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Yet another flaw in Apple’s “iamroot” bug fix

December 4, 2017 admin apple, High Sierra, iamroot, Mac, mac vulnerability, MacOS, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:05:12 +0000

Flaws in Apple’s response to the “iamroot” vulnerability show that some systems can remain vulnerable even after applying the patch.

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Terror exploit kit goes HTTPS all the way

November 27, 2017 admin exploit kits, Exploits, malvertising, Propeller Ads Media, smoke loader, Terror EK, Terror exploit kit, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 20:00:34 +0000

A look at some techniques used by the Terror exploit kit to evade traffic-based detection.

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Tags: exploit kits malvertising Propeller Ads Media smoke loader Terror EK Terror exploit kit

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Terdot Trojan likes social media

November 22, 2017 admin banker, Facebook, malware, Malwarebytes news, social media, terdot, Threat analysis, Trojan, Twitter

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 18:47:17 +0000

The Terdot Trojan is a banker, but it loves to steal your social networks credentials as well.

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Tags: banker facebook social media terdot trojan twitter

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OSX.Proton spreading through fake Symantec blog

November 20, 2017 admin CoinThief, Mac, malware, OSX.Proton, proton, Proton malware, Symantec, Symantec blog, Symantec Malware Detector, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:29:16 +0000

A new variant of the OSX.Proton malware is being promoted via a fake Symantec blog site.

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Tags: CoinThief malware OSX.Proton proton Proton malware symantec Symantec blog Symantec Malware Detector

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Augmented Reality games and real-world trolling

November 13, 2017 admin ar, Augmented Reality, games, Gaming, Ingress, Social engineering, Threat analysis, video games

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 19:46:42 +0000

The popular Augmented Reality game Ingress has had some issues with third-party tools causing headaches for players. Could your love for a mobile game result in real-world problems? Read on and find out.

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Tags: AR augmented reality games gaming ingress video games

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Disdain exploit kit and a side of social engineering deliver Neutrino Bot

November 9, 2017 admin Disdain, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Neutrino, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:23:26 +0000

Exploits may not be enough as threat actors combine them with social engineering in a new Disdain exploit kit attack method.

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Disdain exploit kit served with a side of social engineering

November 9, 2017 admin Disdain, EK, exploit kit, Exploits, Neutrino, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 10 Nov 2017 00:23:26 +0000

Exploits may not be enough as threat actors combine them with social engineering in a new Disdain exploit kit attack method.

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Tags: Disdain EK exploit kit neutrino

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Analyzing malware by API calls

October 31, 2017 admin api, flooder, obfuscated malware, packers, Pieter Arntz, Technology, Threat analysis, Trojan, vflooder

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 18:59:11 +0000

As an alternative to reverse engineering malware that is protectively packed, we look at the option of analyzing malware by API calls to determine what a file might be up to.

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