Tag: proxy
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VB2014 paper: Hiding the network behind the network. Botnet proxy business model
Cristina Vatamanu and her colleagues describe how botherders keep their C&C servers hidden. Over the next few months, we will be sharing VB2014 conference papers as well as video recordings of the presentations. Today, we have added ‘Hiding the network behind the network. Botnet proxy business model’ by Bitdefender researchers Alexandru Maximciuc, Razvan Benchea and…
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Spam link sends Android users to trojan proxy
Meanwhile, desktop users sent to (relatively harmless) weight-loss site. Links found in certain spam emails which redirect desktop users to a phony weight-loss website, have been found to send mobile users to a trojan proxy, according to researchers at Lookout . Clicking links in spam emails falls into the “don’t try this at home” category,…