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Trojans: What’s the real deal?

July 25, 2018 admin Botnet, cybercrime, ddos, downloader, malware, Mobile, Rat, trojans, virus

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2018 15:40:47 +0000

We take a fresh look at Trojans: the history of the term, the most popular threats over the years, the different types of Trojans, and their relationship with social engineering.

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Tags: botnet ddos downloader malware Mobile rat Trojans virus

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‘LuminosityLink RAT’ Author Pleads Guilty

July 16, 2018 admin Blackshades trojan, codyjohnson1337@live.com, Colton Grubbs, Colton Ray Grubbs, Hackforums, KFC Watermelon, Luminosity Security Solutions LLC, LuminosityLink, NanoCore RAT, Ne'er-Do-Well News, Palo Alto Networks, plasma rat, Rat, remote access tool, Taylor Huddleston

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2018 19:09:51 +0000

A 21-year-old Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to authoring and distributing a popular hacking tool called “LuminosityLink,” a malware strain that security experts say was used by thousands of customers to gain unauthorized access to tens of thousands of computers across 78 countries worldwide.

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A week in security (June 18 – June 24)

June 25, 2018 admin Android malware, android rat, Android spyware, andy android emulator, cybersecurity skills gap, DNS rebinding, Fake Fortnite, insecure web apps, insecure website, malicious spam, mylobot, netflix phish, Rat, recruitment portal flaws, samsam ransomware, Security world, skills shortage, wanna ransomware, wannacry scam, Week in security, world cup phishing

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 16:29:22 +0000

A roundup of security news from June 18 – 24 that includes the SamSam ransomware, DNS rebinding, a World Cup phishing campaign, and lots and lots of Android malware.

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Tags: android malware android rat Android spyware andy android emulator cybersecurity skills gap DNS rebinding Fake Fortnite insecure web apps insecure website malicious spam mylobot netflix phish rat recruitment portal flaws samsam ransomware skills shortage wanna ransomware wannacry scam world cup phishing

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‘FakeUpdates’ campaign leverages multiple website platforms

April 10, 2018 admin chrome, Chtonic, fake updates, FakeUpdates, Firefox, Flash, Joomla, malvertising, malware, Rat, Social engineering, Squarespace, Threat analysis, wordpress

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Browser update? Do not trust, and do verify before downloading potential malware.

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Tags: chrome Chtonic fake updates FakeUpdates firefox flash Joomla malvertising malware rat Squarespace wordpress

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Decoy Microsoft Word document delivers malware through a RAT

October 13, 2017 admin CVE-2017-0199, CVE-2017-8759, Exploits, Rat, Threat analysis, Word exploits

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:00:41 +0000

A Remote Administration Tool (RAT) is delivered via an unusual route: a benign-looking Microsoft Word document with an ulterior motive.

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Tags: CVE-2017-0199 CVE-2017-8759 exploits rat Word exploits

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Fake IRS notice delivers customized spying tool

September 21, 2017 admin CP2000, CVE-2017-0199, doc, exploit, irs, malspam, malware, office, phishing, Rat, remote administration tool, RMS, spy, Threat analysis, Word

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2017 15:00:24 +0000

Threat actors leverage a Microsoft Office exploit to spy on their victims. In this blog post, we will review its delivery mechanism and analyze the malware we observed, a modified version of a commercial Remote Administration Tool (RAT).

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Tags: CP2000 CVE-2017-0199 doc exploit IRS malspam malware Office phishing rat remote administration tool RMS spy word

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A .NET malware abusing legitimate ffmpeg

July 12, 2017 admin .NET, ffmpeg, malware, payload, Rat, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2017 15:00:52 +0000

There is a growing trend among malware authors to incorporate legitimate applications in their malicious package. This time, we encountered a malware downloading a legitimate ffmpeg.

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