“It was Just a Virus” – Full Data Breaches through Malicious Attachments

If a malware file is allowed to execute, and it collects all of the personal files off of a system and sends them to a remote hacker, was your company hacked or did you “just have a virus?”

I love all parts of security and I’ve been trying my hand at some basic malware analysis. I’ve only analyzed a few so far, but the results have been pretty eye opening. A couple of files inspected were new data miners, part of a phishing or social engineering attack.

Look for details here http://cyberarms.wordpress.com/2012/12/19/it-was-just-a-virus-full-data-breaches-through-malicious-attachments