Usage of commercial grade software protectors/cryptors/obfuscators is a very common trend in desktop malware landscape. They are mainly used to make the analyst’s life tough by adding extra layers of protection. Similarly, there have been quite a few open source obfuscators and professional obfuscators used in the malware families implemented in Java as well for […]
We’ve seen an increase in hijacked websites in recent months, redirecting users to Fake AV pages, Blackhole exploit kits and other malware. While most websites hacked are personal sites, or University websites, some are more high profile. http://www.performance-publique.budget.gouv.fr/ hijacked The website of the French Minister of Budget (www.performance-publique.budget.gouv.fr) is an example of a high profile […]
Phishers always try to find new ways to bypass security features and trick ‘educated’ users. Over the years we have seen simplistic phishing attempts where the required information had to be typed into the e-mail body. This worked at that time because phishing was new and hardly anyone had a notion of the implications. Later, […]
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