With its launch of Windows 8, Microsoft promises a rejuvenated OS and brand that translate to improved user experience. But when it comes to security, did Microsoft take it up a notch? Beyond Window 8’s interface and over-all experience, users are also concerned with its resilience against threats. Below are some of my observations on…
Read MoreJaime Lyndon Yaneza
Threat Research Manager
With Apple pushing out both a standalone removal tool for users and a combined Java update/removal tool, it’s safe to say that the current outbreak of Flashback malware is well on its way to being addressed. However – such a widespread incident (affecting at least 1% of all Macs in use today) is likely to…
Read MoreWe already knew that more and more people are becoming tablet and smartphone owners, but two new surveys that were released just this week reinforced that. A Google/Ipsos poll found that smartphone use was growing in all 5 surveyed countries. In the US, smartphone ownership rose from 31% to 38% of the population by September/October…
Read MoreLast week we came across a report about a Plankton variant embedded in various apps emerging in the Android Market. One of the samples we inspected is a puzzle game called Sexy Ladies-2.apk, which is detected as ANDROIDOS_PLANKTON.P along with many other apps related to it. Other external reports tell of the millions of app downloads…
Read MoreThe recently reported malware attacks against Mac users prompted Apple to release a security update. We did initial analyses of both the FAKEAV for Macs as well as the latest Apple security update in our previous blog entry. I’ve extracted the version of XProtect.plist (Apple’s pattern file) to dig deeper into what’s inside it. The…
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