CRISIS/MORCUT MALWARE IS VIRTUALLY HERE



Please forgive my play on words, as this is a no joking matter (but I couldn't help it). Malware known as "Crisis/Morcut" has jumped the barrier between the real and the virtual PC, much like Neo in the Matrix.

This Malware actually infects Windows PCs running VMware. Apparently computers, known to be infected, were snagged by a malicious JAVA applet (JAVA_AGENT.NTW). The two key components of this applet have their own special tasks: One infects MAC's, the other looks for Windows machines running the VMware. The MAC part opens up a backdoor to the computer, while the Windows partner is a "Worm", identified as "WORM_MORCUT.A".

We'll hear more about this in the days to come, but at least you know - it's coming.