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Microsoft Windows XP Support Also Ending in the Malware Community!?

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Apr

2013

Recently, I discovered a back door Trojan horse program that does not work on Microsoft Windows XP. I would like to present some of the details of this threat, especially as the malware author encoded a special trick into the functionality of the Trojan. The trick appears to have been designed to allow the threat […]

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Targeted Attack Campaign Hides Behind SSL Communication

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Apr

2013

Using encrypted communication like Secure Sockets Layers (SSL) along with the clever use of recent news item as a social engineering lure is the perfect combination to penetrate and remain in a targeted entity’s infrastructure. It didn’t take long for targeted attacks to use last week’s Boston Marathon bombing as a bait to trick predetermined […]

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New Wave of PlugX Targets Legitimate Apps

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Apr

2013

Noted for its stealth routine, PlugX and its developers now appear to be using several legitimate applications, in particular those used by Microsoft, Lenovo, and McAfee, in an effort to remain under the radar.PLUGX variants are known for its use of normal applications to load its malicious .DLL components. This .DLL hijacking technique is not […]

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