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Targeted Attacks Make WinHelp Files Not So Helpful

16

Oct

2012

Last year Symantec reported on the use of the Windows Help File (.hlp) extension as an attack vector in targeted attacks. Symantec telemetry is now increasingly seeing this attack vector being used in targeted attacks against industry and government sectors. The nefarious WinHelp files being used in these targeted attacks are detected by Symantec as […]

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When less is more: the growing impact of low-volume email attacks

05

Oct

2012

Here at Websense® Security Labs, we often blog about big malicious campaigns and how our products protect our customers from them. But what about smaller campaigns that are no less dangerous? Broad campaigns often spoof notifications from well-known businesses, establishments, organizations, and agencies, and are very widespread these days. However, smaller volume campaigns sometimes can be as (or even more) dangerous by […]

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Fake Antivirus App Steals Contact Data on Mobile Devices

26

Sep

2012

The authors of Android.Enesoluty have added another app to their repertoire. The new app is called “Safe Virus Scan” in Japanese, and as the name suggests, it is supposed to function as an antivirus app. However, as you might have guessed, it does not contain any antivirus functionality and the only action it performs is […]

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