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Another Batch of Android Malware

February 6, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
Time for a quick follow-up to the recent post on Android malware, as I came across an updated example of both similar and different bait a couple of weeks ago, that is being used in on-going attacks... In our Java-JAR logs was an interesting .APK file that looked worth a little investigation. Here's how the attack was structured:

A New Twist in Fake-warez Malware

January 25, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
It's been a while since I've posted anything from the world of "fake warez" malware. Last week I came across a site that's using a different tactic than the "classic" method. On the surface, it looks very similar:  

Expanding Black Holes

January 7, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
The big malware story for me over the last month is probably the surge in exploit kit sites hosting the "Blackhole" kit. (BTW, nice write-up last month on the kit on Imperva's blog.) Bad Guys like exploit kits because they are a convenient way to leverage the work of multiple specialists -- it's nice to let somebody else do the challenging technical work of figuring out the discovery and "weaponization" of multiple vulnerabilities, and to be able to attack multiple vulnerabilities at once.
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