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OSX.Flashback.K – The motivation behind the malware – $$$

Apr

2012

We've been busy in the labs reverse engineering the various components of OSX.Flashback.K to determine the true motivation behind the malware. Let's take a look at this Mac Trojan in more detail. The Infection It's now well-known that the latest OSX.Flashback.K variant was being distributed using the Oracle Java SE Remote Java Runtime Environment Code […]

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Both Mac and Windows are Targeted at Once

Apr

2012

Symantec Security Response, along with some other security vendors, reported the discovery of the OSX.Flashback malware recently patched by Apple. Many people may be surprised to learn the infection volume is reported at over 600,000 computers. On a new front, we have recently identified new Java Applet malware, which uses the Oracle Java SE Remote […]

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French Budget Minister website hijacked

Apr

2012

We’ve seen an increase in hijacked websites in recent months, redirecting users to Fake AV pages, Blackhole exploit kits and other malware. While most websites hacked are personal sites, or University websites, some are more high profile. http://www.performance-publique.budget.gouv.fr/ hijacked The website of the French Minister of Budget (www.performance-publique.budget.gouv.fr) is an example of a high profile […]

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OSX.Flashback.K – The motivation behind the malware – $$$

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