Articles by Mike Wood

Fraudulent certificates issued by Comodo, is it time to rethink who we trust?

by Mike Wood on March 24, 2011 | 3 Comments
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Today, Microsoft issued a Security Advisory warning that fraudulent digital certificates were issued by the Comodo Certificate Authority. This could allow malicious spoofing of high profile websites, including Google, Yahoo! and Windows Live.

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Turning scareware devious distribution tactics into practical protection mechanisms

by Mike Wood on February 14, 2011 | 3 Comments
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Mike Wood discusses ways to thwart fake anti-virus SEO attacks with a few simple tweaks to your browser.

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Malware abusing digital signatures: VB2010 presentation highlights

by Mike Wood on October 12, 2010 | Leave a comment
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I recently presented my paper Want My Autograph? The use and abuse of digital signatures by malware at Virus Bulletin 2010. I will refrain from delving into the gory details of digital signatures heuristics that strongly indicate malware -- those Read more…

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