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Big Fake-AV Attack Still Going Strong

18

May

2012

I took another quick look yesterday to monitor how we're doing in identifying new sites and servers in the big Fake-AV attack that we blogged about twice in April. The analysts have been keeping an eye out for them, and Maria sent me some this week. Here is a closer look at two of them: […]

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Protecting Customers From Black Hole Exploit Kit Spam Runs

11

May

2012

In light of the slew of persistent black hole spam runs, we have been tracking and investigating this threat that leads users to the black hole exploit. These attacks typically start with a spammed message containing a link to a compromised website that redirects a user’s browser to a malicious site hosting the said exploit. […]

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‘Android/NotCompatible’ Looks Like Piece of PC Botnet

09

May

2012

A lot of recent attacks on Android users are attributed to fake websites of popular applications such as Cut the Rope, Instagram, Angry Birds, or Grand Theft Auto III. However, the very recently discovered malware NotCompatible uses a distribution method not previously seen in the mobile world. The malware hacks into vulnerable websites to inject […]

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