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More Info on German State Backdoor: Case R2D2

11

Oct

2011

Last weekend, the German based Chaos Computer Club (CCC) published details on a backdoor trojan they claimed was being used by German authorities, in violation of German law. And now, several German states have admitted to using Backdoor:W32/R2D2.A (aka “0zapftis”), though they say the backdoor falls within what’s allowed. In one case, the trojan was […]

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Should you be careful when opening a .doc file from an email?

30

Sep

2011

Spreading malware via email has always been so effective, that it is still widely used by bad guys. As you may know, there were times when email worms like MyDoom, Brontok, etc. infected millions of computers worldwide. Nevertheless, due to efforts of security agencies and antivirus vendors to warn users, the attachment of virus onto […]

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Changes in the Wilderness

29

Aug

2011

The Wildlist is a list of viruses that is maintained by the Wildlist Organization. The intent is to have a list of viruses that is representative of what is really out in the Wild (Antivirus vendors’ name for what our customers will face). The list of viruses is provided by experts that submit virus samples […]

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