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Darknet - The Darkside : TDL AKA Alureon Rootkit Now Infecting 64-Bit Windows 7 Platform

11/17/2010, 09:09

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As we’ve come to expect, the malware guys are always at the leading edge of technological development. Now there are rootkits infecting 64-Bit versions of Windows, which have been thought of as fairly safe by most parties. The rootkit in questions is a fairly well known variant (TDL/Alureon) and has been around for several years, [...]

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Darknet - The Darkside : Microsoft Confirms Windows Zero Day Bug In Shortcut Files

07/23/2010, 11:51

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This is a pretty nasty attack and for once Microsoft have actually acknowledged and confirmed this is a critical unpatched vulnerability. Incidentally Microsoft also recently retired Windows XP SP2 from the support cycle, and this vulnerability effects that system and they have stated they will not be patching it. It’s a pretty serious bug…

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