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Support Desk Scams: CLSID Not Unique

20

Jul

2011

Yeah, yeah, yet another coldcall scam post, but featuring a ploy I haven’t come across before, intended to convince you that the scammer really knows something about your system, so that you’re likelier to fall for the scam. Rebecca Herold reports for InfosecIsland that she was contacted by one of those helpful “support desk” people who […]

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Smiley hats and free Vans scams flood Facebook

08

Jul

2011

Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users have been fooled into believing that they will receive a hat with a large smiley face on it, and could potentially be putting themselves at risk of being scammed in the process. Over 300,000 people so far have been tricked into liking a Facebook page, and sharing the link […]

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Malware packer integrates with UPX

28

Jun

2011

Recently while I was analyzing a bunch of samples packed by custom packers, one of them struck me as a bit different than any others I saw before. At first glance, the outer layer of packing is a UPX stub, which is commonly used in malware. Especially when combined with a custom packer, UPX can […]

Category General Written by Microsoft Malware Protection Center 0 Comments

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