Posts with tag: vulnerability
Authentication for the Vulnerable: Cyber Criminals Check Credentials to Spread Malware
Once again, Skype has proven itself to be a valuable tool for the spread of malware and other malicious doings by cyber criminals. Our researchers have discovered a scam being spread via Skype that is designed to steal the log in credentials for Skype users by dangling free premium upgrades. However unlike other attacks, this…
What is Host Intrusion Prevention System (HIPS) and how does it work?
Malware today is so numerous and diverse that security professionals have known for some time that signature based solutions would no longer be able to cut it alone. Not only are there too many new malware files each day, some of them are able to change their shape and signature as they go along. But,if…
Nowhere to Hide: Three methods of XOR obfuscation
A couple of months ago, I did an article on generic obfuscation techniques used to hide malware. It continues to be no surprise that malware tries to hide using an array of techniques that are easy to implement. I wanted to elaborate on one of those techniques I mentioned earlier, which was the exclusive or…
Safeguarding your online accounts against hackers
It is very likely that you or someone you know has had one or multiple of their online accounts hacked into. It happens to everybody: individuals, small and big companies alike, can have disastrous consequences and makes you feel extremely vulnerable. In this post we will talk about some tips to give cyber-criminals a hard(er)…
CTA: New Java Vulnerability
URGENT: Despite a recent critical patch to Java SE, Polish security firm Security Explorations released details of yet another Java vulnerability. Adam Gowdiak, a researcher from the firm provides a full disclosure of the exploit here.
