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The Java Autorun Worm, Java.Cogyeka (2 of 3)

Jul

2013

ObfuscationsIn my previous blog, I discussed some stealth techniques Java.Cogyeka uses. These stealth techniques are not effective at deceiving users or security researchers, but their use proves that Java malware is continuously improving.Aside from the stealth techniques, Java.Cogyeka is designed to evade security researchers through various obfuscation techniques. Some are effective, some are overdone. Overdone […]

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Multiple hijacking

Apr

2012

Vulnerable websites are regularly hijacked to redirect users to malicious domains. The most popular type of of malicious page are Fake AV pages. Attackers commonly increase traffic to these hijacked websites using Blackhat SEO techniques. Blackhat SEO requires that two different pages be delivered to different audiences: A harmless spam page to the Googlebot and […]

Category Security Written by Zscaler Research 0 Comments

FTC to refund rogue security software victims

Dec

2011

The United States Federal Trade Commission announced that it will begin issuing refunds to 300,000 consumers that were victims of several rogue security software scams such as “Winfixer“, “Drive Cleaner” and “XP Antivirus“. The following is a list of Microsoft antimalware product detection names that are linked to the Winfixer family: Program:Win32/AdvancedCleaner Program:Win32/Antivirus2008 Program:Win32/Antivirus2009 Program:Win32/SpywareIsolatorProgram:Win32/WinFixer […]

Category General Written by Microsoft Malware Protection Center 0 Comments

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