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Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:48:54 +0000
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| This new malvertising campaign on adult websites was pushing the Ramnit information stealer. Categories: Tags: exoclickmalvertisingramnitRIGRIGEK |
The post Canada and the U.K. hit by Ramnit Trojan in new malvertising campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Zammis Clark| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 15:00:03 +0000
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| In this blog, we expose a family of backdoor drivers that have been included in various PUPs of Chinese origin for several years. Categories: |
The post Chinese PUPs and backdoor drivers: making systems less secure since 2013 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:37:07 +0000
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| With news of another so-called Fappening (nude photos of celebrities distributed without permission) doing the rounds, it was inevitable that scammers would look to take advantage. We’ve already seen message board aficionados warn others of dodgy download links and random Zipfiles claiming to contain stolen nude photos and video clips, but today we’re going to look… Categories: Tags: amazonappfappeningPaigespamsurveytwitter |
The post Twitter app spams Fappening bait and Amazon surveys appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 15:00:41 +0000
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| In this short series of posts, we will take a deep dive in a sample of Diamond Fox delivered by the Nebula Exploit Kit (described here). We will also make a brief comparison with the old, leaked version, in order to show the evolution of this product. Categories: Tags: Diamond FoxGornychmalwareVisual BasicVisual Basic Decompiler |
The post Diamond Fox – part 1: introduction and unpacking appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000
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| We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved. Categories: Tags: ad fraudad supportedadvertisingadwarespoofingstackingstuffing |
The post Adware vs. ad fraud appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 19:58:50 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 6th to the 12th of March. This week, we look back at Ransomware, exploit kits and Mac security myths. Categories: Tags: exploitmacransomwarescannertorweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (Mar 6th – Mar 12th) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2017 15:00:00 +0000
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| What happens when a phisher decides to try and directly phish a security researcher on Twitter? This. Categories: Tags: DMphishphisherphishingtwitter |
The post How not to phish a security researcher on Twitter appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 18:18:36 +0000
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| We explain what adware and ad fraud are and point out the differences by discussing the methods and the classification of the malware that is involved. Categories: Tags: ad fraudad supportedadvertisingadwarespoofingstackingstuffing |
The post Adware vs. Ad-fraud appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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