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Java 0day Mass Exploit Distribution

11

Jan

2013

Just a quick note, it’s only the second week of January, but early 2013 brings with it the first Java 0day mass exploit distribution of the year. There appears to be multiple ad networks redirecting to Blackhole sites, amplifying the mass exploitation problem. We have seen ads from legitimate sites, especially in the UK, Brazil, […]

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Cross-platform Trojan controls Windows and Mac machines

25

Jul

2012

Russian anti-virus company Doctor Web is warning users about a dangerous cross-platform Trojan horse that provides criminals with full control over infected machines and can render a system non-operational. The malicious application, dubbed BackDoor.DaVinci.1, runs both in Windows and Mac OS X. Notably, the version for Mac OS X for the first time features rootkit […]

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Hydraq: Past Year in Review

16

Mar

2012

Trojan.Hydraq is a piece of malware that we first saw in early 2010. It was a threat that got a lot of media attention—especially since the targets it chose were very high profile organizations. It's been a couple of years since we mentioned it so we thought we'd provide an update on its activity since […]

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