Preventing ISO Malware , (Sun, Sep 18th)

In the last few weeks, I’ve seen a significant uptick in systems infected with Chromeloader malware. This malware is a malicious extension for your browser, redirecting it to ad sites and hijacking searches. But with the success of this technique recently, I would not be surprised if others will take notice and switch to using it for other things.

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Malicious Word Document with a Frameset, (Thu, Sep 15th)

This is definitively new, but I did not see this type of document for a while. I spotted a malicious Word OOXML document (the new “.docx” format) that is a simple downloader. Usually, malicious documents contain an embedded file, a VBA macro, or the recent vulnerability MS-MSDT[1]. This time, the document does not contain any malicious code but just refers to a second stage that will be delivered when the document is opened.

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Malicious Word Document with a Frameset, (Thu, Sep 15th)

This is definitively new, but I did not see this type of document for a while. I spotted a malicious Word OOXML document (the new “.docx” format) that is a simple downloader. Usually, malicious documents contain an embedded file, a VBA macro, or the recent vulnerability MS-MSDT[1]. This time, the document does not contain any malicious code but just refers to a second stage that will be delivered when the document is opened.

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