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Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/yOEpBSc4-M8/unicodes-right-to-left-override-obfuscates-malwares-filenames.html
Unicode's "right-to-left" override obfuscates malware's filenames
Unicode has a special character, U+202e, that tells computers to display the text that follows it in right-to-left order; this facility is used to write text in Arabic, Hebrew, and other right-to-left scripts. However, this can (and is) also used by malware creeps to disguise the names of the files they attach to their phishing [...]
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/yOEpBSc4-M8/unicodes-right-to-left-override-obfuscates-malwares-filenames.html
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