installed,according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. This technique can theoretically be used for SMS ...
Tags: Android applications, Google, SMS