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MSRT November: Dofoil

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Nov

2011

As previously noted, one of the three families added to the November release of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool is Win32/Dofoil. TrojanDownloader:Win32/Dofoil is a configurable downloader. Dofoil will attempt to receive control instructions from a remote server. The response contains encrypted configuration data containing download URLs and execution options, as visible in a partially […]

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MSRT Nov’ 11: Cridex – the hex of Skidlo

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Nov

2011

Earlier, we discussed Win32/Carberp, a malware family included in the November release of the Malicious Software Removal Tool. In this post, we discuss another included malware, Win32/Cridex. Win32/Cridex is a relatively new family; we discovered its first variant in the wild in August 2011. This trojan is primarily downloaded and installed by other malware, detected […]

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MSRT November ’11: Carberp

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Nov

2011

We included three threat families in the November edition of the Microsoft Malicious Software Removal Tool – Win32/Carberp, Win32/Cridex and Win32/Dofoil. In this post, we discuss Win32/Carberp. The first variant of Win32/Carberp was discovered early last year. This malware has evolved from a trojan downloader that downloads an additional password stealer, such as PWS:Win32/Ldpinch, to […]

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