So you think you are safe when you have the latest patches?

[Gary]

It seems that targeting just one exploit is old hat, a new malware package can target fully patched apps and more than one at once, by exploiting their auto update facilities, and with many big ISP's not patching the DNS flaw that Kaminsky found this could get nasty, and there are other ways for this malware nasty to get you even if the dns flaw is patched. Full story here

[Rik]

Back to the bunker! 

[Inactive]

 

[Gary]

Back to the bunker! 

Bit like that, Rik. What amazes me is these packages are actually marketed, you pay for them and you get access to forums etc if you get stuck creating your own botnets   its like a malware version of your security suites forum, but the darkside version

[Rik]

Everything has a price, Gary, good or bad.

[Gary]

Everything has a price, Gary, good or bad.

With talk of social networking sites being hit hard this year, and packages with payloads like this, it is just ruining what is a fantastic tool, and meeting place the internet is more dangerous than Nunhead in Peckham after midnight people more so than ever need to be educated in the use of a computer

[Inactive]

: people more so than ever need to be educated in the use of a computer

True Gary, but it ain't going to happen...

[Gary]

True Gary, but it ain't going to happen...

To True, In. To True

[somanyholes]

have seen the software for sale, 10,000 for the software with 2500% return.

As for patching as soon as patches come out there is automated software that reverse engineers the patch and bobs your uncle!

this is one of the reasons why when patches have been released they are targeted within the first day!

[Gary]

have seen the software for sale, 10,000 for the software with 2500% return.

As for patching as soon as patches come out there is automated software that reverse engineers the patch and bobs your uncle!

this is one of the reasons why when patches have been released they are targeted within the first day!

Some of my friends get the malware packages for free, So. But thats by opening emails saying naked pictures of Jennifer Love Hewitt, or clicking those you need to scan for a virus ads, hence I use Ad Muncher, I hate Ads