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Smoke and mirrors and Win32/Phorpiex

16

Nov

2012

This month one of the families introduced to MSRT is Win32/Phorpiex, a worm that spreads via removable drives and has IRC controlled backdoor functionality. In most respects Phorpiex is another worm, with typical command and control via IRC as well as spreading via removable drives. Like many other malware it usually does this by using […]

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DNSChanger: The Blackout is Coming!

20

Jun

2012

Malware called DSNChanger has been, and continues to be, in the news and for very good reason. A whole lot of people stand to lose their Internet connectivity if they don’t take action before July 9. One of our concerned customers posed Symantec Security Response a number of questions recently in regards to what this […]

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RDP+RCE=Bad News (MS12-020)

15

Mar

2012

The March Security Bulletin release from Microsoft was relatively light in volume. Out of the six bulletins released, only one was rated as Critical.And for good reason. MS12-020 includes CVE-2012-0002. This flaw is specific to the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) present on most current versions of Microsoft Windows. The RDP service, by default, listens on TCP port 3389. And […]

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