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The malicious binary behind the Travnet botnet has been updated. The new code has a new compression algorithm, steals the list of running processes, adds new file extensions to its list of files to steal, and has improved its control commands. Also, after the malware has uploaded the stolen files on its remote server, the […]

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I was given a suspicious website link pointing to the website belonging to Board of Regents of State of Louisiana. This link points to the main website hxxp://regents.la.gov/, followed by /wp-content/upgrade/<numbers>.exe, where <numbers>.exe represents several random numbers, followed by EXE extension.A link looking like the following one hxxp://regents.la.gov/wp-content/upgrade/<some_numbers>.exe seems suspicious at first glance. Websites directly […]

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This fake wire transfer spam comes with a malicious attachment:Date:      Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:27:44 -0500 [16:27:44 EDT]From:      Federal Reserve [alerts@federalreserve.gov]Subject:      Your Wire Transfer 82932922 canceledThe Wire transfer , recently sent from your bank account , was not processed by the FedWire.Transfer details attached to the letter.This service is provided to you […]

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