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Backoff PoS Malware Has at Least Eight Variants

26
Aug
2014

Although recently discovered and analyzed, the Backoff malware for payment systems has been unveiled to have at least eight variants. The differences observed by security researchers relate to the installation path, registry entries and values, as well as the command and control (CC) severs contacted for instructions. An analysis from Symantec shows that the malware strains create multiple registry entries, all designed to launch the threat when the computer starts. A sign of Backoff i…

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