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Cisco uncovers targeted spearphishing threat

30

Jun

2014

The exploit attempt targeted the Visual Basic Scripting for Applications feature in Microsoft Word.

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Number of VBS Malware Infections Increases in Latin America

05

Dec

2013

Cybercriminals are relying more and more on Visual Basic Scripting (VBS) malware to infect the computers of users from Latin America. Experts from Trend Micro have found that this type of malware accounts for 28% of the infections in the region. The most common VBS pieces of malware are VBS_SOSYOS, VBS_JENXCUS and VBS_DUNIH. DUNIHI and […]

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W32.Extrat: Syrian Conflict Used To Deliver Xtreme RAT

09

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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