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A blogpost by the company’s Malware Protection Centre (MMPC) said one particular “family” of malware, dubbed “Sality”, had increased its attacks over the past week. “Sality is a highly virulent strain,” warns Holly Stewart of MMPC. “It is known to infect other files (making full removal after infection challenging), copy itself to removable media, disable security, and then download other malware. It is also a very large family – one of the most prevalent families this year.” Continue reading →