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New Java 0-day added to Blackhole Exploit Kit

29

Aug

2012

Earlier today we blogged about a new Java zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2012-4681) being used in a small number of attacks. That's about to change as exploit code for the Java vulnerability has been added to the most prevalent exploit kit out there; Blackhole. Here's a snippet of the updated Blackhole code: The Pre.jar file (VirusTotal link) […]

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Malicious Email Messages Posing as Antivirus Notifications

28

Aug

2012

Websense® ThreatSeeker® Network intercepted a malicious email campaign posing as antivirus notifications that warn users that their accounts may be blocked. These fake messages state that the victim's email address has been sending infected email to the mail server, and that the situation may be remedied if the user clicks a URL to download a free removal tool. The "free tool" is, […]

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New Java 0-day used in small number of attacks

28

Aug

2012

Over the weekend, information started appearing that there was a new Java zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2012-4681) being used in a small number of attacks. We have analyzed samples from the attack and can confirm that Websense customers using products that have our Advanced Classification Engine (ACE) have been protected against this zero-day attack by real-time analytics […]

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