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MSRT June 2011: Targeting Yimfoca

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Jun

2011

This month’s MSRT families included Win32/Rorpian (an autorun worm that exploits a vulnerability in shortcut files), Win32/Nuqel (another autorun worm that spreads via network drives, removable drives, and instant messaging programs) and Win32/Yimfoca. The last, Yimfoca, is a prevalent IM worm that uses common instant messaging applications and social networking websites to spread. It also affects […]

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MSRT June Release, taking care of a few worm families

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Jun

2011

In this month’s MSRT release, we added three new threat families to the detection capability. One of these three is Win32/Nuqel, which has been around for four years since its first variant was found. More than 60 variants of Win32/Nuqel have been identified in the wild. This worm spreads itself via network shares, removable drives […]

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W32.Qakbot – Under The Surface

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May

2011

W32.Qakbot is a worm that's been around since at least 2009. The worm initially infects users by exploiting vulnerabilities when a certain Web pages are visited. It subsequenly spreads through network shares and removable drives. It downloads additional files, steals information, and opens a back door on the compromised computer. During the past few months […]

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