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Meet ‘Tox’: Ransomware for the Rest of Us
Similar to other threats, ransomware has now appeared in an easy-to-deploy cybercrime kit. The malware is called Tox, and it's...
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Verizon Report Foreshadows Breaches Originating With IoT Devices
Most examples of security breaches originating with Internet of Things devices have been proofs of concept—at least for now. That...
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Taking a Close Look at Data-Stealing NionSpy File Infector
NionSpy prefixes its malicious binary onto executable files--unlike other data-stealing Trojans, which store all their functions in a single file.
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POS Malware Uses Time-Stamp Check to Evade Detection
PoS malware uses timestamp check to make its campaign shot life and evade sandbox by exiting initially to stop running...
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Apps Sending Plain HTTP Put Personal Data at Risk
At the AVAR Conference in November 2014, McAfee Labs presented how to exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability...
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BackOff Malware Uses Encryption to Hide Its Intentions
Often we see malware authors using encryption or obfuscation along with other techniques to modify the static...
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Beware of Impostor Android Apps Using Fake ID
Recently discovered, an Android vulnerability called Fake ID allows apps to impersonate other apps by copying their...
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Dofoil Downloader Update Adds XOR-, RC4-Based Encryption
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. The Dofoil downloader (found in the wild since 2011) occasionally...
Privacy & Identity Protection
It’s ‘Game Over’ for Zeus and CryptoLocker
Under Operation Tovar, global law enforcement—in conjunction with the private sector and McAfee—has launched an action to...
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Necurs, Zbot Use Obfuscated Windows XP Detection to Bypass Analysis
This blog was written by Sanchit Karve. McAfee Labs has recently come across a number of malware...
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Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1776 (Microsoft Internet Explorer)
On April 26, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2963983 for Microsoft Internet Explorer. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability...
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Product Coverage and Mitigation for CVE-2014-1761 (Microsoft Word)
On March 24, Microsoft released Security Advisory 2953095 for Microsoft Word. In-the-wild exploitation of this vulnerability has...Stay Updated
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