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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:30:25 +0000
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| Following some arrests in China, we hope to see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech labs aka Fireball. Categories: Tags: ad fraudadwareelexfireballPieter Arntzrafotech |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:36 +0000
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| Ransomware is an extremely serious problem and it’s quickly getting worse. The primary impact of downtime for your company is not the ransom that is being demanded of you, but instead, the real cost of ransomware is the downtime it will cause. Categories: Tags: Anti-RansomwareMichael OstermanOstermanOsterman reportOsterman Researchransomware |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Bob McArdle| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 11:00:49 +0000
CopyKittens is a cyberespionage group that ClearSky has been reporting on since 2015, tracking their attacks on government-related bodies around the world. Trend Micro has supported this research at several points, including for their latest report released today on the group’s vast espionage campaigns. This research highlights new malware, exploitation, delivery, and command and control…
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:25:39 +0000
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| We catch up with a small player in the exploit kit scene. Categories: Tags: AdFlyAngler EKAstrium EKexploit kitsmalwaremlavertisingspamtech support scamTerror EK |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2017 16:29:04 +0000
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| Last June 27, there was a huge outbreak of a Petya-esque malware with WannaCry-style infector in the Ukraine. Since there is still confusion about how exactly this malware is linked to the original Petya, we have prepared this small guide on the background of the Petya family. Categories: Tags: Anti-RansomwareEternalPetyaGoldeneye ransomwaregreen petyajanusMischa ransomwareNotPetyaPetrwrappetya originsPetya ransomwareransomwarered petya |
The post Keeping up with the Petyas: Demystifying the malware family appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:07:20 +0000
Welcome to our What is… series, where we turn technical jargon into plain English. Phishing is the word used when a cybercriminal sends you some sort of electronic message to trick you into doing something insecure. The “fishing” metaphor refers to the idea of getting you on the hook and then reeling you in. The […]<img alt=”” border=”0″ src=”https://pixel.wp.com/b.gif?host=news.sophos.com&blog=834173&post=40299&subd=sophos&ref=&feed=1″ width=”1″ height=”1″ /><img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/jYAVEhKpqOI” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>
Read MoreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 18:15:09 +0000
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| Get more background on the EternalPetya ransomware. Learn about its origin, attribution, decryption, and the methods of infection and propagation. Categories: Tags: attributiondecryptionDoublePulsarEternalBlueEternalPetyaEternalRomancehasherazadem.e.docNotPetyaNSApetyaPetya ransomwareShadowBrokersWannaCryWannaCryptWannaCryptor |
The post All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2017 17:06:15 +0000
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| As research concluded, the original author of Petya, Janus, was not involved in the latest attacks on Ukraine. As a result of the recent events, Janus released his private key, allowing all the victims of the previous Petya attacks, to get their files back. Categories: Tags: ChimeraChimera ransomwareEternalPetyaGoldeneye ransomwarejanusNotPetyapetyaPetya ransomwareransomwareteslacrypt |
The post The key to old Petya versions has been published by the malware author appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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