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The SilentBanker Trojan, as its name implies, targets financial web pages, using a keylogger to steal password details. Although the Trojan itself isn’t new, there is a fresh wrinkle that makes it far more dangerous – a root kit that hides infected files when a user searches for them, according to Vnunet. Symantec researcher , Liam O’Murchu explained: “Whenever a user tries to view any files on the computer, the… Read More

Probably the last thing you expect from people selling malware is an end-user agreement, that legal device to preserve copyright. But researchers at Symantec,to their astonishment, have spotted one on copies of Zeus malware.   According to the company, the conditions that are imposed include one stating that it "cannot be used for purposes otherthan which it was bought for" and another where buyers "commit to give the seller… Read More