Tag Archives: exploits

Ad servers hit by rogue plug-in

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Maxim Weinstein

A site owner whose web team spent 100 hours trying to figure out the reason for their site being compromised finally isolated the problem. They gave us permission to share the following information, which we are reproducing here. Please note … Continue reading →

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Background images emerging tool of MySpace hackers

Posted on November 9, 2007 by Erica George

MySpace users, look out for a new brand of website hacking technique that’s emerged over the past week. The hack inserts code that loads a background image linking back to a badware site, and has so far had several prominent … Continue reading →

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Guest post: BadMal on “Man-in-the-Middle Exploits; what they are and how to STOP them”

Posted on October 16, 2007 by Erica George

StopBadware volunteer BadMal has been tracking a type of exploit that can affect sites on shared hosting services, and helping users in StopBadware’s discussion group learn about keeping their sites and computers clean. He graciously offered to share his analysis … Continue reading →

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Dealing with weaponized exploits

Posted on July 13, 2007 by Oliver Day

The folks at SANS published an excellent write up which breaks down the MPACK exploit package. MPACK confirmed a lot of theories that SBW had regarding exploit patterns recorded over time. In particular they use nit like behavior which homes … Continue reading →

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