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W32.Duqu: The Precursor to the Next Stuxnet

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Oct

2011

On October 14, 2011, we were alerted to a sample that appeared to be very similar to Stuxnet by a research lab with strong international connections. They named the threat Duqu [dyü-kyü] because it creates files with the file name prefix “~DQ”. They provided us with samples recovered from computer systems located in Europe and […]

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Sneaky fake company virus warnings trick users into installing malware

11

Oct

2011

Picture the scene. You receive an email from someone inside your company. He tells you that there is a virus problem inside the company and it has resulted in data being stolen and some files being deleted. You are told to install an anti-virus tool to clean-up the infection properly. The link appears to point […]

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Backdoor Snoops on Skype, MSN, and Yahoo! Messenger

11

Oct

2011

We recently came across reports about a hacker group that was able to detect a backdoor which was found capable of monitoring online activities and recording calls when using Skype. However, apart from its routines, it garnered media attention because of its claims that the discovered backdoor may be used by German Law Enforcement.The malware, […]

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