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Viruses, Worms and Other Malware
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Kraken
07 Apr 2008
WORD - Kraken is the name given to a family of malware that's currently being used to create what the security firm Damballa has called "the world's largest botnet." Like many botnets, Kraken is principally used to send spam. ...
Rock Phish
25 Jul 2007
WORD - Rock Phish is both a phishing toolkit and the entity that publishes the toolkit. Phishing is an email fraud method in which the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking email in an attempt to gather personal and financial ...
polymorphic malware
15 Apr 2007
WORD - Polymorphic malware is harmful, destructive or intrusive computer software such as a virus, worm, Trojan or spyware that constantly changes ("morphs"), making it difficult to detect with anti-malware programs. Evolution of ...
bot worm
21 Feb 2007
WORD - A bot worm is a self-replicating malware program that resides in current memory (RAM), turns infected computers into zombies (or bots) and transmits itself to other computers. A bot worm may be created with the ultimate ...
directory traversal
02 Nov 2006
WORD - Directory traversal is a form of HTTP exploit in which a hacker uses the software on a Web server to access data in a directory other than the server's root directory. If the attempt is successful, the hacker can view ...
RavMonE virus
23 Oct 2006
WORD - The RavMonE virus, also known as W32/Rjump, is a virus that opens a back door on a computer running Windows, creates a copy of itself in the Windows system directory and creates a log file containing the port number on which ...
man in the browser
05 Aug 2006
WORD - Man in the browser is a security attack where the perpetrator installs a Trojan horse on a victim's computer that's capable of modifying that user's Web transactions as they occur in real time. According to security expert ...
RFID virus
23 Mar 2006
WORD - An RFID virus is malicious code inserted into an RFID tag to alter or corrupt data in an RFID (radio frequency identification) system. The deliberate creation and spreading of this type of virus is called RFID hacking.
RFID ...
Zotob
02 Nov 2005
WORD - Zotob is a worm that exploits a Windows buffer overflow vulnerability, allowing the attacker to gather personal and financial information from targeted computers and networks. In addition to obtaining and potentially ...
Mytob
13 Sep 2005
WORD - Mytob is a worm used by hackers to gather personal and financial information through phishing, a form of e-mail fraud where the perpetrator sends out legitimate-looking messages that appear to come from well-known and ...
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