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Pseudorandom domain name generation and the Blackhole exploit kit

05

Jul

2012

In this post I want to highlight one of the script injections we have been tracking for the past month or so, which is being used to redirect web traffic to exploit sites (running the Blackhole exploit kit). Two factors make this particular script injection worthy of discussion, namely: large scale attacks. Many legitimate sites […]

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Zero-day XML Core Services vulnerability included in Blackhole exploit kit

29

Jun

2012

Sophos – A couple of weeks ago (12 June 2012) we published an advisory for a vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services, also known as CVE-2012-1889. The vulnerability is a true zero-day, being exploited in the wild, with no patch yet available from Microsoft.The main concern in such situations is the speed with which we […]

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Obfuscating Embedded Malware on Android

28

Jun

2012

The evolution of Android malware has made incontestable progress in the last few years and it often follows in the footsteps of PC-based malware, except that it happens at an accelerated pace.Often, malicious apps gain control of a system in several steps, using different modules. There is typically only one initial module which, once it […]

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