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New Trojan compromises blog sites in Russia and other countries

06

Aug

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about the malicious program Trojan.WPCracker.1 designed to compromise blogs and sites managed with popular CMSs such as WordPress. With the Trojan, attackers can change the content of blogs or infect them with other malware that will threaten future visitors. The upsurge of attacks on websites noted by […]

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Malware Hijacks Social Media Accounts Via Browser Add-ons

31

Jul

2013

We spotted yet another threat lurking around social media sites targeting users of either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. This threat uses fake extensions for both browsers to infiltrate user systems and hijack social media accounts – specifically, Facebook, Google+, and Twitter accounts.To install these fake extensions, users would see various lures on social media […]

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First Malicious Use of ‘Master Key’ Android Vulnerability Discovered

24

Jul

2013

Earlier this month, we discussed the discovery of the Master Key vulnerability that allows attackers to inject malicious code into legitimate Android applications without invalidating the digital signature. We expected the vulnerability to be leveraged quickly due to ease of exploitation, and it has.Norton Mobile Insight-our system for harvesting and automatically analyzing Android applications from […]

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