Malware authors expand use of domain generation algorithms
IDG News Service – Malware authors are increasingly adopting flexible domain generation algorithms (DGAs) in order to evade detection and prevent their botnets from being shut down by security researchers or law enforcement agencies. DGAs are generally used as a fallback mechanism for sending instructions to infected computers when the hard-coded command and control (CC) […]
Malware Authors Expand Use of Domain Generation Algorithms to Evade Detection
Malware authors are increasingly adopting flexible domain generation algorithms (DGAs) in order to evade detection and prevent their botnets from being shut down by security researchers or law enforcement agencies. DGAs are generally used as a fallback mechanism for sending instructions to infected computers when the hard-coded command and control (CC) servers become unavailable. The […]
Reset domain Admin password on a Windows Server 2008 with only the official DVD install
Reset domain Admin password on a Windows Server 2008 with only the official DVD install View full post on National Cyber Security
US Immigration Services Blasted for Domain Seizures
Web activists, senators question the broad action of “In Our Sites” in confiscating a broad range of Internet sites in the name of security and copyright protection. View full post on cyber pirate – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
XXX porn web domain names now up for grabs
Pornography domain names ending in .xxx are now up for general sale, with 100,000 having already been snatched up in a previous, restricted sale. All registered .xxx sites will be scanned for malware daily, but don’t trust that to replace up-to-date anti-virus software. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on […]
Porn companies sue ICANN over .XXX domain
Two of the world’s biggest porn companies have teamed up to sue the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) and ICM Registry over their introduction of the .XXX top-level domain. Digital Playground and Luxembourg-based Manwin, which owns a network of websites including YouPorn.com and manages Playboy’s brand on the web, claim that ICANN […]
11.41.2 FreeBSD UNIX Domain Socket Local Privilege Escalation
CVEs: CVE: Not Available Platform: BSD View full post on @RISK: The Consensus Security Alert View full post on National Cyber Security Gergory Evans
Microsoft Downs Domain that Bred Botnet that Targeted Macs
Mac users uncharacteristically faced Kelihos, a small but dangerous botnet. View full post on cyber security alerts – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Microsoft kills a botnet after striking domain provider
Microsoft has opened a front in its ongoing battle against internet scammers, using the power of an American court to deal a knockout blow to an emerging botnet and taking offline a provider of free internet domains. Microsoft used the same technique that worked in its earlier takedowns of the Rustock and Waledac botnets, asking […]
Microsoft kills a botnet after striking domain provider
Microsoft has opened a front in its ongoing battle against internet scammers, using the power of an American court to deal a knockout blow to an emerging botnet and taking offline a provider of free internet domains. Microsoft used the same technique that worked in its earlier takedowns of the Rustock and Waledac botnets, asking […]