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Downloader Targets Down Under

23

Jan

2013

At the time of this blog post, and for the past five days, we have noticed an increase in spam containing malware that targets Australians. The attackers behind this malicious spam campaign appear to have no specific target in mind other than compromising a large base in Australia for reasons still unknown. Symantec Security Response […]

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Malware Poses as an Update for Java 0-Day Fix

18

Jan

2013

Just a word of caution to users who decided to update their systems with the recent Java zero-day software update: make sure to get it from a reliable source or else face the possibility of a malware infection.Oracle has recently released its fix to the much talked-about Java zero-day (CVE-2012-3174) incident though with lukewarm reception […]

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Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Pushes Out Crimeware

15

Jan

2013

McAfee – A new Java zero-day vulnerability is spreading malicious files to infect unprotected users. The threat is dangerous: Just browsing a malicious page or clicking a malicious link in spam is enough to cause an infection when combined with a vulnerable Java version.Because most browsers enable Java by default, this vulnerability can be used […]

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