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Parveen Vashishtha

Parveen Vashishtha
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New blog entry 05 Oct 2010
以前のブログ で、ソーシャルエンジニアリングの手法を駆使した攻撃者が、ユーザーを脅してミスリーディングアプリケーションを購入させようとする手口について報告しました。そして今度は、少し異なる手口でユーザーを欺く複数の Web サイトが見つかりました。 これらの Web サイトは、ユーザーを騙すために、悪意のあるページにアクセスしようとしたときにセキュリティ機能やセキュリティ技術によって返されるページによく似た偽のページを表示します。ただし、たとえば Google では[Get me out of here]ボタンが表示されるのに対して、偽のページでは、[Download Upd
New blog entry 04 Oct 2010
In a previous blog we reported on how attackers use social engineering techniques to scare users into purchasing a misleading application. This time around, we have come across a couple of websites that are using a slightly different trick to mislead users. In order to trick users, these w
New blog entry 28 Jan 2010
The use of search engines to deliver malware is well known. Previously we reported that attackers were using Google-sponsored search results to promote malicious websites. Instead of using techniques such as search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning to get the optimum listing in the search en
New blog entry 11 Jun 2009
Attackers often use search engines to deliver malware. Earlier we reported that Yahoo-sponsored search results were used to promote misleading applications. Also, attackers reportedly abused Google advertisement services in order to push out misleading applications. Instead of using te
New blog entry 26 Mar 2009
Easter is around the corner and as expected, attackers have already started to poison search engine queries to redirect users to websites that deliver misleading applications. Various search keywords related to Easter have been poisoned in Internet search results so that links to rogue websites ar
New blog entry 10 Mar 2009
Search engines are often used by attackers as platforms from which to deliver malicious code. A while ago it was reported that Google was serving up advertisements that led to misleading applications (also known as rogue antispyware products). This time, the malicious code authors are usin
New blog entry 28 Oct 2008
In a blog article from last year , I discussed the rise in popularity of exploits using ActiveX overwrite/delete vulnerabilities due to their ease of use. Since that time, we have seen over 100 such vulnerabilities. Microsoft requires developers of ActiveX controls to mark their controls “n
New blog entry 22 Oct 2007
A new type of vulnerability isbecoming more popular these days. It is an arbitrary file overwrite/deletevulnerability that can be exploited by attackers to overwrite or deletearbitrary files on an affected computer. These vulnerabilities existparticularly because of a registered ActiveX control
New blog entry 15 Aug 2007
In our previous analysis we discussed ‘What is Mpack and how it works.’ We had reviewed MPackversion 0.84 in our previous blog; this time we will compare it with an updated version, MPack v 0.91. 1. The exploits include the existing ones present in v0.84. The list of exploits is present a