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A Tumblr of Rogues

24

Apr

2012

Rogue AVs have not really taken much attention recently probably because they are no longer boldly screaming in everyone’s faces as compared to the time when the most trending topics produce massive amounts of blackhat SEO-poisoning URLs. So where are they lurking nowadays? They are still using the SEO-poisoning method, of course. They would need […]

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Phony LinkedIn reminders help users connect with malware

19

Apr

2012

Phony LinkedIn invitations are not a new phenomenon. What tends to change is the underlying delivery method used for the malware distribution – In this case compromised websites that unknowingly host malicious scripts. The LinkedIn reminders that are included in the attack include several variables such as names, relationships, and the number of messages awaiting […]

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PDF exploits targeted through Blackhole exploit kits.

10

Apr

2012

PDF exploits have been targeted by Blackhole exploit kits for some time now. The Blackhole exploit kit will deliver various malicious PDF files to a user if the victim is running a potentially vulnerable version of Adobe Reader. When these PDFs are opened through Adobe Reader, a known vulnerability is exploited which will then compromise […]

Category Security Written by Zscaler Research 0 Comments

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