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Researchers identify malware that abuses Adobe Reader's PDF exploit

A team of experts at Kaspersky Lab has identified and analyzed a host of security attacks involving a PDF exploit in Adobe Reader and a new, highly

February 28, 2013 / 16:40 IST
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A team of experts at Kaspersky Lab has identified and analysed a host of security attacks involving a PDF exploit in Adobe Reader and a new, highly-customised malicious program known as MiniDuke. The MiniDuke backdoor was used to attack multiple government entities and institutions worldwide during the past week. Kaspersky Lab’s experts, in partnership with CrySys Lab, analysed the attacks in detail and published their findings. Click here for full story

first published: Feb 28, 2013 04:22 pm

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