New TDL clones are making the rounds these days, according to Bitdefender Labs antimalware researcher Marius Tivadar. The samples in question (which are just now completely analyzed) date from the beginning of April.
Symantec Security Response has been investigating further reports of infections of W32.Disstrack, the threat used in the Shamoon attacks. W32.Disttrack is a highly destructive threat that destroys files and the master boot record (MBR) of the infected machine, causing maximum disruption.W32.Disttrack uses a hardcoded “wiping date” which is read from a variably named “.pnf” file […]
Joshua Rubin, a security engineer with zvelo, disclosed his research into the (in)security of Google Wallet. Google Wallet is a new near field communication (NFC) electronic wallet that allows customers to pay for everyday purchases by entering a PIN on their Android smartphone and tapping it on a receiver, similar to Mastercard PayPass.What Rubin discovered […]
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