Category: worms

List of Malware Sites for Aug 13, 2009

Paul2 Replies

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  • spyware-scannerv2.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • homespywarescanner.com ([intlink id=”3607″ type=”post”]Personal Antivirus Scareware Site[/intlink])

  • curtle.info ([intlink id=”4217″ type=”post”]Internet Antivirus Pro Scareware[/intlink])

  • securityread.com (Like ([intlink id=”4217″ type=”post”]Internet Antivirus Pro Scareware[/intlink])

These sites gets installed in unsuspecting computers by way of exploits, backdoors, Trojans, or unsafe downloading practices. This usually means that if you have it you should remove it by any means necessary because this software has been know to cause more and more trouble as time goes by. This software is fake ware, it tries to tell you have a virus and that they can get rid of it. In fact, this software is not designed with Antivirus engine in it but to illicit pop ups and warning to raise the users security concerns about the computer in question. Downloading programs from bit torrents or other unsafe ways can and most likely will have these types of programs installed alongside the program you wanted.

Threat to System : Moderate

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Advice : Do a Complete system scan and make sure you don’t have any more hidden malware.

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Brace for Impact, Brace for Botnet! (Conflicker Worm)

Paul

The Worm that has infected 6% of Personal Computers is starting to build into something totally different.  According to some Researchers, they are saying this has to happen soon. And I’ll quote:

In any case, today seems better than the day before and we think that growth of Downadup has been curbed. Disinfection of the worm remains a challenge.

[Via F-secure]

[ad#ad2-right]Although this sounds like it has stopped, I don’t think so I am sure the worm will get even bigger.   I don’t think it has been curbed we might have a rest period before the Worms tries again.

“Why is it taking so long?” asked Huger. “That’s what we’re all asking.” He couldn’t recall an attack of this size with such a long lag time between the initial attacks and follow-on downloads of more malware to the hijacked systems.

[Via PcWorld]

Now We know this exploit is being patched as quickly as possible in some areas of the industry but that leaves the question?  What isn’t being patched, I am guess the next stage of this worm is mutant into a new worm much like the way it tries to communicate to download new software or instruction.   I believe it will be using a newer exploit so that it can infect even more computers.   I also think it will be a botnet and so does others.

But he also pointed out that the clock is ticking. “If they don’t hurry up and do it, someone else will,” he said, explaining that hackers must fend off not only security researchers, but also other criminals, who would like nothing better than to pinch a ready-to-use botnet.

[Via PcWorld]

So they are going to use this Downadup Worm soon, I am counting on it.   Somethings for IT professionals to prevent more infections are to make sure you have patched the latest security holes before they exploit that.   Like my favorite program, the Clone of Autopatcher, which you can create a month by month patch DVD to install on all important systems.   IT professionals must not start getting relax, because of people saying it is on the downfall. In nature there are always going to be periods of rest before growth. So I am sure something will happen rather quickly, and probably in the next week or two.