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China Targets Macs Used by NGOs #Tibet

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Mar

2012

A new Mac backdoor exploiting CVE-2011-3544 (a Java vulnerability) is being reported. The backdoor appears to be connected to GhostNet. The malware is being used in targeted attacks against non-governmental organizations (NGO).Greg Walton published details of targeted mails sent to NGOs related to Tibet. The message contains a link to: dns.assyra.com. Read more from Walton […]

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New Version of Imuler Trojan Horse Masquerades as Image Files

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Mar

2012

Intego has discovered a new version of the Imuler Trojan horse, which the company first discovered in September, 2011. At the time, the sample discovered masqueraded as a PDF file containing Chinese text. This was not found in the wild, and the risk was considered to be low.The latest version, Imuler.C, has been found to […]

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MSRT March 2012: Breaking bad

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Mar

2012

This month, the MMPC added Win32/Dorkbot to the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool along with detections for the threats Win32/Hioles, Win32/Pluzoks and Win32/Yeltminky. Win32/Dorkbot is described as an IRC-based botnet and a worm, a backdoor with rootkit capability and a password stealer. Despite using a very simple IRC protocol to communicate with the command and […]

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