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Offline polonus

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Avast Network shield blocks Pseudo Random malware domain names!
« on: July 04, 2012, 09:54:03 PM »
Checked with: htxp://dpewaddpoewiycnj.ru/  blocked by avast Networkshield as URL:Mal
Read about this here: http://blog.unmaskparasites.com/2012/06/22/runforestrun-and-pseudo-random-domains/
See for a list: http://mirror2.malwaredomains.com/updates/20120624.txt
We discussed this malware in an earlier posting here in the virus and worms section.
It is a good thing we are now being protected against this by the avast Networkshield,

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Re: Avast Network shield blocks Pseudo Random malware domain names!
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2012, 12:38:34 AM »
It is good that the sites hosting the malware for the next few months are blocked by avast! :)
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