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Malware vaccination tricks: blue pills or red pills

Malware vaccination tricks: blue pills or red pills

August 30, 2017

First, let me explain what I mean by malware vaccination tricks. Most of you will have heard about some of these….

Phishing on a Digital Binary Warning Abstract

419 spam: 10 million US dollars, courtesy of “Rev. Goodluck Ebola”

August 29, 2017

I’m not saying an email claiming to be from the “Central Bank of Nigeria” with a contact handler named “Rev. Goodluck…

Inside the Kronos malware - part 2

Inside the Kronos malware – part 2

August 29, 2017

In the previous part of the Kronos analysis, we took a look at the installation process of Kronos and explained the…

Mobile Menace Monday: Implications of Google Play Protect

Mobile Menace Monday: Implications of Google Play Protect

August 28, 2017

Along with the recent release of Google’s new OS, Android 8.0 Oreo, they also released a new security suite known as…

Elusive HanJuan EK Drops New Tinba Version (updated)

Inside the Kronos malware – part 1

August 18, 2017

Recently, a researcher nicknamed MalwareTech famous from stopping the WannaCry ransomware got arrested for his alleged contribution to creating the Kronos…

Locky ransomware returns to the game with two new flavors

Locky ransomware returns to the game with two new flavors

August 16, 2017

We recently observed a fresh malicious spam campaign pushed through the Necurs botnet distributing so far, two new variants of Locky…

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Apple phish: Summary report statement

August 7, 2017

If the following message lands in your mailbox, you may wish to throw on your “This is highly suspicious” cap before…

Mobile Menace Monday: Malicious clicker with extra maliciousness included

July 31, 2017

A new malicious clicker has emerged onto third-party app stores. Chinese in origin, the malicious app uses heavy obfuscation and poses…

Fireball arrests made

Fireball arrests made

July 28, 2017

Following some arrests in China, we may see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech…