Friday, May 18, 2012

JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I WAS FINISHED AND READY TO SHOWER AND HEAD OFF TO WORK:

"WORM"


Yup, I said it. Folks, there's a new "Worm" in town and it's ripping through the Internet as I type! This guys preferred vehicle of infection is via FACEBOOK private messages, as well as Instant Messengers (oh, I'm sure you can think of a few you use). According to Trendmicro:

 "Once executed, this malware (detected as WORM_STECKCT.EVL) terminates services and processes related to antivirus (AV) software, effectively disabling AV software from detection or removal of the worm. WORM_STECKCT.EVL also connects to specific websites to send and receive information. Another noteworthy routine is that this worm downloads and executes another worm, one detected as WORM_EBOOM.AC. Based on our analysis, WORM_EBOOM.AC is capable of monitoring an affected user’s browsing activity such as message posting, deleted posted messages and private messages sent on the following websites such as Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, WordPress, and Meebo. It is also capable of spreading through the mentioned sites by posting messages containing a link to a copy of itself."

The rest of the story is HERE.

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