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New BackDoor.Butirat generates names of control servers

24

Jan

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users that a new backdoor has been found in large numbers in the wild. Dubbed BackDoor.Butirat.245, the program features a new routine to generate names of control servers to connect to. The most probable rationale behind this feature is to keep the malware operational as long as possible […]

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Black.Energy botnet reborn

17

Jan

2013

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about another malicious program of the BackDoor.BlackEnergy family. In July 2012 many mass media outlets reported on the shutting down of the main BlackEnergy servers, but the botnet ceased to operate completely only in autumn 2012. And a new modification of the threat emerged in January 2013. […]

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The “Red October” Campaign – An Advanced Cyber Espionage Network Targeting Diplomatic and Government Agencies

14

Jan

2013

Here’s a link to the full paper (part 1) about our Red October research. During the next days, we’ll be publishing Part 2, which contains a detailed technical analysis of all the known modules. Please stay tuned. During the past five years, a high-level cyber-espionage campaign has successfully infiltrated computer networks at diplomatic, governmental and […]

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