Archive | May 31st, 2010

Another Vulnerability Discovered in Ichitaro

A new exploit has been found in the Japanese word processor Ichitaro. JP-RTL engineers have received a sample Ichitaro document, which is capable of exploiting the previously unknown vulnerability. It is released by Japanese Vulnerability Notes as JVNDB-2010-000024. If exploited, arbitrary code could be run on users’ systems. The file that exploits this new vulnerability has [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroAnother Vulnerability Discovered in Ichitaro [...more]

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Is It Time to Quit Facebook?

Today is the last day of May and, for some people, the last day their Facebook accounts are available online. Recent changes to Facebook’s privacy settings are regarded as rather confusing and not readily apparent to users. Not even the latest update that Facebook made last May 26, which attempted to address its long-running issue [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroIs It Time to Quit Facebook? [...more]

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SASFIS Malware Uses a New Trick

Early this year, the SASFIS Trojan became notorious in relation to spoofed email messages supposedly from Facebook. SASFIS infections usually result in tons of other malware infections, as this particular family makes systems susceptible to botnet attacks, particularly from ZeuS and BREDOLAB, and is affiliated with various FAKEAV variants, usually those associated with pornographic sites. TrendLabsSM [...]Post from: TrendLabs | Malware Blog - by Trend MicroSASFIS Malware Uses a New Trick [...more]

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