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Chicken or Egg: Where Does W32.Changeup Come From?

04

Dec

2012

Throughout history, philosophers and scientists have pondered the question of which came first: the chicken or the egg. Over the last week, Security Response has seen an increase in the number of W32.Changeup detections. We know that Changeup can download a bevy of other threats onto a compromised computer. But an unanswered question is how […]

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News from the Underground: Toolkit/Exploit Kit Developments

28

Nov

2012

In the past year, we’ve noticed many changes in how toolkits and exploit kits are being used. For starters, the bad guys are spending more time securing their creations , as well as the servers where their malware will be installed. They do this to prevent leaks, as well as to make things harder for security researchers.Here are some […]

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Spoofed WebEx, PayPal Emails Lead to Rogue Flash Update

17

Oct

2012

Without verifying its legitimacy, users who may be anticipating a WebEx conference are at risk of downloading variants of a notorious info stealing malware.Last week, we received two spoofed emails that redirect users to a fake Adobe Flash Player update. These messages use different approaches to lure users into downloading the malicious file update_flash_player.exe (detected […]

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