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The strange case of Gamarue propagation

Feb

2013

We have seen variants of Worm:Win32/Gamarue spread via removable drives in the past, but recent variants have adopted a more convoluted method of spreading involving several components. Let’s take a look at one. For this variant of Worm:Win32/Gamarue, we start with an infected removable drive, for example a USB flash drive. Our infected example drive […]

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W32.Extrat: Syrian Conflict Used To Deliver Xtreme RAT

Jan

2013

As conflict in Syria continues, email attacks against various organizations throughout the Middle East and Europe have also been identified. Figure 1. Sample email used in this campaign from “Free Dom” (Freedom) The targeted organizations are extensive, from individuals at a public university, to hotels, oil companies, and government agencies.Recipients of these emails are presented with text […]

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ADMM-Plus Related Attack

Aug

2012

The ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting – Plus (ADMM-Plus) has recently been held with the 18 member countries of ASEAN, Australia, China, India, Japan, Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Russia, and the United States.We have discovered a malicious Rich Text Format file (.rtf or .doc), which targets anyone interested in the ADMM-Plus proceedings.The RTF file exploits […]

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