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The Powerloader 64-bit update based on leaked exploits

Aug

2013

A few months ago on this blog I described PowerLoader functionality including an interesting way for privilege escalation into the explorer.exe system process. The leaked PowerLoader code is also used in other malware families. For example the Win32/Gapz dropper is based on leaked PowerLoader code. In August 2013 we have tracked a new modification of […]

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Reversal of fortune: Sirefef’s registry illusion

Aug

2013

?I have mentioned in a previous blog that the use of the right-to-left-override (U+202E) unicode character is nothing new. This blog also went on to show the various file name tricks used by malware. But now we see something different: the use of this trick by variants of the Sirefef family of malware. The variants use […]

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Could you spot this scam Google Drive email?

Aug

2013

It’s early morning and with half an eye open you’re enjoying that first cup of coffee while you scan your emails and dream about being back in bed. Well, that’s what I’m like on a Monday morning for sure, don’t know about you?! So when I get to an email with the topic, ‘You have […]

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