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MSRT March: Three Hioles in one

16

Mar

2012

In a previous post, we discussed Win32/Dorkbot, one of the major threat families included in the March 2012 release of MSRT. In this post, we discuss the other inclusions, Win32/Hioles, Win32/Pluzoks and Win32/Yeltminky.Win32/HiolesSimilar to last month’s focus on Win32/Pramro, Win32/Hioles is another trojan that resides on the computer and functions as a proxy server. The […]

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New Windows locker changes system access passwords

13

Mar

2012

Doctor Web-a Russian developer of IT security software-has discovered a new Windows blocker program added to the virus database as Trojan.Winlock.5729. It uses standard Windows tools to block access to the system by changing local user passwords – the feature that distinguishes it from other programs of its kind. Traditionally ransomware use a special application […]

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Phishing the night away

16

Sep

2011

Today I identified several phishing emails targeting the Royal Bank of Canada’s customers: The above phish is the classic trick of sending you to a fake banking site and have you type your personal information (social engineering). On the opposite, the following phish aims at having you run a file (social engineering + malware infection): […]

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