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We’ve found Android trojans that attempt to send SMS messages to premium rate SMS numbers. That’s not unusual. What is different though is that these trojans don’t work. The trojans (detected as Trojan:Android/RuFailedSMS.A) use these permissions: And pretend to be installers for a range of applications, with each malicious app offering to download a package […]

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As we discussed last week, socially engineered threats are specially crafted threats designed to lure the eye and trick the mind – they look legitimate or benign, and in worst case, may take advantage of a trusted relationship, by utilizing a compromised account or familiar website. Social engineering techniques may be used in isolation, but […]

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This month, the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) targets two families: Win32/EyeStye and Win32/Poison. EyeStye (aka ‘SpyEye’) is a family of trojans that steals information, targeting authentication data used for online banking such as passwords and digital certificates. The method it employs is called “form grabbing” which involves the interception of webform data submitted to […]

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