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Multiplatform Fake AV Uses Different GUIs

12

Oct

2012

Since the beginning of October we have seen a variant of fake antivirus malware that belongs to the FakeRean family of rogue security products. FakeRean is distributed by drive-by downloads or is dropped and executed by another malware. It blocks victims from accessing any other legitimate application on an infected machine. Like other fake AV […]

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Malware signed with the Adobe code signing certificate

04

Oct

2012

Last week, Adobe released an advisory (APSA12-01) announcing the upcoming revocation of an Adobe code signing certificate as it was compromised and used to sign at least two malicious utilities. They identified a compromised build server that required access to the code signing infrastructure and have forensic evidence that links it to the signing of […]

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‘System Progressive Protection’ Another Form of Fake AV

28

Sep

2012

System Progressive Protection, a new malware pretending to be antivirus software, first appeared a couple of days ago. It belongs to the Winwebsec family of rogue security products. The malware is distributed by drive-by downloads or is dropped and executed by another malware. It blocks its victims from accessing any other application on an infected […]

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