Archive for April, 2007

Peacomm RARs Its Ugly Head

April 25, 2007 by Jose Nazario

Last evening we started seeing a stream of new malware that was a lot like the recent Storm ZIP run on about April 12. All of this malware is related to CME-711. This time we see a few changes: RAR is used instead of ZIP, but it’s still password protected The “outer” executable isn’t the [...]

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Nirbot Neutered?

April 23, 2007 by Jose Nazario

ATLAS is one of my dreams coming to fruition. I love data, and I love a global view. Watching and measuring the recent Nirbot activity is the sort of thing is what I love about it, and I think it’s something that other people love about it. Last weekend, the weekend of the 14th, Nirbot [...]

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Botconomics: The Monetization of YOUR Digital Assets

April 21, 2007 by Danny McPherson

A decade ago IF your PC was compromised it was usually just taken for a joy ride. Today, with the monetization of bots, ease of compromise, prevalence of malware, and increasing connectedness of endpoints on the Internet, WHEN your assets are compromised they’re subjected to something more akin to a chop shop. To follow this [...]

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