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Zeusbot/Spyeye P2P Updated, Fortifying the Botnet

22

Feb

2012

We blogged about a parallel Zeusbot/Spyeye build near the end of last year that introduced some improvements in the botnet, moving the network architecture away from a simple bot-to-C&C system and introducing the beginnings of a peer-to-peer model. This new variant new uses P2P communication exclusively in order to keep the botnet alive and gathering […]

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Improving Passwords

21

Jun

2011

Troy Hunt, a Microsoft MVP, has done some terrific analysis of the passwords people use. Unfortunately, what has made this possible is the recent trend in hacktivism whereby it is common for hackivists to post the spoils of their attacks online to generate publicity and shame the company being attacked. While this has been bad […]

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Plankton malware drifts into Android Market

14

Jun

2011

The rate at which we discover new malware samples for the Android platform is increasing. At the beginning of the year we got a few samples every month and today it is not uncommon to get a few every week. While most of the newly discovered samples are released outside of the official Android Market, […]

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