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The Commoditization of Anti Debugging Features in RATs

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2008-09-03 07:46:00 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...antivirus software "killing" and firewall bypassing capabilities Taking a peek into some of commodity features aiming to make it harder to analyze the malware found in pretty much all the average DIY malware builders available at the disposal at the average script kiddies, one of the latest releases pitched as RAT while it's malware clearly...
 
Tags: anti, anti vmware, anti norman sandbox, common malware tools, malware, anti virtualpc, malware coders, anti anubis sandbox, malware modulators
 
 
 
 
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Beware of Rogue Anti-Malware

2008-08-18 10:16:04 by Editor in Cheap Hack
 
...anti-virus and anti-spyware products are not a new story, but they are a relatively growing threat. One of these threats made some news this week and taught some lessons about just how suspicious you have to be of them. We had heard of XP Antivirus also known by a plethora of name variants, including Antivirus XP and year variants like...
 
Tags: anti-malware, rogue anti-malware vendors, legit software, software, sunbelt software, malware, rogue anti-malware software, fake malware scan, google ads
 
 
 
 
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Difference Between of Adware, Spyware and Anti-virus

2007-04-18 04:24:00 by jack in adware and spyware
 
...Anti-virus Adware, spyware and computer virus share some similarities, one of which is that all three are major nuisances for computer users. Let's differentiate the three Spyware is software that does not intentionally harm your computer. What they do is that they create pathways wherein someone else aside from the computer owner can...
 
Tags: virus, spyware, computer virus share, adware, anti-virus, computer, spyware author, computer system, system
 
 
 
 
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Web Based Malware Emphasizes on Anti-Debugging Features

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2008-10-07 02:42:00 by Dancho Danchev in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...anti-debugging features within modern malware. With plain simple, "managed binary crypting and firewall bypassing verification" on demand in February, to August's overall anti antivirus software mentality as a key differentiation factor of the malware So what are they working on? Anti tracing and emulation protection, PeiD and PESniffer...
 
Tags: malware, web based malware, binary file, binary, simple, plain simple, anti, simple junk data, firewall
 
 
 
 
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Anti-Missile Technology on Commercial Aircraft

2008-01-18 11:29:06 by schneier in Schneier on Security
 
...anti-missile technology this spring in the latest phase of testing technology to protect commercial planes from attack The technology is intended to stop a missile attack by detecting heat given off from the rocket, then firing a laser beam that jams the missile's guidance system I have several feelings about this. One, it's security theater...
 
Tags: missile, anti-missile technology, technology, missile attack, laser anti-missile system, attack, american airlines jets, protect commercial planes, laser beam
 
 
 
 
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Anti-Malware Vendor's Site Serving Malware

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2008-02-12 20:31:18 by HASH0x8b333c4 in Dancho Danchev's Blog - Mind Streams of Information Security Knowledge
...Antivirus Site Into Virus Spreader ; Antivirus company's Web site downloads ... a virus ; Hackers seed malware on Indian anti-virus site Hackers planted malicious script on the site of an Indian anti-virus firm this week. The website of AVsoft Technologies was attacked by unidentified miscreants in order to distribute a variant of the...
 
Tags: site, virut virus, virus, indian anti-virus site, malware, web site downloads, antivirus site, hackers, hackers seed malware
 
 
 
 
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Anti-Virus Company Says PeerGuardian is Malware

2008-02-24 23:20:05 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Over the past week, some servers used for updating the anti-virus software NOD32 were labeled as anti-p2p by a popular list maker for PeerGuardian. In response, NOD32s company, ESET, has categorised PG2 as malware in some of its latest updates
 
Tags: popular list maker, anti-virus software nod32, malware, peerguardian, past week, nod32s company, response, eset, pg2
 
 
 
 
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Symantec - "We don't (just) sell anti-virus".

2007-10-05 13:27:00 by Allen Baranov, CISSP in Security Thoughts
 
...anti-virus software anymore - they sell "end point protection". Which, really, is anti-virus with other stuff The point is that even according to Symantec's reports viruses are dying out. (By virus I mean a program that self replicates - not a trojan, spyware, rootkit or worm). Trojans and worms and rootkits are becoming easier to modify and...
 
Tags: anti-virus, virus, symantec, anti-virus software anymore, protection product, product, protection, symantec presentation, reports viruses
 
 
 
 
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Redefining Anti-Virus Software

2008-06-12 10:53:42 by Editor in Digg / Security
 
Anti-virus firms continue to struggle to stand their ground amid a flood of new malicious programs being unleashed each day, a complementary approach to fighting malware is beginning to take root"Interesting white list approach - albeit it's still based on anti-virus (black list approach at the back) it shows a new direction is needed
 
Tags: anti-virus, anti-virus firms continue, white list approach, black list approach, malicious programs, complementary approach, ground amid, stand, albeit