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• The Four Phases of Every Attack
  Dan Wolff - marzo 21, 2012
  Let’s face it, threats have gotten much more complex; like complex mechanisms they use multiple, consecutive methods to attack. At McAfee, our research teams continually analyze the threat landscape, and define threats in terms of their attack mechanisms, which consistently fall into four categories. First malware needs a way to come in contact with unsuspecting Read more...
• RDP+RCE=Bad News (MS12-020)
  Jim Walter - marzo 14, 2012
  See March 15 and 16 updates at the end of this blog. —————————————————-   The March Security Bulletin release from Microsoft was relatively light in volume. Out of the six bulletins released, only one was rated as Critical. And for good reason. MS12-020 includes CVE-2012-0002. This flaw is specific to the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) present on Read more...
• An Update on DNSChanger and Rogue DNS Servers
  Jim Walter - marzo 06, 2012
  In late 2011, the FBI released documents and data focusing on “Operation Ghost Click.” This malicious operation, leveraging a variety of DNSChanger-type malware, was defined by the FBI as an “international cyber ring that infected millions of computers.” Associated malware samples and events can be traced back several years, and multiple platforms were targeted. To this day many remain Read more...
• Another Overview of Exploit Packs
  Francois Paget - febbraio 24, 2012
  Recently I blogged about some exploit packs. In that post I showed a table that had 10 common malware kits. I listed the vulnerabilities used, referenced by their Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVE) names. There were 45 vulnerabilities in the table. From the data, this idea was taken up by Mila Parkour via her Contagio Read more...
• McAfee Q4 Threats Report Shows Malware Surpassed 75 Million Samples in 2011
  David Marcus - febbraio 21, 2012
  Today we released our Fourth Quarter 2011 Threat Report, revealing that malware surpassed the our estimate of 75 million unique malware samples last year. Although the release of new malware slowed a bit in Q4, mobile malware continued to increase and recorded its busiest year to date. Malware The overall growth of PC-based malware actually Read more...