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Worm Posts on SNS Sites and Wipes out Rivals

19

May

2012

W32.Wergimog is a worm that attempts to spread through removable drives and opens a back door. When I looked into its variants, I found an interesting sample, which I named W32.Wergimog.B. Both samples are based on the same source code, but the .B variant contains even more interesting functionality that I would like to detail […]

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Technical paper: The ZeroAccess rootkit under the microscope

11

Apr

2012

ZeroAccess is a sophisticated kernel-mode rootkit that is quickly becoming one of the most widespread malware threats.In a new technical paper from SophosLabs, malware researcher James Wyke explores the ZeroAccess threat, examines how it works and looks at what the malware’s ultimate goal is.ZeroAccess has a resilient peer-to-peer command and control infrastructure, runs on both […]

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Family Ties Between Android Malware

30

Mar

2012

While sorting the recent mobile malware collections, I stumbled on a sample which was submitted today. The sample has neither any new break-through payload nor any advanced functionality. However, what makes this interesting is the fact that it has included features seen in couple of different malware families. So, What does it do? It is […]

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