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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 |
The post Terror EK actor experiments with URL shortener fraud appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 14:00:52 +0000
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| A look at RoughTed, a purveyor of ad-blocker aware malvertising responsible for a range of scams, exploits, and malware. Categories: Tags: ad-mavenadwareexploit kitsexploitsMagnitudemalvertisingPUPsRIGRoughTedscamstech support scamstrojan |
The post RoughTed: The anti ad-blocker malvertiser appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:00:46 +0000
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| A quick peek into some changes to Terror EK, an underdog exploit kit in development. Categories: Tags: exploit kitsSundown EKTerror EK |
The post Terror EK going ‘pro’? Not quite yet appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pradeep Kulkarni| Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2017 13:22:25 +0000
Update: The incident has been taken care of by Cosmos Bank and its website (URL) is now clean and safe to use. Compromising popular websites has become a common strategy for attackers to spread infection in a widespread fashion. Attackers exploit unpatched vulnerabilities present on web servers in order to compromise…
The post Cosmos Bank website compromised with RIG Exploit Kit which drops Cerber Ransomware appeared first on Quick Heal Technologies Security Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 14:00:25 +0000
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| At one point in the not-so-distant past, exploits were responsible for delivering 80 percent of malware to people’s systems. But exploits seem to be experiencing a lull today. Does this mean they’re gone for good or is this simply the calm before the storm? Let’s break down this stealthy threat so you can not only know your enemy, but also be appropriately prepared should the exploit attacks return. Categories: Tags: EKsexploit kitsexploitsmalvertisingransomwarevulnerabilities |
The post What are exploits? (And why you should care) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2017 20:08:35 +0000
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| We take a look at the current exploit kit scene (Winter 2017) according to our telemetry and honeypots. Categories: Tags: EKexploit kitsMagnitudemalvertisingmalvertsmalwareneutrinoransomwareRIGsundown |
The post Exploit kits: Winter 2017 review appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreAhead of his talk at RSA Conference 2017 next week, we chatted to Mark Loman, Sophos’s Director of Engineering for next-generation tech. Mark gave us a preview of his talk, which you can catch on Tuesday, February 14 from 3:45-4:30 pm in room 132, Moscone North. He will be delving into how nation-state attackers craft their […]
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| Behind compromised sites or malvertising, you will often find trails that can take you back years and see how infection chains evolved, or didn’t, over time. Categories: Tags: campaigneitestexploit kitsiframemalvertisingmalwareransomwareZyns iframer |