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I’ve written about Shell Extension without ASLR support before. Not only do they open up explorer.exe to ROP attacks, but other applications too, like Adobe Reader and Microsoft Office. You could use EMET to force ASLR on these DLLs, assuming you know which applications load shell extensions. Because shell extensions are not only loaded into […]

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Win32/PSW.OnlineGames.OUM is a malware that aims to steal credentials for online games. It targets popular titles such as World of Warcraft, Star Wars Galaxy, Lineage 2 or Guild Wars. Active since 2006, it is amongst the most detected threats by ESET, taking the 7th position between January and April 2011. In our previous blog post, […]

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WordPress just announced that the source code of three plugins for its popular blog-hosting software was maliciously modified. Plugins consist of add-in modules which you install on your WordPress server in order to implement additional functionality, instead of writing all the needed code yourself. Where you might use a DLL with a Windows program – […]

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