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DNS Pharming Attacks Using Rogue DHCP
Elia Florio @ 1:25 AM 12-05-2008Following Dan Kaminsky’s research on DNS insecurities, we saw attackers racing with their DNS servers to hijack network connections. It was only a matter of time before the bad guys decided t...[More ...]
AutoPlay Worms
Ben Nahorney @ 5:02 PM 12-03-2008Banning the use of removable drives may sound like a strict IT policy. But when faced with a worm introduced to your network by such devices, it is the sensible thing to do. Recently, the [More ...]
Spammers Attempting to Cash in on Mumbai Terror
Mayur Kulkarni @ 5:20 PM 12-02-2008India recently suffered a shocking terrorist attack, with hostage situations in Mumbai involving Indian nationals as well as tourists and travelers from all over the world. Updates on the terrorist...[More ...]
Casino Spam Rolling Higher
Amanda Grady @ 6:17 PM 11-28-2008In recent weeks, Symantec has observed an increase in messages promoting online casinos, typically offering a cash bonus or VIP treatment. Leisure spam (defined as email attacks offering or adverti...[More ...]
Symantec Report on the Underground Economy – Malicious Tools
David McKinney @ 1:16 PM 11-27-2008The newly released Symantec Report on the Underground Economy discusses a number of topics, in...[More ...]
Can’t Read English? Ecco lo Spam Italiano!
Mayur Kulkarni @ 9:15 PM 11-26-2008You may have come across multilingual translations of your favorite book or a popular movie. It’s a surefire way to extend one’s work to a wider audience. The desire for an extra buck h...[More ...]
OSX.Lamzev.A – The Mac OS X Trojan Kit
Alfredo Pesoli @ 8:45 PM 11-26-2008Let me introduce you to the new "Trojan kit," which is a member of the "…no, I don't require root privileges…" malicious code targeted toward Mac OS X. A while ago we...[More ...]
Symantec Report on the Underground Economy – Goods and Services Advertised
Marika Pauls Laucht @ 10:22 AM 11-26-2008The online underground economy has evolved into a full-fledged marketplace where participants advertise and traffic stolen information, provide services to aid in the use of this information, and p...[More ...]
The Cost of Software Piracy
Téo Adams @ 12:24 PM 11-25-2008One topic of discussion in the recently released Symantec Report on the Underground Economy is...[More ...]
Clean Data, Clean Data! Read All About It!
Thomas Parsons @ 10:44 AM 11-25-2008As part of our continuous false-positive prevention efforts for antivirus signatures at Symantec, we research different areas that may help us in our quest. One area of particular interest is the u...[More ...]
