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MIDI exploit in the wild

27

Jan

2012

Symantec Security Response is aware of in-the-wild malware exploiting the Microsoft Windows Media Player 'winmm.dll' MIDI File Parsing Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (BID 51292). Microsoft has already issued a patch against this vulnerability in the monthly patch release this January. Applying the patch is strongly recommended. There are several components involved in this live attack: […]

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Duqu: Questions and Answers

03

Nov

2011

Due to its complexity, case Duqu is challenging to understand. Here are some questions and answers that we hope will help. Q: What is Duqu?A: Because of the news and ongoing developments surrounding Duqu, that’s actually a very broad question. Here’s a narrow answer: Duqu is a Windows bot (not worm) that has been used […]

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This Python Has Venom!

08

Oct

2011

Analysis by Poul Jenson and Masaki Suenega Spotted by Karthik Selvaraj Here at Symantec Security Response we have discovered Python.Pytroj, a proof-of-concept virus that infects .pyc files with arbitrary code. In case you are unfamiliar with Python here is a brief description. Python is a programming language which can run on most major operating systems. […]

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