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Outbreak: Blackhole malware attack spreading on Twitter using “It’s you on photo?” disguise

27

Jul

2012

If you are a Twitter user please be very cautious of clicking on links that claim you are pictured in an online photo.Thousands of malicious links are being spammed out, targeting innocent users of the micro-blogging network. The links point to Russian webpages that ultimately attempt to infect your Windows PC using the notorious Blackhole […]

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Malware spread as Facebook photo tag notification

17

Jul

2012

Be wary of emails claiming to be from Facebook, and saying that you have been tagged in a photograph.Because it might be that you’re the next potential victim of a malware attack.SophosLabs has intercepted a spammed-out email campaign, designed to infect recipients’ computers with malware.Here is an example of what a typical email can look […]

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DarkComet RAT – It is the END!

09

Jul

2012

The official website of DarkComet remote administration tool (RAT), detected by Symantec as Backdoor.Breut, has published a statement, as shown below, explaining that the project has come to an end. The DarkComet RAT grabbed news headlines this year when it was used in the Syrian conflict to spy on regime supporters. The decision of the author to […]

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