Archive for August, 2007

Trend Micro ServerProtect Scans

August 23, 2007 by Jose Nazario

Woke up this morning to see a dramatic rise in TCP port 5168 scans. Various people are abuzz trying to figure out what malware is behind this. At present it seems to be a botnet causing all of the havoc. You can see that it’s mainly Chinese hosts doing the work around this.

Right now there’s […]

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eBizQ Security Podcast: The Ever-More Deadly Evolution of Malicious Software

August 7, 2007 by Arbor Networks

Dr. Jose Nazario, Security Researcher for Arbor Networks, and Peter Schooff discuss the first computer virus, how it compares with today’s viruses, whether or not anti-virus is dead, what a company needs to do to protect itself today, and finally, the future of security threats.

 
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Rootkits, Downloaders, and Natalie Portman

August 2, 2007 by Jose Nazario

Got a round of these in my inbox this morning. These are EXEs being spammed out in e-mail messages to get you to install malware. The names of Hollywood stars used in the emails include Nicole Kidman, Angelina Jolie, and Natalie Portman.
Here’s a sample email:
Subject: Pictures
Parts/Attachments:
1 Shown 5 lines Text […]

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