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Backdoor Leads to Facebook and Multi-protocol Instant Messaging Worm

May

2013

DORKBOT, which became notorious for spreading via social media and instant messaging applications (e.g.Skype and mIRC etc.), is now found propagating in multi-protocol instant messaging (IM) apps like Quiet Internet Pager and Digsby.These apps enable users to communicate via various IM apps. Digsby supports AIM, MSN, Yahoo, ICQ, Google Talk, Jabber, and Facebook Chat accounts […]

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The rise in the exploitation of old PDF vulnerabilities

Apr

2013

Exploitation of software vulnerabilities continues to be a common way to infect computers with malware. Leveraging exploits allows malware authors to infect, disrupt, or take control of a computer without the user’s consent and typically without their knowledge. Exploits target vulnerabilities in operating systems, web browsers, applications, or software components that are installed on the […]

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NBC.com infected with malware for more than 24 hours?

Feb

2013

Updated: February, 22. 3:00AM GMT. Another high profile website has been hacked to redirect visitors to malicious URLs, websites that seek to infect visitors for further scamming and cyber fraud. Last week it was Facebook, this time it is the website of the National Broadcasting Company (NBC). The major American television network’s site at NBC.com […]

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