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What was that Wiper thing?

29

Aug

2012

In April 2012, several stories were published about a mysterious malware attack shutting down computer systems at businesses throughout Iran.Several articles mentioned that a virus named Wiper was responsible. Yet, no samples were available from these attacks, causing many to doubt the accuracy of these reports.Following these incidents, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) asked Kaspersky […]

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164 Unique Android Adware Still Online

27

Aug

2012

Last week, we monitored three popular Android app stores – Google Play, Nduo and GFan – and found several adware on these app providers. When installed, adware typically display annoying advertisements. The chart below shows the adware that were still available online from August 12-18. Based on our findings, GFan had the most number of […]

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New Crisis/MORCUT Malware Mounts in Virtual Machines

23

Aug

2012

We were alerted to reports of a Crisis/MORCUT malware that supposedly spreads on VMware virtual machines. Our previous post about Crisis/MORCUT cites that it is a backdoor found to specifically target Mac OSX systems. This time around, the Crisis/MORCUT we have on our hands runs in Windows, and interestingly, mounts on virtual disks.Currently, arrival for […]

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