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Shylock Not the Lone Threat Targeting Skype

22

Jan

2013

Shylock malware which spreads via Skype is not the only threat that users should be worried about. We found another worm that takes advantage of Skype to spread copies of itself.Reports of Shylock malware found on certain Skype messages was a hot topic last week. We looked into the related samples and based on our […]

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NGRBot Spreads Via Chat

21

Sep

2012

NGRBot is a worm that propagates through chat messengers, the Internet Relay Chat channel, social networking sites etc. It steals FTP and browser passwords and can cause a denial of service by flooding.NGRBots use the IRC network for file transfer, sending and receiving commands between zombie network machines and the attacker’s IRC server, and monitoring […]

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Variant of Mac Flashback Malware Making the Rounds

12

Apr

2012

Unless you have been living under a nondigital rock recently, you have probably heard of the Flashback Trojan, which attacks Macs. Around April 4 we saw reports of more than 500,000 infections by this malware. Further, McAfee Labs has recently come across a new variant making the rounds. This is no surprise: Whenever a piece […]

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