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Targeted Attacks Make WinHelp Files Not So Helpful

16

Oct

2012

Last year Symantec reported on the use of the Windows Help File (.hlp) extension as an attack vector in targeted attacks. Symantec telemetry is now increasingly seeing this attack vector being used in targeted attacks against industry and government sectors. The nefarious WinHelp files being used in these targeted attacks are detected by Symantec as […]

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How to Ensure Vulnerabilities Are Not a Gateway to Blackhole Exploits

01

Aug

2012

Earlier in 2012, a patch was issued to correct a potential vulnerability in Parallels Plesk Panel version 10.3 or earlier, helping secure unauthorized access to the website control panel. While it is believed that this potential vulnerability is now patched, administrators who have applied this fix may have already been the victim of a compromise […]

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We’ve got our eye on Eyestye

21

Jul

2012

Back in October 2011, we began to remove Eyestye variants using the Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) in an effort to prevent the proliferation of this botnet. Today, we published a detailed MMPC Threat Report on this family. The report provides an in-depth analysis of how Win32/EyeStye works and the telemetry we have on its […]

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