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Troj/PDFUri-CLB
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Source: Malware – SophosPublished on 2017-08-17
Troj/Locky-ZZ
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Source: Malware – SophosPublished on 2017-08-17
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Source: Malware – SophosPublished on 2017-08-17
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Source: Malware – SophosPublished on 2017-08-17
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Source: Malware – SophosPublished on 2017-08-17
Locky ransomware returns to the game with two new flavors
We recently observed a fresh malicious spam campaign pushed through the Necurs botnet distributing so far, two new variants of Locky ransomware. In our last Q2 2017 report on tactics and techniques, we mentioned that Locky ransomware had reappeared with a new extension, but went dark again for months. … ... read more
Source: Malware – MalwarebytesPublished on 2017-08-16
Week in Security (August 7 – August 13)
Last week, we explained how security certificates work and how malware authors have used them to block security software from being downloaded and executed. We also showed how the Magnitude exploit kit is spreading a Cerber ransomware variant that uses binary padding in an attempt to get skipped, because of… ... read more
Source: Malware – MalwarebytesPublished on 2017-08-14
Back to school cybersecurity tips for parents and kids
The time to start the new school term is just around the corner. And for parents, the excitement and anxiety may be palpable, especially if it’s their kid’s first time attending a new school. Ads for back-to-school gear start as early as July, increasing in frequency and urgency until the… ... read more
Source: Malware – MalwarebytesPublished on 2017-08-14
Cerber ransomware delivered in format of a different order of Magnitude
As a follow up to our study into the Magnitude exploit kit and its gate (which we profiled in a previous blog post), we take a look at an interesting technique used to distribute the Cerber ransomware. Exploit kits are a very effective means of serving malicious payloads and an… ... read more
Source: Malware – MalwarebytesPublished on 2017-08-09
Explained: security certificates
As a result of my PowerShell series [1],[2],[3], where I used the handling of certificates as an example, mainly because I wanted a method to keep track easier of which certificates were being added by malware, I’ve have received some questions about how security certificates work and how they stopped… ... read more
Source: Malware – MalwarebytesPublished on 2017-08-08

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