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‘Bioskits’ Join Ranks of Stealth Malware

08

Jun

2012

We have seen many discussions of the MyBios “Bioskit” discovered at the end of 2011. MyBios was the first malware to successfully infect the Award BIOS and survive the reboot. It was first discovered by a Chinese security company; many other security vendors published detailed analyses after that.We have seen a lot of samples targeting […]

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Both Mac and Windows are Targeted at Once

24

Apr

2012

Symantec Security Response, along with some other security vendors, reported the discovery of the OSX.Flashback malware recently patched by Apple. Many people may be surprised to learn the infection volume is reported at over 600,000 computers. On a new front, we have recently identified new Java Applet malware, which uses the Oracle Java SE Remote […]

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Android Market Gets a Bouncer to Kick Out Malware

04

Feb

2012

Today Google announced its Bouncer security service for the Android Market. This is a good initial step in protecting Android users.Respect the BouncerTo keep out known troublesome apps, the service performs a malware and spyware scan on all submitted material. It also uses behavioral analysis to determine if a given app is trying to do […]

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