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Malicious Boot loaders

07

Dec

2011

Cybercriminals are always looking for new ways to infect systems – ideally without being noticed until it’s too late. The sky is the limit for their creativity, as the latest wave of malicious boot loaders shows. The kit has been pioneered by Brazilian Trojan bankers who aim to remove security software. This non-traditional infection only […]

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Study on Android Auto-SMS

12

Oct

2011

This blog is written by Beannie Cai. Not long ago, Symantec Security Response posted a blog titled Animal Rights protesters use mobile means for their message, which related to the Trojan horse Android.Dogowar that targets the Android mobile OS. This Trojan may be developed by animal protection organizations, in order to “punish” the mobile users […]

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TDL4: new bootkits stepping out

31

May

2011

My colleague Aleks Matrosov has come across an interesting if uncomfortable post on a Russian language forum, advertising a "Boot loader for drivers" currently under test that doesn't require a Digital Signature driver, which sounds very much like our old friend TDL4. This metamorphic malware (each build generates a fresh binary) loads before the start of PatchGuard. It's […]

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