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Since the publication of our report, our colleagues from Seculert have discovered and posted a blog about the usage of another delivery vector in the Red October attacks. In addition to Office documents (CVE-2009-3129, CVE-2010-3333, CVE-2012-0158), it appears that the attackers also infiltrated victim network(s) via Java exploitation (MD5: 35f1572eb7759cb7a66ca459c093e8a1 – ‘NewsFinder.jar’), known as the […]

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A new zero-day exploit in Java has been found in the wild. Currently, this exploit is being used by toolkits like the Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) and the Cool Exploit Kit (CEK).CEK is the creation of the same author responsible for Blackhole Exploit Kit. It appears to be a high-end version of the more accessible BHEK. Zero-day […]

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Exploit kits are toolkits that are used to build malware components such as binaries and scripts. They automate the exploitation of client-side vulnerabilities, targeting browsers and programs.These exploit kits provide an effective way for cybercriminals to distribute malware without the users consent. Among these kits, the Blackhole exploit kit is one of the most prevalent. […]

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