Storm switches tactics third time, adds rootkit


Computerworld - December 27, 2007 (Computerworld) — The ongoing Storm Trojan attack that began Monday has morphed again, security researchers said today, changing the malicious file’s name, shifting to new malware hosting servers, and adding a rootkit to cloak the

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WebProNews - Blogger links that purport to lead to video of Benazir Bhutto’s last moments alive go to a fake video codec and an all too familiar exploit. Criminals have long embraced current events as fodder for their schemes. Benazir Bhutto’s assassination in

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