Since its introduction in late 2012, Windows 8 has proven to be perhaps the most controversial version of Windows in recent memory. Much of the controversy is a direct result of its user interface, which represents a departure from the traditional desktop that’s been in use for many years. This debate has caused the other…
Read MoreDouglas Otis
Senior Threat Researcher
Back in October of 2010, Apple announced they would drop support for Java. This did not spur Oracle to directly support this Unix platform as it did for other Unix operating systems. The delay this caused in Java updates allowed OS X to play a role in clickfraud schemes among other nefarious activities. Apple finally…
Read MoreIn a recently concluded discussion by the Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) Working Group, a group created under the Internet Engineering Tasks Force (IETF), some of those involved have decided to disregard phishing-related threats common in today’s effective social engineering attacks. Rather than validating DKIM’s input and not relying upon specialized handling of DKIM results,…
Read MoreThis report is related to the results of the sinkholing activity we conducted on a CARBERP communication-and-control (C&C) server. Our findings were initially published in this blog post. We contacted identifiable hosts that may have been affected by the CARBERP infections monitored by a particular C&C server. Beyond typical name/account information and perhaps information related with electronic…
Read MoreWe were recently able to sinkhole a CARBERP command-and-control (C&C) server similar to the way by which we sinkholed a ZeuS C&C server in March this year. This post will explain our findings related to the said activity. The results basically led us to conclude that CARBERP has proven once more that malware creators are getting better at hiding…
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