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This Malware Turned Thousands of Hacked Windows and macOS PCs into Proxy Servers
Threat actors are leveraging access to malware-infected Windows and macOS machines to deliver a proxy server application and use them as exit nodes to reroute proxy requests. According to AT&T Alien Labs, the unnamed company that offers the proxy service operates more than 400,000 proxy exit node...
‘Popcorn Time’ Ransomware Sure to Cause Indigestion
ARCHIVED STORY ‘Popcorn Time’ Ransomware Sure to Cause Indigestion By Tim Hux · December 19, 2016 In early December the new ransomware “Popcorn Time” was discovered. It gives the victim the option of paying the ransom or infecting two other individuals and getting them to pay. “Popcorn Time” is a...
DarunGrim - A Patch Analysis and Binary Diffing Tool
DarunGrim is a binary diffing tool. DarunGrim is a free diffing tool which provides binary diffing functionality. Binary diffing is a powerful technique to reverse-engineer patches released by software vendors like Microsoft. Especially by analyzing security patches you can dig into the details o...
Windows 8 will be challenge for Malware writers
Windows 8 will be challenge for Malware writers Microsofts security researcher believe that upcoming operating system, Windows 8 is a step forward in security and Windows 8 will be far better at protecting against malware than it's predecessors. Chris Valasek, a senior security research scientis...
Windows zero-day flaw bypasses UAC !
A new zero-day attack against Windows, capable of bypassing the User Access Control protections introduced in Windows Vista and designed to prevent malware from gaining administrative access without user authorisation, has been discovered in the wild. The proof-of-concept implementation of the...