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Latest SEP (Search Engine Poisoning) Research, Part 1

February 15, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
[This is the first of a series of blog posts providing some of the backstory on my upcoming RSA presentation on Search Engine Poisoning. There were a lot of screenshots and accompanying notes that simply wouldn't fit into a 45-minute presentation...]   Two years ago, I gave a presentation at RSA on Search Engine Poisoning. It was fun, but my malware research afterwards gradually moved on to other topics, since there's a lot of malware happening out there.

A Blackhole Exploiter Who Needs a Hug

February 9, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
I've been keeping an eye out for a suitably interesting opportunity to comment on the current state of the Blackhole Exploit Kit (BHEK) attacks, and when I saw this in the malware logs, I just had to share...

Another Batch of Android Malware

February 6, 2012 - By Chris Larsen
Time for a quick follow-up to the recent post on Android malware, as I came across an updated example of both similar and different bait a couple of weeks ago, that is being used in on-going attacks... In our Java-JAR logs was an interesting .APK file that looked worth a little investigation. Here's how the attack was structured:
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