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An analysis of Dorkbot’s infection vectors (part 2)

21

Nov

2012

In part 1 of this series, we talked about Dorkbot and its spreading mechanisms that required user interaction. In this post, we’ll talk about how Dorkbot spreads automatically, via drive-by downloads and Autorun files. Spreading vectors not requiring user interaction: Drive-by downloads and Autorun files Dorkbot can also spread automatically, without user interaction. We recently […]

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What you need to know about CVE-2012-4969

21

Sep

2012

On Monday, we released a Security Advisory on CVE-2012-4969, a vulnerability in Internet Explorer. A Fix it was released on Wednesday, and a cumulative update is also now available as of today, Friday morning. The vulnerability affects Internet Explorer versions 6 through 9. We have identified that this vulnerability is being used to infect computers by installing […]

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Trojan.Rodricter spreads by exploiting critical Java vulnerability

05

Sep

2012

On August 26, FireEye reported the discovery of a critical vulnerability in Java Runtime Environment versions 1.7x, which was designated as CVE-2012-4681. Oracle released a security patch only on August 30, and, therefore, the vulnerability remained unclosed for at least four days-an opportunity criminals were quick to take advantage of. Doctor Web determined that a […]

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