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15-Year-Old Malware Proxy Network VIP72 Goes Dark

Krebs on Security

Over the past 15 years, a cybercrime anonymity service known as VIP72 has enabled countless fraudsters to mask their true location online by routing their traffic through millions of malware-infected systems. Between 2003 and 2006, Corpse focused on selling and supporting his Haxdoor malware. The domain Vip72[.]org

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Why Malware Crypting Services Deserve More Scrutiny

Krebs on Security

If you operate a cybercrime business that relies on disseminating malicious software, you probably also spend a good deal of time trying to disguise or “crypt” your malware so that it appears benign to antivirus and security products. One of the domains registered in 2006 to the address unforgiven57@mail.ru ” Crypt[.]guru’s

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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Malwarebytes

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. This mass adoption was good for Microsoft and its revenue, but it also drew and maintained the interests of cybercriminals, who would develop malware that could impact the highest number of victims. There pretty much always has been.

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Ask Fitis, the Bear: Real Crooks Sign Their Malware

Krebs on Security

This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?

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When Your Smart ID Card Reader Comes With Malware

Krebs on Security

The consensus seems to be that the ZIP file currently harbors a malware threat known as Ramnit , a fairly common but dangerous trojan horse that spreads by appending itself to other files. He said Saicoo did not address his concern that the driver package on its website was bundled with malware. Image: Virustotal.com.

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Alleged FruitFly malware creator ruled incompetent to stand trial

Malwarebytes

The university was notified by an undisclosed third party, who provided information to help the team find and identify the malware. Together, CWRU and the FBI were able to identify that an IP address with which the malware was communicating had also been used to access the alumni email account of a man called Phillip Durachinsky.

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Malwarebytes Review 2022: Is It Worth It?

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Malwarebytes is a popular anti-malware program that has been around for years and years. It protects you from various forms of malware, spyware, rootkits, and other nasties without slowing down your computer. Malwarebytes was established in 2006, and it quickly rose to popularity as a free and easy-to-use.

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