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Typically users archive file to lump several files together into a single file for convenience or to simply save storage space. However, we uncovered a worm that creates copies of itself even on password-protected archived files. We acquired a sample of a worm (detected as WORM_PIZZER.A) that propagates using a particular WINRAR command line (see […]

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As we have mentioned before, we’ve seen a large number of files spammed out to various organisations, exploiting the CVE-2012-0158 vulnerability.Victims have not been limited to defence companies, but have also included government departments, charities and recruitment agencies.One of the latest attacks we have seen was sent to a defence contractor, using the subject line […]

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[This post from our internal blog has been sitting in the queue for a couple of months now. And then got bumped by the post on Flame, and had to wait until I got back from vacation… Thanks for being patient, Jim! — C.L.] Back in March, we were setting up for a round of […]

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