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Web Threat Update: MSN Cool Exploit Kit

22

Jan

2013

1. MSN site redirects to Cool Exploit Kit Last weekend the AVG Web Threat Research group noticed a spike in LinkScannerR detections on an Italian language MSN page. The website contained an obfuscated redirect to another website running the Cool Exploit Kit and installing ransomware on users’ machines. In the screenshot below you see the […]

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NGRBot Posing as Skype Targets Social Networking Sites

13

Oct

2012

We recently received a sample of the malware NGRBot from a customer, who got a spam email with what appears to be a Skype link. Victims are lured into clicking a link that promises an image. Once victims click the link, the file skype_09-10-12_image.exe gets dropped on their machines and launches itself, spamming all of […]

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W32.Phopifas Cons Over 2.5 Million Clicks with LOL Links

11

Oct

2012

An ongoing social engineering attack on Skype and other instant messaging applications has been gathering momentum over the last week. The attack, which looks to have started around September 29, has to date conned over 2.5 million clicks from unsuspecting users. The attack uses the common social engineering tactic of posting a link to instant […]

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