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Flame: Replication via Windows Update MITM proxy server

06

Jun

2012

The Flame malware uses several methods to replicate itself. The most interesting one is the use of the Microsoft Windows Update service. This is implemented in Flame’s “SNACK”, “MUNCH” and “GADGET” modules. Being parts of Flame, these modules are easily reconfigurable. The behavior of these modules is controlled by Flame’s global registry, the database that […]

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Microsoft release four security updates on Patch Tuesday

11

Nov

2011

What is Patch Tuesday? Microsoft provides core platform patches and updates monthly, usually on the second Tuesday of each month. This has become known as Patch Tuesday. What has been fixed this time round? The patch includes a fix for a critical hole allowing remote code execution in Windows. Importantly, this patch is only available […]

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Yahoo! Answers spoof delivers spam bot and Fake AV

11

May

2011

Yahoo! Answers is a community oriented site where Internet users ask and answer each other’s questions:There a couple hundred pages pushing this right now, although most them are getting cleaned up.The link redirects you to a fake Yahoo! Answers page hosted at answers-yahoo-z.tk where you can “download” (answers-yahoo-z.tk/answer.exe) your answer:Here is some background information on […]

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