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Malicious email MMS targets mobile phone users

02

Dec

2012

The Websense® ThreatSeeker™ Network has detected a malicious spam campaign that tries to exploit customers of major mobile phone companies. Specifically, we have detected thousands of emails claiming users have received MMS content via email localized to Australian and German carriers late last week: Because mobile phone use is an everyday activity, users could be tricked into opening and […]

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What’s the Fuss with WORM_VOBFUS?

29

Nov

2012

Some malware are more persistent than others – like WORM_VOBFUS. This recent heap of WORM_VOBFUS variants seen spreading on Facebook does not exhibit new routines, but it is a good reminder for users about well-known, but easily forgotten safe computing practices.Based on our initial analysis, these WORM_VOBFUS variants that recently surfaced do not show any […]

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An analysis of Dorkbot’s infection vectors (part 2)

21

Nov

2012

In part 1 of this series, we talked about Dorkbot and its spreading mechanisms that required user interaction. In this post, we’ll talk about how Dorkbot spreads automatically, via drive-by downloads and Autorun files. Spreading vectors not requiring user interaction: Drive-by downloads and Autorun files Dorkbot can also spread automatically, without user interaction. We recently […]

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