A look into the Drupalgeddon client-side attacks

Back-to-back Drupal zero-day vulnerabilities are being monetized with malicious web cryptominers.
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Cryptomining
Threat analysis

Tags: CMScontent management systemsdrupaldrupalgeddonmalicious cryptomining

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Adobe Reader zero-day discovered alongside Windows vulnerability

A new Adobe Reader zero-day exploit has been discovered, including a full sandbox escape.
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Exploits
Threat analysis

Tags: 0dayadobeAdobe ReaderCVE-2018-4990CVE-2018-8120zero day

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Internet Explorer zero-day: browser is once again under attack

Internet Explorer is yet again leveraged for a zero-day exploit delivered via Office document—the first zero-day observed for IE in over two years.
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Exploits
Threat analysis

Tags: 0dayCVE-2018-8174zero day

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Netflix phish claims your membership is on hold

We take a look at a new Netflix phish in circulation, using the time-honored trick of claiming the recipient is about to lose access unless they hand over some personal information.
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Social engineering
Threat analysis

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Kuik: a simple yet annoying piece of adware

Kuik adware, which forces affected machines to join a domain controller, is using this unusual technique to push Google Chrome extensions and coin miner applications. In this blog, we’ll provide technical analysis of the adware and custom removal … Continue reading Kuik: a simple yet annoying piece of adware

Shoppers Stop tech scam draws from thousands of forced ad injections

The same group behind the Shoppers Stop tech scam campaign is at it again, injecting malicious ad code into thousands of sites and redirecting to a templated warning page.
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Social engineering
Threat analysis

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Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign

The Necurs gang tries out a new trick to load malware and bypass security defenses.
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Criminals
Threat analysis

Tags: botnetmalspamnecurssambaSMBspam

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Spartacus ransomware: introduction to a strain of unsophisticated malware

Spartacus ransomware is a fairly new variant seen in 2018. We’ll walk you through the malware sample to analyze the code in detail, and help you learn how to get an obfuscated .NET sample into a readable state.
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Malware
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New Crossrider variant installs configuration profiles on Macs

A new variant of the Crossrider adware has been spotted that is infecting Macs in a unique way, using a configuration profile to keep its effects resident in the system.
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Mac
Threat analysis

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