Beware of the Risks of Online Gaming and Fantasy Football
August may mean the last days of summer vacation and start of back to school for some, but for die...
Malicious Utility Can Defeat Windows PatchGuard
In 2012, my colleagues Deepak Gupta and Xiaoning Li explained in a white paper how some malware can operate at...
Dropping Files Into Temp Folder Raises Security Concerns
Recently, the McAfee Advanced Exploit Detection System (AEDS) has delivered some interesting RTF files to our table. These RTFs have...
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 updates itself with...
GameOver Zeus/Cryptolocker: Am I Still Infected?
It has been two weeks since the announcement by multiple global law enforcement agencies regarding the takedown of the communications...
A Glance Into the Neutrino Botnet
Lately, we have seen a number of communications through our automated framework from the Neutrino botnet. While analyzing this botnet,...
What is Wardriving?
Wireless networks have certainly brought a lot of convenience to our lives, allowing us to work and surf from almost...
How to Spot and Protect Yourself from Fake Antivirus Software
Most of you know how important it is to have security software on your computers to stay protected from viruses, malware,...
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 dismantle the Gameover...
USB Drives – With Convenience Comes Risk
I’m sure most of us have used a USB drive (or thumb drive) at one point or another. They are...
