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BKDR_POISON: More Challenges Ahead

03

Feb

2012

Last year, the security industry was plagued by a series of APT reports, which included the “Nitro Attack”. The backdoor used here is known as PoisonIvy or BKDR_POISON. Its builder is available online. Security vendors have then taken measures to counter this threat to help customers battle against similar infections in the future. However, a […]

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A different breed of downloader

25

Jan

2012

In our everyday world, we sometimes make use of thin clients, which don’t have a lot of functionality but are easy to maintain, as their functionality is based on data they receive from remote servers. Malware authors have adopted a similar technique, in which malware is able to download executable code without actually downloading an […]

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MSRT October ’11: EyeStye

13

Oct

2011

This month, the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) targets two families: Win32/EyeStye and Win32/Poison. EyeStye (aka ‘SpyEye’) is a family of trojans that steals information, targeting authentication data used for online banking such as passwords and digital certificates. The method it employs is called “form grabbing” which involves the interception of webform data submitted to […]

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