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Worm Spreads via Facebook Private Messages, Instant Messengers

17

May

2012

We recently received reports about private messages found on Facebook and distributing a link, which is a shortened URL pointing to an archive file “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com.zip”. This archive contains a malicious file named “May09-Picture18.JPG_www.facebook.com” and uses the extension “.COM”. Once executed, this malware (detected as WORM_STECKCT.EVL) terminates services and processes related to antivirus (AV) software, effectively […]

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Info Stealer Poses as Google Chrome Installer

16

May

2012

We recently found some suspicious looking URLs which suggest that a malicious file named ChromeSetup.exe is hosted in domains like Facebook and Google. The finding, which we were able to flag during our analysis of data processed by the Trend MicroT Smart Protection NetworkT definitely caught our attention. Looking at data from the Smart Protection […]

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Protecting Customers From Black Hole Exploit Kit Spam Runs

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May

2012

In light of the slew of persistent black hole spam runs, we have been tracking and investigating this threat that leads users to the black hole exploit. These attacks typically start with a spammed message containing a link to a compromised website that redirects a user’s browser to a malicious site hosting the said exploit. […]

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