Spyware Security

An independent group of security researchers has announced that they will be releasing zero-day vulnerabilities, web application vulnerabilities, and proof-of-concept exploits for patched vulnerabilities throughout the month of September. Many high-profile vendors such as Adobe, Apple, Microsoft, and Mozilla are among those whose products will apparently have vulnerabilities revealed in the month. According to Trend [...]

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New Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Imminent

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August 31st, 2010 | Tags: Exploit, Malware, Security | Category: Malware | Leave a comment

Over the weekend, Microsoft issued a new security advisory which covered a vulnerability in how Windows handles DLL files. The attack scenario would go this way: a vulnerable application would be used to open a file. The opened file can be a perfectly legitimate file; however the malicious file must be located in the same [...]

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New DLL Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild

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August 26th, 2010 | Tags: Exploit, Malware, Security | Category: Malware | Leave a comment

I attended the DEFCON and Black Hat conferences earlier this year. Here are some of my thoughts on some of the sessions that may have serious long-term security implications for users. Breaking Browsers: Hacking Auto-Complete Presenter: Jeremiah Grossman Grossman talked about a flaw in the auto-complete features of several major browsers that can be exploited [...]

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BlackHat 2010: Broken Browsers, Malware Fingerprinting, And Exploits Made Easy

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August 18th, 2010 | Tags: Exploit, Malware, Security | Category: Malware | Leave a comment

Last week, we reported a new kind of attack that uses specially crafted .MOV files and a certain feature in QuickTime to trick users into downloading malware. The said attack raised some questions on how it was done and whether or not an exploit was used. To clear things up, here are the answers to [...]

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Trojanized .MOV Files FAQ

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August 6th, 2010 | Tags: Exploit, Malware, Trojan | Category: Malware | Leave a comment