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ACLU files complaint against mobile carriers

Complaint lodged against mobile phone carriers for failing to warn users about Android security flaws.

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A good look at the Andromeda botnet

The Andromeda bot is flexible and dynamic. Its modular structure allows it to enhance its abilities in different fields simply by installing different modules. He Xu takes a close look at the Andromeda botnet.

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Persistency in the wild

Strong encryption and sophisticated algorithms are not necessarily what make a piece of malware persistent. Rather, it is the use of a cocktail of techniques that ensures the longevity of malware in the wild. Raul Alvarez looks at some of the…

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Metamorphism seems to be the holy grail for virus writers in general. The assumption is that it is more difficult for an anti-virus engine to detect a metamorphic virus than it is to detect a ‘lesser’ virus. As a result, there have been attempts to…

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Ransomware backs up its message

Ransomware goes to extra lengths to convince victims to hand over their cash.

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CIOs spending more time on security

Survey finds 37% of CIOs spending more time managing security.

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Phishing and fraud: the make-believe industry

The digitization of shopping and banking, the increasing use of social media, and the popularity of the Internet have made users more vulnerable to phishing, identity theft and other forms of online fraud. Bianca Dima and Alin Damian outline some…

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Shellcoding ARM: part 3

In the first and second parts of this series Aleksander Czarnowski covered the background information needed to understand the principles of ARM shellcoding and dissected some previously crafted shellcode. In this final part, he looks at some more…

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Ogee whiz

The programming of General-Purpose Graphics Processing Units (GPGPU) has become a common way to take advantage of the great power available on video cards. The programs, known as ‘shaders’, can be used to implement many things, including the…

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Pushdo's new second generation

Neo Tan (Fortinet)
Kyle Yang (Fortinet)

The Pushdo botnet has been active in the wild since January 2007, with three main generations seen to date. Neo Tan and colleagues take an in-depth look at three different variants of a new, more advanced version of Pushdo’s second generation.

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