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Win32/Gataka is an information-stealing Trojan that has been previously discussed on this blog here and here. Recently, we came across a post from its author on an underground forum trying to sell his creation. The post contained a help file detailing the inner working of this threat. This blog post will highlight some of the […]

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Unless you have been living under a nondigital rock recently, you have probably heard of the Flashback Trojan, which attacks Macs. Around April 4 we saw reports of more than 500,000 infections by this malware. Further, McAfee Labs has recently come across a new variant making the rounds. This is no surprise: Whenever a piece […]

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Symantec published a paper today titled “The Nitro Attacks: Stealing Secrets from the Chemical Industry.” The paper details research they did into a recent series of targeted attacks on industrial companies. This “nitro” attack has an interesting blend of malware techniques that does show some ingenuity. It used a socially engineered email message with a […]

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