Hackers who took control of PC microphones siphon >600 GB from 70 targets
Critical infrastructure, media, and scientists targeted by suspected nation-state. Continue reading Hackers who took control of PC microphones siphon >600 GB from 70 targets
Category Archives: Microsoft Word
Mac malware is still crude, but it’s slowly catching up to its Windows rivals
A tale of two attacks that both target MacOS users. Continue reading Mac malware is still crude, but it’s slowly catching up to its Windows rivals
AKBuilder is the latest exploit kit to target Word documents, spread malware
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Word Ink Editor Now Available for Office 365 Insiders
One of the features shown off earlier this week at the #MicrosoftEvent in New York City is now available for Office 365 Insiders.
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It Makes No Sense That Word Processors Are Still Designed for the Printed Page
For decades, word processors have continually gained new features that get in the way of the ultimate goal: writing. How do we get back to that goal? Continue reading It Makes No Sense That Word Processors Are Still Designed for the Printed Page
LinkedIn data used to disguise targeted malware attacks
Cunningly-crafted emails have been spammed out en masse in the Netherlands to spread banking malware… with a little help from information you may have shared in your LinkedIn profile.
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Poisoned Word document attack refuses to work if it believes it is being watched
Malware attempts to avoid examination by anti-virus researchers by detecting if it is running on a virtual. machine, or if various analysis tools are in place.
David Bisson reports.
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Beware PowerSniff! Malware uses Word macros and PowerShell scripts
Malware appears to be hunting for point of sales systems, while actively avoiding healthcare and educational computers.
David Bisson reports.
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Beware malicious invoices spammed out via email
It has been over 20 years since the first Word macro virus reared its ugly head and pulled the carpet from underneath the feet of computer users worldwide.
And to this day Word macro malware is still being spammed out.
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Dyre Botnet Using Malicious Microsoft Word Macros
The Dyre group, a major malware spam producer, has changed their initial malware dropper to utilize Microsoft Word document macros instead of the usual executable types, such as .exe files contained in a .zip. Dyre’s Hedsen spambot, responsible for the bulk of Upatre emails we’ve been tracking, now uses a template to send infected-macro Word files […]
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