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How to identify and remove the VBKlip malware?
In our previous article we described a new VB malware, named VBKlip by us, that was replacing a Bank Account Number that was copied to the Windows clipboard. In order to check whether your computer is infected you have to just simply copy a correct Bank Account Number (e.g …
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New VB malware that changes bank account number when copying from clipboard
At the start of October we started receiving reports of propagation of a new strain of unusual malware. This malware was dedicated for Polish online banking users and implemented a technique new to our market. We received a sample of this malicious software, written in Visual Basic 6. It used …
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PowerZeus Incident Case Study
CERT Polska has created a technical report about a KINS/PowerZeus infection affecting Polish online banking users. In July 2013 we obtained information about an attack on Polish online banking users. This attack utilized a new strain of malware, which had similar abilities to the previously described ZeuS family, e …
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Ransomware still a threat to Polish users
During the summer holidays we observed an increased infection rate of ransomware. We mentioned this type of malware a few times already in the past (here is a description of similar malware and here is information detailing how to remove it from your computer). CERT Polska was able to acquire …
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Takeover of Domain Silver, Inc .pl domains – updated with sinkhole statistics
On 30th of July, 2013 NASK terminate its agreement with a registrar, Domain Silver, Inc. We described the reason for that decision in a detailed technical report. Today we publish an updated version of the report with our sinkhole statistics. These statistics were made from 20 different botnets sinkholed by …
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Anti-botnet effort continues – takeover of Domain Silver, Inc .pl domains
Today we publish an overview of domains registered through Domain Silver, Inc, a registrar operating in the .pl domain. This Registrar started operating in May 2012. Since that time, the CERT Polska team started to observe a large increase in the amount of malicious domains registered in .pl and to …
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Evolution of an Android malware: the story of a friend of ZitMo
Recently we blogged about a new threat to Polish e-banking users called “E-Security”. When a user, whose machine was infected, tried to access her internet banking site she was greeted with a message that instructed her to install “E-Security Certificate” application on her Android phone. This “certificate” was nothing more …
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ZeuS-P2P internals – understanding the mechanics: a technical report
At the beginning of 2012, we wrote about the emergence of a new version of ZeuS called ZeuS-P2P or Gameover. It utilizes a P2P (Peer-to-Peer) network topology to communicate with a hidden C&C center.This malware is still active and it has been monitored and investigated by CERT Polska …
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Malware campaign on Polish governmental site
CERT Polska and CERT.GOV.PL recently discovered a website in the gov.pl domain that has been a part of malware campaign at least since the beginning of May 2013. The page contained a JavaScript code that added a hidden iframe which redirected to the exploit kit. Next, with …
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The “E-Security” app: a new friend of ZitMo
Recently, we obtained a new Android malware sample, which is targeting Polish e-banking users. The application is called “E-Security” and its filename is e-security.apk . It also has a security-related icon shown on the left. The malware is relatively simple, but effective at achieving its goals …
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