Infosec Practitioner
So as the malware war continues, I have found that the fake AV virus learned a new trick or two. The latest version I dealt with had a new rootkit in it that prevented combofix, malwarebytes and superantispyware from running. Of course it is not smart enough to stop those pieces of software from running…
Back in March, Microsoft announced that Live One Care, a suite of security products, was going the way of the dinosaurs. Vendors such as Symantec and McAffe rejoiced that they didn’t have to go up against the 900 pound gorilla, and everything seemed to be fine with the world. Everything was back in its proper…
Just when you thought you could put Cornficker on the list of false alarms, like a bad penny it turns up. That is right, get ready for another media blitz about it. As of right now, Cornficker is just communicating and transferring payloads between each other. Its also trying to contact sites such as AOL,…