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A closer look at the malicious Redkit exploit kit
In the second technical article of this series, Fraser Howard investigates deeper into the workings of Redkit exploit kit.
Learn more about the internals of this kit; bypassing of security mechanisms within Java, the use of file encryption, and delivery of multiple payloads.
Monday review - the hot 20 stories of the week
Get up to date with everything we wrote in the past seven days - it's weekly roundup time.
Lifting the lid on the Redkit exploit kit
In the first of a two part series, Fraser Howard takes a closer look at the Redkit exploit kit.
Learn more about how this kit works and the compromised web servers that are being used to host it.
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
When is a password not a password? When Excel sees "VelvetSweatshop" [VIDEO]
Malware researcher Paul Baccas reveals how an Excel spreadsheet using the password "VelvetSweatshop" could be designed to put your computer at risk.
Mobile device security in the US military comes under fire
A recent report by the US Inspector General revealed staggering flaws in the US military's management of mobile devices, and a severe lack of basic IT security protection in place for such devices.
Monday review - the hot 13 stories of the week
Catch up with everything we've written in the last seven days with this handy weekly roundup
Spicing up phishing attacks
Phishing is often regarded as old hat. From a technical perspective, it's a case of 'been there, done that'. Sometimes however, we come across attacks that are just a little bit more interesting (or at least different) from the norm.
Monday review - the hot 21 stories of the week
It's weekly roundup time. Here's all the great stuff we've written in the past seven days.
Monday review - the hot 32 stories of the week
It's that time of the week again - here's your roundup of everything we wrote in the last seven days.
Seagate's blog pushes malware on unsuspecting visitors via rogue Apache modules
SophosLabs has been tracking an infection of Mal/Iframe-AL on Seagate's blog since late February.
Are you taking enough care of your company's websites?
Oh dear. SophosLabs has upset some malware authors
Sometimes an insult can be amusing.. and even strangely complimentary.
Here's something which raised a smile for researchers at SophosLabs.
Monday review - the hot 26 stories of the week
In case you missed it: Here's everything we wrote last week.
Rogue Apache modules pushing iFrame injections which drive traffic to Blackhole exploit kit
SophosLabs has seen huge volumes of legitimate sites being compromised with malicious redirects in recent weeks.
Fraser Howard explains what's going on, and how the compromised web servers are almost exclusively running Apache.
Russian ransomware takes advantage of Windows PowerShell
What's a reasonable price to pay to get your data safely returned to you from the guys who stole it?
How about 10,000 Rubles? No?
According to the cybercriminals behind this new ransomware targeting Russians, the answer is "да".
USA is number one! (...for spam)
USA! USA! USA! is back on top as the world’s leading spam-relaying country.
See what other countries top our 'dirty dozen' list and get the latest spam stats from SophosLabs.
Monday review - the hot 22 stories of the week
In case you missed anything, here's everything we wrote in the past seven days.
Targeted malware attack piggybacks on Nvidia digital signature
Gabor Szappanos from SophosLabs takes a detailed examination of a targeted attack involving multiple stages and an innocent signed application - from the social engineering in the initial lure, to the technical capabilities of the malware it delivers.
Technical paper: Exploring the history and technology of ransomware
A new technical paper from SophosLabs explores the history and technology of ransomware. From payment by SMS to public key encryption, ransomware has certainly evolved.
More Mac malware attacking minority groups in China
A targeted Mac malware attack strikes a minority group in China, exploiting an old Microsoft Word vulnerability.
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