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PDF Malware Writers Keep Targeting Vulnerability

22

Feb

2012

We keep seeing new waves of PDF file-based attacks that exploit the Adobe Acrobat and Reader CVE-2010-0188 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (BID 38195) that exists in certain unpatched versions of a popular PDF reading application. All these attacks were stopped by Symantec’s Skeptic™ technology. A typical example of such an exploited PDF sample contains highly […]

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Get gamed and rue the day…

26

Oct

2011

As we discussed last week, socially engineered threats are specially crafted threats designed to lure the eye and trick the mind – they look legitimate or benign, and in worst case, may take advantage of a trusted relationship, by utilizing a compromised account or familiar website. Social engineering techniques may be used in isolation, but […]

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That package at the Royal Mail office? It’s malware

18

Oct

2011

Cybercriminals have spammed out malware, posing as an email from the Royal Mail. The emails, which claim that a package has been returned to the Royal Mail office, pretend to come from official-sounding addresses such as customer@royalmail.com or customer_service@royalmail.com. Opening the attached file could lead to your Windows computer being infected by a Trojan horse. […]

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