While spam botnets are well-known for sending out unwanted ads, especially for “rogue” pharmaceutical companies, they are also an integral component of malware distribution. In addition to sending out their own malware so that they can increase the size of their botnet, the miscreants behind these operations also earn revenue by installing additional malware supplied…
Read MoreIn our 2013 Security Predictions, we predicted that conventional malware will focus mainly on refining tools instead of creating new threats. A perfect example of this prediction is how Blackhole Exploit Kit continuously attempts to circumvent the efforts done by the security industry. True enough, we recently received reports of a Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK)…
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