About two years ago, I wrote a series of blog posts that covered a particular Remote Access Trojan (RAT) known as…
Month: May 2014
Gaming Site is New Home to Spammed Free Movie Links
Blogging platforms such as WordPress and Blogger, forums and (sometimes) article comment sections can be a good real estate to spot posts that may be…
Battle.net Phish Dupes Gamers with Cheating Accusations
Here’s a phishing mail designed to set users of Battle.net supported titles on edge, then plunder their logins. The mail reads as follows, and…
Five PE Analysis Tools Worth Looking At
In the world of malware analysis, having the right tools can make all the difference. When looking at malicious binaries, they…
A look at a PayPal phish in the making
A couple of weeks ago, we blogged about a surge in PayPal phishing emails. These were not only were after stealing your…
Tails, The Amnesic Incognito Live System
In this blog post, I will talk about a Live CD Linux distribution geared towards preserving privacy, anonymity and circumventing censorship. Who…
A Week in Security (May 18 – 24)
Here’s a review of last week’s posts on Malwarebytes Unpacked: Top news stories: Stay secure, everyone! The Malwarebytes Labs Team
Malvertising campaign on popular site leads to Silverlight exploit, Zeus Trojan
Malicious ads displayed on legitimate websites (malvertising) are something we see a lot of these days. Website owners have grown to have…
Browlock Redirects Via Google Image Search
We saw a website offering up a downloadable version of what they claim is Telltale’s Back to the Future game. The site…
A RAT in Bird’s clothing
Some folks worry when they get a malicious e-mail, Facebook update or Tweet from some untrusted account with a suspicious link…