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These days, flash drives have become an essential accessory for many computer users. This is not just an affordable option for data storage, it is also very handy, making it a great choice especially for people who are always on the go. But as practical and convenient flash drives are, the sad truth is these [...]

Stuxnet Reveals a New Arms Race

 Some security experts believe the Stuxnet worm was aimed at key parts of Iran's infrastructure, such as nuclear facilities, and may have been written or sanctioned by operatives from another nation.  Photo: EPA

Symantec’s Security Team revealed at the Virus Bulletin Conference in Canada a new cyber threat that can sabotage a nuclear plant. The threat known as Stuxnet worm is capable of hijacking software known as programmable logic controllers (PLCs) used to control industrial control systems (ICS). Stuxnet Discovery The worm was first seen on June 2010 [...]

New Virus Affecting Trend Micro OfficeScan Users

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Trend Micro posted a malware report in their threat blog about a new virus that is affecting users. The virus named PE_LICAT.A, also known as Murofet to their competitors, has similarities with Conficker in the way it downloads files from the web. Users of Trend Micro’s OfficeScan, an enterprise product, reported on 6th of October [...]

IMDDOS – Helping Spread Botnets

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A paper from Damballa security firm was released about a bot gathering application being marketed openly in China. Damballa reported that IMDDOS (I’M DDoS), which spread quickly in just four months of operation, started infecting computers since March of this year and today it is still infecting between 2,000 computers a day to 10,000 computers [...]

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