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MSRT March: Three Hioles in one

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Mar

2012

In a previous post, we discussed Win32/Dorkbot, one of the major threat families included in the March 2012 release of MSRT. In this post, we discuss the other inclusions, Win32/Hioles, Win32/Pluzoks and Win32/Yeltminky.Win32/HiolesSimilar to last month’s focus on Win32/Pramro, Win32/Hioles is another trojan that resides on the computer and functions as a proxy server. The […]

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The where and why of HLUX

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Feb

2012

This is not the first time the HLUX botnet has been mentioned in this blog, but there are still some unanswered questions that we’ve been receiving from the media: What is the botnet’s sphere of activity? What sort of commands does it receive from malicious users? How does the bot spread? How many infected computers […]

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Keep your Facebook friends close and your antivirus closer

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Nov

2011

Facebook malware attacks are not new. Scams spreading via status updates have been around for a long time, but in recent weeks one threat has been getting creative in terms of social engineering. Backdoor:Win32/Caphaw.A can intercept URL requests in both Firefox and Internet Explorer and it has been observed to post very personable updates on […]

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