Category Archives: AntiVirus

DNSChange Botnet

Posted on 2012/02/24 by R Sachin

Very recently, there was a huge uproar about DNS Change Botnet, which functioned in the same manner as explained in my previous blog-post about DNS-MITM attack, but instead of targeting only the CPE, it targeted the DNS entries within the … Continue reading →

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How secure are you from phishing attacks?

Posted on 2011/11/09 by Rakhi kankane

Recently, Facebook has revealed that everyday approximately 600,000 of its accounts are compromised. This statement was in context of an entry introducing new security features for the social network and the figure is based on the statistics showing that on … Continue reading →

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Duku – Deux

Posted on 2011/10/20 by R Sachin

1: Duku? Infection created files with DQ hence the name “Duqu”. 2: What is Duku? Unlike Stuxnet which had payload for SCADA/PLC systems, 0 day exploits for delivery of the infection, Duku, has the same codebase as that of Stuxnet … Continue reading →

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Morto Worm

Posted on 2011/08/29 by R Sachin

A world which is which is always targeted by bots and trojans, its very rare to see a worm in action. If Conficker Worm caused mayhem then we expect the newly discovered worm which has been named as Morto to … Continue reading →

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