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Microsoft Update and The Nightmare Scenario

Jun

2012

About 900 million Windows computers get their updates from Microsoft Update. In addition to the DNS root servers, this update system has always been considered one of the weak points of the net. Antivirus people have nightmares about a variant of malware spoofing the update mechanism and replicating via it. Turns out, it looks like […]

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Targeted Attacks in Syria

May

2012

Syria has been the center of much international attention lately. There’s unrest in the country and the authoritarian government is using brutal tactics against dissidents. These tactics include using technology surveillance, trojans and backdoors. Some time ago we received a hard drive via a contact. The drive had an image of the system of a […]

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Downloader.Chepvil and the Malicious Feedback Loop!

Oct

2011

Technical analysis: Poul Jensen, Illustrations: Ben Nahorney Meet Downloader.Chepvil, a malware that has been creating quite a lot of noise recently, hitting inboxes far and wide. This threat begins life as an innocent-looking email and quickly transforms itself into a powerful blended threat capable of stealing information, installing misleading applications, and mailing additional copies of […]

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