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Linux Trojan “Hand of Thief” ungloved

27

Aug

2013

A new threat for the Linux platform was first mentioned on August 7th by RSA researchers, where it was dubbed Hand of Thief. The two main capabilities of this Trojan are form-grabbing of Linux-specific browsers and entering a victim’s computer by a back-door. Moreover, it is empowered with features like anti-virtualization and anti-monitoring. With the […]

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Targeted Attacks Delivering Fruit

14

Aug

2013

Contributor: Lionel Payet Political news has always been one of the top topics used in targeted attacks. Last week we came across unique malicious emails targeting high-profile companies in Europe and Asia (in sectors such as finance, mining, telecom, and government). The payload is an updated version of a Java remote access tool (RAT) detected […]

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“LNK” Attacks are Back Again

13

Aug

2013

Recently, we observed an attack campaign using link files attached to emails in Japan. We have blogged about threats utilizing link files before and this type of attack is still alive and well. The target of the link is disguised to make it look like it is linking to a text file, tricking the user […]

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