Threats targeting Skype detected at early stages of propagation

Recently, Cyberoam Threat Research Labs (CTRL) has identified two new samples of malware at their early stage of propagation, assuring comprehensive network security to its customers. Both these malwares were found to use 'Skype' as their major source of transmission and were spreading rapidly. During the last year, CTRL had researched over 138 vulnerabilities and released suitable signatures for extending appropriate security protection to Cyberoam customers. Find the detailed analysis of reports below.

BitCoin Mining malware - A new rapidly spreading variant

Once again the security researchers from Cyberoam Threat Research Team have identified a piece of fresh malware. The malware is found to play various roles, but the most interesting one is its BitCoin mining capability.

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Skype delivers a new variant of malware yet again; a new sample of Dorkbot worm detected

This Monday, a unique and fresh threat alert has been discovered, wherein a Skype Worm, predecessor to an earlier worm form 'Dorkbot', has been detected. This time around, however, it uses a different message to spread but the end result remains the same.

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