Thursday, 13. October 2011
German Governmental Backdoor ("R2D2")
The announcment was made public on ccc.de with a
detailed 20-page analysis of the functionality of the malware. Download the
report in PDF
http://www.ccc.de/system/uploads/76/original/staatstrojaner-report23.pdf
(in
German)

According to CCC Germany the backdoor could also be exploited by third
parties. You can download it from
http://www.ccc.de/system/uploads/77/original/0zapftis-release.tgz . You'll
need gzip and tar to get the .dll and the .sys file.

The backdoor includes a keylogger that targets certain applications. These
applications include *Firefox, Skype, MSN Messenger, ICQ* and others.
The backdoor also contains code intended to take screenshots and record
audio, including recording Skype calls.

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Your Browser Matters
Microsoft launched a website today designed to give users a detailed look at how secure their browser is. The site, called Your Browser Matters, automatically detects the visitor's browser and returns a browser security score on a scale of four points.

Source
http://yourbrowsermatters.org/

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