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Companies experience a malware event on their systems every three minutes, report says
2013-04-03 20:23:50| InfoWorld: Top News
Organizations face malware-related events that bypass traditional defense technologies on their networks every three minutes, according to a new report released Wednesday by security vendor FireEye. "This activity can include the receipt of a malicious email, a user clicking a link on an infected website, or an infected machine making a callback to a command and control server," the company said in its report.
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Researchers find APT malware that monitors mouse clicks to evade detection
2013-04-02 17:09:49| InfoWorld: Top News
Researchers from security vendor FireEye have uncovered a new APT (advanced persistent threat) that uses multiple detection evasion techniques, including the monitoring of mouse clicks, to determine active human interaction with the infected computer. Called Trojan.APT.BaneChant, the malware is distributed via a Word document rigged with an exploit sent during targeted email attacks. The name of the document translates to "Islamic Jihad.doc."
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BYOD And Increased Malware Threats Help Driving Billion Dollar Mobile Security Services Market In 2013
2013-04-02 07:12:56| dairynetwork News Articles
Mobile malware has advanced to a new level of sophistication as smart devices continue to gain ground. The number of unique mobile threats grew by 261% in just two quarters.
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Evernote account used to deliver instructions to malware
2013-03-28 12:48:29| InfoWorld: Top News
A piece of malicious software spotted by Trend Micro uses the note-taking service Evernote as a place to pick up new instructions. The malware is a backdoor, or a kind of software that allows an attacker to execute various actions on a hacked computer. Trend Micro found it tries to connect to Evernote in order to obtain new commands.
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Security researchers identify email attack distributing Android malware
2013-03-26 17:45:50| InfoWorld: Top News
Security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab have identified a targeted email attack against human rights and political activists that distributed a custom Android Trojan app with information-stealing capabilities.
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