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What does this injected code do?
One of my sites has just been hacked as this code has been inserted into random(?) files and places within the files.
Does anyone understand what it is trying to do? I would welcome anything that may ...
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Malware infections from visiting or using YouTube
Is it possible to be infected by viruses or other malware while visiting YouTube?
What kind of measures do the YouTube staff take to prevent viruses and malware?
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Good tools for reverse engineering colaboratively?
Does anybody know a good set of tools for doing reverse engineering of binaries in a collaborative way?. My original idea is to disassemble a binary, allowing to add information about functions, ...
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What are some ways to steal a password/PIN using this system?
http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2007/posters/p147_lim.pdf
Essentially uses an on-screen keypad that does not show the complete keypad numbers at a time. The image is refreshed at the rate of the ...
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From a technical standpoint, how does the zero-day Internet Explorer vulnerability discovered in September 2012 work?
I'm looking for an answer that explains the issue from the prespective of a developer/engineer. What is exactly being exploited and why does it work?
Please note that I am not looking for ...
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Javascript Malware: How does it work, and how can it be mitigated?
I am wondering how malware gets served through Javascript. I've noticed a few illegitimate pop-ups while visiting some financial websites. I wonder how malware exploits work against the application ...
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5answers
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Can web application do anything to prevent risk from client-side malware?
Client side malware (keyloggers, screenscrapers etc.) is a great risk. It can't be effectively stopped from side of ordinary application. Only users themselves can do some measures to prevent risk ...
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1answer
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Google showing spam links on my site
When I search the name of my site on Google, I see site links description which are spammy and not related to my site. Sometimes when I click I get redirect to phishing sites.
But I have used many ...
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Where can I find good resources on reversing web malware?
I am wondering where I can find a good site with resources on reversing web malware like javascript, flash, html5, and any other stuff that is designed to attack the clients.
Does anyone have any ...
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What abuses can an infected webpage do to me if I'm using Chrome and Flash is disabled
as a follow-up to this question Can you get virus just by visiting a website in chrome., I've read these pages:
http://www.straightsectalk.com/?p=47
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Malicious Websites
Just wanted to get everyone's opinion on this. In Information Security, you get various alerts about particular machines on your network going to sites and/or IPs that have been flagged as ...
