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  • Takedown Stops Polymorphic Botnet
    Raj Samani - April 9, 2015

    Several global law enforcement agencies—with assistance from Intel Security—this week successfully dismantled the “Beebone” botnet behind a polymorphic worm known by Intel Security as W32/Worm-AAEH. The purpose of this worm is to facilitate downloading other malware, including ZBot banking password stealers, Necurs and ZeroAccess rootkits, Cutwail spambots, fake antivirus, and ransomware. The worm spreads quickly […]

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  • ‘Banking’ Malware Dridex Arrives via Phishing Email
    Jorge Arias - March 26, 2015

    Microsoft Office scripting malware has become more and more common and aggressive lately as malware authors constantly develop new techniques to evade detection and deceive users. This kind of malware, as mentioned in previous posts, usually arrives as an attached document within a phishing email. After the “document” is opened, it downloads the second-stage payload, […]

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  • POS Malware Uses Time-Stamp Check to Evade Detection
    Kumaraguru Velmurugan - March 24, 2015

    Point of sale (POS) attacks appear to have gained in popularity during the past year or so. We have seen major retail chains targeted by different strains of POS malware. Equipped with memory-scraping functionality, POS malware steals credit or debit card information from shoppers who use their cards for payments. The following illustration shows the […]

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  • ポリモーフィック型ボットネット撲滅に向けた掃討作戦
    McAfee Japan - April 10, 2015
    今週、世界各国の警察機関は、Intel Securityと連携し、ボットネット型マルウェア「Beebone」の撲滅に成功しました。Intel SecurityがW32/Worm-AAEHとして検出したポリモーフィック型ワームの背後で暗躍する...
  • 医療業界におけるIoT:メリットとリスク
    McAfee Japan - March 24, 2015
    モノのインターネット(Internet of Things:IoT)の到来により、私たちの家と冷蔵庫がネットワークを介して接続されるだけではなく、ネットワークに繋がる医療機器を使って私たちの健康状態を管理することも可能になります。治療や投薬...
  • 詐欺・迷惑電話の被害がさらに拡大中 – あなたは対策を講じていますか?
    McAfee Japan - March 19, 2015
    詐欺電話や迷惑電話の被害が急速に拡大 警察庁の統計では、平成26年(2014年)の振り込め詐欺などの特殊詐欺による被害総額は過去最悪となる559.4億円に達し、同年のすべての財産犯の現金被害額(約1,130億円)の半分近い49.5%を占める...