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Russian information security company Doctor Web is reporting on the spread of malicious spam, purportedly originating with carrier service UPS, that is distributing Trojan.Inject1.4969. This malware can steal information, download other applications from remote servers, and execute commands received from intruders. In late June, many users received e-mails supposedly from UPS. Such messages contain a […]

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Early June 2012 saw many media reports concerning the discovery of “the smallest known banking Trojan”, dubbed by security experts as Tinba (short for “tiny banker”). In this news brief, the Russian anti-virus company, Doctor Web, offers a technical overview of this threat. Written in Assembly, Tinba is a very compact piece of malware occupying […]

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In our previous blog post our AVG Web Threats Research group analyzed a Blackhole exploit kit serving the fake FBI Ransomware. Today we will have a look at the ransomware itself. Payload Here is a typical ransom malware payload once it’s active on infected computer: User’s desktop is locked with a full-screen information displayed Task […]

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