White Papers
Operation Liberpy’: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America
Operation Liberpy’: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America
Dissecting Linux/Moose
Dissecting Linux/Moose
The Analysis of a Linux Router-based Worm Hungry for Social Networks
CPL Malware in Brazil: Somewhere Between Banking Trojans and Malicious Emails
CPL Malware in Brazil: Somewhere Between Banking Trojans and Malicious Emails
CPL Malware in Brazil: Somewhere Between Banking Trojans and Malicious Emails
Unboxing Linux/Mumblehard
Unboxing Linux/Mumblehard
Linux/Mumblehard is a family of malware targeting servers running both the Linux and BSD operating systems.
Windows 10 patching process may leave enterprises vulnerable to zero-day attacks
Windows 10 patching process may leave enterprises vulnerable to zero-day attacks
Microsoft recently announced its new patch roll-out strategy for the latest incarnation of the Windows operating system. Aryeh Goretsky considers how the Windows 10 patching process might affect both the enterprise and the home user. Goretsky, A. Windows 10 patching process may leave enterprises vulnerable to zero-day attacks, March 2015, Virus Bulletin. Copyright is held by Virus Bulletin Ltd, but is made available on this site for personal use free of charge by permission of Virus Bulletin.
Windows Exploitation in 2014
Windows Exploitation in 2014
TorrentLocker: Ransomware in a country near you
TorrentLocker: Ransomware in a country near you
In late 2013, the CryptoLocker ransomware gained a lot of attention. It was hit by Operation Tovar mid-2014. Although they share many similarities, TorrentLocker is a different threat.
Lemming Aid and Kool Aid: Helping the Community to help itself through Education
Lemming Aid and Kool Aid: Helping the Community to help itself through Education
This paper, presented at the 2014 AVAR conference, looks at the difficulties and possibilities of implementing cooperative initiatives for teaching computer hygiene in a complex 21st century threatscape.
Hesperbot – A New, Advanced Banking Trojan in the Wild
Hesperbot – A New, Advanced Banking Trojan in the Wild
A new and effective banking trojan has been discovered targeting online banking users in Turkey, the Czech Republic, Portugal and the United Kingdom. It uses very credible-looking phishing-like campaigns, related to trustworthy organizations, to lure victims into running the malware.