Updated DGA Changer Malware Generates Fake Domain Stream

LAS VEGAS — The group behind the DGA Changer downloader has been pretty adept in modifying the malware to elude sandbox detection in particular. Researchers at Seculert today published a report on the latest twist to DGA Changer, which now is able to generate a fake stream of domains if it detect...

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso Discuss the NSA, Blackhole Exploit Kit

Dennis Fisher and Mike Mimoso discuss the happenings in the security world of late, including the latest NSA revelations, the odd DGA Changer malware and the response of attackers to the death of Blackhole...

DGA Changer Malware Able to Modify Domain-Generation Seed on the Fly

Malware authors have been using domain-generation algorithms for a few years now, often in botnet-related malware that needs to stay one step ahead of takedown attempts and law enforcement agencies. Now, researchers have discovered that a strain of malware that may have been part of the attack in...