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Adobe Flash, The Spy in Your Computer – Part 4

Adobe Flash, The Spy in Your Computer – Part 4

Adobe Flash, The Spy in Your Computer – Part 4

ESET Research18 Oct 2010


Facebook survey scam alert [updated]

Facebook survey scam alert [updated]

Facebook survey scam alert [updated]

...fake survey scam...

David Harley17 Oct 2010


Fake Adobe Update Update...

Fake Adobe Update Update...

Fake Adobe Update Update...

Larry Seltzer and David Phillips have kindly sent me the full text of the fake Adobe update messages I previously mentioned...

David Harley17 Oct 2010


Fake Adobe Updates

Fake Adobe Updates

Fake Adobe Updates

An email headed “ADOBE PDF READER SOFTWARE UPGRADE NOTIFICATION” has been spammed out recently: of course, it’s a fake, linking to a site that isn’t Adobe’s.

David Harley17 Oct 2010


Stuxnet Paper Revision

Stuxnet Paper Revision

Stuxnet Paper Revision

The Stuxnet analysis “Stuxnet under the Microscope” we published a few weeks ago has been updated...

David Harley15 Oct 2010


Stuxnet Vulnerabilities for the Non-Geek

Stuxnet Vulnerabilities for the Non-Geek

Stuxnet Vulnerabilities for the Non-Geek

ESET Research15 Oct 2010


Win32k.sys: A Patched Stuxnet Exploit

Win32k.sys: A Patched Stuxnet Exploit

Win32k.sys: A Patched Stuxnet Exploit

...we also indicated in that paper that there are two Elevation of Privilege (EoP) vulnerabilities that we chose not to describe while patches were pending. One of these has now been patched, so we’re now able to publish some of the information we have on it. (When the other vulnerability has been patched, we plan to update the Stuxnet paper with information on both issues.)

David Harley15 Oct 2010


Digital Security, Malware, Cybercrime

Natl Research Council Says: Show Us The MONEY

Natl Research Council Says: Show Us The MONEY

Digital Security, Malware, Cybercrime

Natl Research Council Says: Show Us The MONEY

Surprised to find annual cybercrime damage spread somewhere between 300 million and 54 BILLION? So is the Director of National Intelligence. Today Brian Krebs of the Washington Post and Krebsonsecurity.com detailed a strong push for mandatory disclosure of cyber intrusion to include account hijacking and online identity theft.

ESET Research14 Oct 2010


Teaching Your Computer to Lie

Teaching Your Computer to Lie

Teaching Your Computer to Lie

ESET Research14 Oct 2010