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KOOBFACE Propagates Via Torrent P2P File Sharing

18

Aug

2011

The KOOBFACE botnet became known for using popular social network sites as vector for propagation and abusing these platforms for malicious purposes. Currently, it has been observed that KOOBFACE does not actively propagate via social networks, but rather propagates via a torrent peer-to-peer network through Trojanized shared application files.Based on our research, we found a […]

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Sality Whitepaper

03

Aug

2011

We’ve published a detailed analysis of Sality in a whitepaper titled, “Sality: Story of a Peer-to-Peer Viral Network.” Sality is a file infector that spreads by infecting executable files and by replicating itself across network shares. Infected hosts join a peer-to-peer network used to propagate malware on the compromised computer. Typically, those additional programs will […]

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BitCoin – A matter of trust going bad

12

Jul

2011

In 2009, Satoshi Nakamoto had and idea: A digital currency that could be used without bank or central entities, based on the trust the users had for each other. With the help of public key cryptography and the Internet, members of this peer-to peer network could tell if a user vas a legitimate one and […]

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