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- Fast-Fluxing SQL injection attacks executed from the Asprox botnet
- The botnet masters behind the Asprox botnet have recently started SQL injecting fast-fluxed malicious domains in order to enjoy a decent tactical advantage in an attempt to increase the survivability of the malicious campaign. I first assessed the Asprox botnet in January, and again in April when it started scaling...
- Tags: Microsoft .NET, Domain, SQL, SQL Injection, Asprox, Com, Programming Languages, Phishing, Databases, Security, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Spam And Phishing, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev
- Blog posts 2008-05-19
- Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question
- A study by the non-profit Honeynet Project has come up with a strange answer to the Firefox versus Internet Explorer security question.During the experiment, conducted in May 2007, the group compared three browsers -- Internet Explorer 6 SP2, Firefox 1.5.0 and Opera 8.0.0 -- to determine whether using an alternative...
- Tags: Security, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Web Browser, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2007-08-27
- Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security question
- Firefox or IE? Strange answer to security questionStatistics explanation[i]However, when client honeypots with these browsers surfed to a list of about 30,000 known exploit servers, [b]the URLs that resulted in a 0.5735% of successful compromises of Internet Explorer 6 SP2[/b] did not cause a single successful attack on Firefox 1.5.0...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, security, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 6, IE6 SP2, Service Pack 2, Web browser
- Discussion threads 2007-08-27
- IE 7 reaches 100 million users
- IE 7 reaches 100 million usersff uses a similar auto update feature...but yea in general IE users are less informed.It's the autoupdate, not the choosingthough it has gotten some users who were scared or fudded into ditching it to return. Firefox has offered a better browsing experience and features...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Web browsers, Desktops, Windows Malware, Microsoft Internet Explorer 7, spam, Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Discussion threads 2007-01-16
- DollarRevenue adware pushed through bot net for huge profits
- German Honeynet Project researchers report that adware company DollarRevenue is directly linked to a bot net attack exploiting the MS06-040 server service vulnerability reported last month. Bot net trackers estimate that one malicious hacker alone earned $430 in one day by installing malware/adware programs on infected machines. 7,700 machines...
- Tags: DollarRevenue
- Blog posts 2006-09-08
- 1 mln zombie PCs on the Internet
- HoneyNet Project estimates 1 mln Internet-connected computers are used as zombies to send spam, distribute viruses, launch denial-of-service attacks, manipulate click-through advertising and online games. Largest network comprised of 50,000 computers.
- Tags: Games, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Internet
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- 1 mln zombie PCs on the Internet
- HoneyNet Project estimates 1 mln Internet-connected computers are used as zombies to send spam, distribute viruses, launch denial-of-service attacks, manipulate click-through advertising and online games. Largest network comprised of 50,000 computers.
- Tags: Games, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Internet
- Blog posts 2005-03-17
- Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDs
- Zombie PCs being sent to steal IDsHAHA, those Windows Clowns are at it again!Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! Baaaaaaaaaaaaa!My Win2K partition has been seeing less action thanks to Cedega..!Peace and Security to all NON-Windows users!BillG@MSTestLab:~> uname -aLinux MSTestLab 2.6.8-24.11-default #1 Fri Jan 14 13:01:26 UTC 2005 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/LinuxThe usual predictable flurry of...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cyberthreats, Games, Microsoft Windows, virus
- Discussion threads 2005-03-14
- Microsoft's Longhorn may roll sevens
- Microsoft's Longhorn may roll sevensLonghorn Professional Edition!!!!I'm going for Longhorn Professional Edition YAAAYYYY!!!!!!Man...Can't wait until May 2006! :) ;) :) :D :DExplain to me the differences?What would be different about SBE verses Professional? In XP Pro, you are required to belong to a domain? I don't see it,...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Longhorn, Linux, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2005-01-18
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