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Major shift in strategy for ZeroAccess rootkit malware, as it shifts to user-mode

06

Jun

2012

SophosLabs has been monitoring a new strain of the infamous ZeroAccess rootkit that has been hitting the internet over the last few weeks.ZeroAccess is a sophisticated kernel-mode rootkit that enslaves victim PCs, adding them to a peer-to-peer botnet from which they receive commands to download other malware. The rootkit has undergone several revisions since its […]

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CVE-2012-0158 – Now Being Used in More Tibetan-Themed Targeted Attack Campaigns

17

Apr

2012

Days after Microsoft released six bulletins, we now have just spotted a number of Trojanized RTF files circulating in-the-wild. The said files are exploiting CVE-2012-0158, which is included in MS12-027. That particular bulletin affects a number of Microsoft programs, particularly versions of MS Office, Visual FoxPro, Commerce Server, BizTalk Server, as well as SQL Server. […]

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Google offers $1 million in exploit rewards for Chrome hacks

29

Feb

2012

Google is offering cash prizes totaling $1 million to hackers, plus a Chromebook, for those who successfully exploit its Chrome browser at the CanSecWest security conference next week. According to a blog posting put up by the company’s security team on Monday, winnings from the so-called Pwnium contest will be meted out according to the […]

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Major shift in strategy for ZeroAccess rootkit malware, as it shifts to user-mode

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