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WORM_VOBFUS Infections Not Out of the Picture Yet

18

Dec

2012

As the WORM_VOBFUS story unfolds, new variants are surfacing, including one that connects to a new site and uses Google and MSN to name its dropped files.We recently reported on the wave of WORM_VOBFUS variants that emerged in the wild last November. We have been monitoring the said threat and found out that its latest […]

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Trojan Disguised as Trend Micro Component Drops Bitcoin-Mining Malware

08

Dec

2012

Malware writers have devised lots of social engineering tactics to lure users into their scheme. This time around, we saw a Trojan passing itself off as a Trend Micro component as a way to trick users into downloading and executing it.We recently encountered a file and noticed the following properties (see below). For the untrained […]

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Christmas-Themed Malware Starts to Jingle All the Way

07

Dec

2012

Once again cybercriminals take advantage of the Holidays in what seem like a targeted attack against businesses and government organizations. We spotted samples that bore the filename, PROPOSED CHRISTMAS PARTY 2012.doc. Trend Micro detects this as TROJ_ARTIEF.RTN. When executed, this malware drops a file (temp.doc) that acts as decoy to trick recipients into thinking this […]

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