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MSRT July 2011: Targeting web redirector malware

12

Jul

2011

The Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) targets two prevalent families in this July 2011 release, Win32/Tracur and Win32/Dursg. Both families share common functionality that monitors user web search queries and redirects to a malicious URL to display advertisements or download more malware. It affects users of web browsers such as Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera and […]

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Newly updated MMPC whitepapers now available

09

Jul

2011

Would you like to know more about the MMPC, and how we protect computer users worldwide? We have released new versions of two whitepapers which describe how the MMPC operates, and provide an introduction to the antimalware technologies that the MMPC supports. The two new papers are: – Malware Research and Response at Microsoft: This […]

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POPUREB vs. TDL4

06

Jul

2011

A new Master Boot Record (MBR) rootkit has recently taken the threat spotlight. The Microsoft Malware Protection Center (MMPC) noted a new malware variant that is capable of overwriting a system’s MBR. In MMPC’s post, Microsoft also clarified that using the Windows Recovery Console is enough to return the infected MBR to a clean state […]

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