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The Shamoon Attacks Continue

04

Sep

2012

Symantec Security Response has been investigating further reports of infections of W32.Disstrack, the threat used in the Shamoon attacks. W32.Disttrack is a highly destructive threat that destroys files and the master boot record (MBR) of the infected machine, causing maximum disruption.W32.Disttrack uses a hardcoded “wiping date” which is read from a variably named “.pnf” file […]

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Complex Cyber Espionage Malware Discovered: Meet W32.Gauss

10

Aug

2012

Kaspersky Lab has discovered complex espionage malware named Gauss which steals a broad set of data from compromised computers and sends it to command-and-control servers.Symantec currently detects this latest threat as W32.Gauss and preliminary reports suggest the highest concentrations of W32.Gauss appear in the Middle East. Gauss is similar in design and function to W32.Flamer: Modular […]

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The Madi Attacks: Series of Social Engineering Campaigns

18

Jul

2012

Symantec Security Response is aware of recent reports of Madi, a Trojan used in targeted campaigns and observed in the wild since December 2011.The following is an email example, discovered in the Madi campaign, which included a malicious PowerPoint attachment: Figure 1. Targeted email containing malicious PowerPoint In one example, opening the PowerPoint attachment displays a series […]

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