Microsoft Security Advisory (912920): Systems that are infected with Win32/Sober.Z@mm may download and run malicious files from certain Web domains beginning on January 6, 2006 – 1/3/2006
Microsoft Security Advisory (912920): Systems that are infected with Win32/Sober.Z@mm may download and run malicious files from certain Web domains beginning on January 6, 2006 – 1/3/2006,Revision Note: Advisory published Advisory Summary:Microsoft is aware of the Sober mass mailer worm variant named Win32/Sober.Z@mm. The worm tries to entice users through social engineering efforts into opening [...]
IcePack uncovered
PandaLabs, In summer we had already talked about IcePack, which can be considered as the most complete "kit for installing malware through exploits” and one of the most used nowadays. For further details about how it works, you can have a look at the document I have prepared.
Off Topic – PandaLabs bloggers
PandaLabs, I am usually asked about the people who writes posts in the blog. This is a photo we've just taken today to the top 3 bloggers, so you can know who is who: From left to right: Vicente Martínez, Luis Corrons & Ismael Briones. Another typical question is whether there are girls working in the lab. [...]
Fake Microsoft Update
PandaLabs, This morning we have seen an e-mail that was supposed to contain a Windows update for the vulnerability in the Kodak image viewer, which could allow arbitrary code to be remotely executed. The e-mail seems to come from Microsoft Corp, though the domain from which it was created has no relation with this company: [...]
Video Spam 2.0
PandaLabs, As far as I can remember, the first time I talked about "Malware 2.0" was at the begining of this year, talking to Pedro Bustamante about a banking Trojan. He used it in his e-Crime Congress presentation, and since then I have seen it in many places, even when talking about spam. What happens [...]