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Backdoor Uses Evernote as Command and Control Server

Mar

2013

With its rich functionality and accessibility, Evernote is a popular note-taking tool users. Unfortunately, it may also provide the perfect cover for cybercriminals’ tracks. We recently uncovered a malware that appears to be using Evernote as a communication and control (C&C) server. Detected as BKDR_VERNOT.A, the malware attempted to connect to Evernote via https://evernote.com/intl/zh-cn, which […]

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Payday loan scam

Aug

2012

Weebly is a free platform for website creation. Like many free hosting and DNS providers, it is abused by spammers and scammers. Recently, I found over 400 .weebly.com sub-domains advertising “instant cash loans” and redirecting users to http://paydayloanswww.com/. instatncashloansandiegocacalegal.weebly.com Here are some of the 400 sub-domains: loanranger.weebly.com fastapprovalsignaturepersonalloa.weebly.com 750cashloan.weebly.com americangeneralfinance1.weebly.com pdlnow-com.weebly.com globalgrouppaydayloans.weebly.com skyloans01.weebly.com privatelendersstudentloansbadcre.weebly.com loansforretired.weebly.com […]

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Phishing 101

Jun

2011

There are many dangerous threats lurking in cyberspace today, from software vulnerabilities and exploits, to viruses and botnets. Among these threats are phishing attacks, an electronic communication scam that attempts to secure highly personal information such as credit card info, user names and passwords by assuming the identity of a trustworthy entity. The trustworthy entity […]

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