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Rovnix Reloaded: new step of evolution

23

Feb

2012

[More research from our colleagues in Russia] In the beginning of February we found a new modification of our “old friend” Win32/Rovnix (the dropper detected as Win32/Rovnix.B trojan), which is the first bootkit using VBR (Volume Boot Record) infection. An interesting fact is that Rovnix bootkit components were used in Win32/Carberp, the most widely spread […]

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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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Trojan caught on camera shows CAPTCHA is still a security issue

30

Jan

2012

In a series of blogs a few years back, we covered how malware could abuse and circumvent online services that use CAPTCHA tests as part of their security (1 2). In this blog, we take a look at a recent malware variant from the wild caught on camera that shows CAPTCHA tests used by some online […]

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