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New Trojan for Mac OS X

02

Jul

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about a new Trojan horse for Mac OS X. This application can perform backdoor tasks and execute commands issued by a remote, hacker-controlled server. Back in late June, Doctor Web’s anti-virus laboratory received a sample e-mail message with a malicious program attached targeting Mac OS X. This […]

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Win32.Rmnet.12 botnet exceeds three million hosts

29

Jun

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is reporting that the Win32.Rmnet.12 network, monitored by its virus analysts since September 2011, exceeded three million infected hosts in June. The Win32.Rmnet.12 file infector could pose a serious threat, because it can steal passwords stored by popular FTP clients and perform backdoor tasks. In mid-April 2012 Doctor Web reported […]

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Doctor Web warns users about malicious spam spreading a dangerous Trojan

22

Jun

2012

Russian information security company Doctor Web is reporting on the spread of malicious spam, purportedly originating with carrier service UPS, that is distributing Trojan.Inject1.4969. This malware can steal information, download other applications from remote servers, and execute commands received from intruders. In late June, many users received e-mails supposedly from UPS. Such messages contain a […]

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