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MSRT August ’12 – What’s the buzz with Bafruz?

Aug

2012

For this month’s Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) release, we will include two families: Win32/Matsnu and Win32/Bafruz. Our focus for this blog will be Bafruz, which is a multi-component backdoor that creates a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) network of infected computers (using C&C, for instance), and includes a nasty list of payloads, as well as unique means […]

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AVG Web Threat Update: Week 16

Apr

2012

1. Spreading the Blackhole love on Twitter The AVG Web Threats Research team found this little landmine on Twitter in the last week. We suspect it was planted by a Blackhole operator. Clicking on the “free Antivirus” link takes you to the nearly inevitable: And, if an unsuspecting Twitter user is innocent enough to click […]

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Phishers Dislike Facebook Timeline

Mar

2012

Co-Author: Ayub Khan Phishers regularly introduce new types of fake applications with the motive of improving their chance to harvest user credentials. In February 2012, Symantec observed a phishing site recommending a fake application that allegedly removes “Timeline” profile for Facebook users. The phishing site was hosted on a free web hosting site. The phishing […]

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