Posts Tagged ‘control c’

“LNK” Attacks are Back Again

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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File Infector EXPIRO Hits US, Steals FTP Credentials

Jul

2013

An unusual attack has been spotted in the wild, using an unexpected combination of threats. This attack used exploit kits (in particular Java and PDF exploits) to deliver file infectors onto vulnerable systems. Interestingly, these file infectors have information theft routines, which is a behavior not usually found among file infectors. These malware are part […]

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Rise of the Java Remote Access Tools

Jul

2013

We recently came across an attack campaign which looked quite unusual compared to the standard attacks normally seen in the wild. This campaign is targeting government agencies by sending phishing emails with a malicious attachment. Nothing new so far, except for one thing: the malicious payload is a Java remote access tool (RAT).As we all […]

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