Tuesday, July 10, 2007

Fake patch. Fake worm removal.

AusCERT has observed very large amounts of email purporting to be greeting cards and security updates containing links to malware. A user visiting the links contained in these emails is will be prompted to install malicious software. This software contains backdoor functionality to allow a remote attacker to fully control a system. This malware also uses an encrypted P2P control mechanism.

Currently, this malware is not well detected by many anti-virus vendors.


Read the article HERE.

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