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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => General Security Information => Topic started by: Newby on May 25, 2005, 06:08:08 pm

Title: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: Newby on May 25, 2005, 06:08:08 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4580389.stm

Yup. Update your antiviruses, people.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: deadly7 on May 25, 2005, 10:56:32 pm

Stupid IE users. They deserve this.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: Quik on May 25, 2005, 11:04:13 pm

I was under the impression that, since this is a trojan, it uses IE unbeknownst to the user, thus meaning anyone who gets the trojan is vulnerable, not just IE users.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: deadly7 on May 25, 2005, 11:20:18 pm

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It exploits a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE).

Yeah, it can get to anybody, but it's just easier with the IE users.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: Quik on May 26, 2005, 12:56:08 am

What I'm saying is that it probably uses the IE exploit to download th needed encrypter and other malicious files, which don't come in the original trojan. I'm assuming it doesn't download via an exploit in IE, which could be the case.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: iago on May 26, 2005, 07:11:22 pm

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The program, Trojan.Pgpcoder, installs itself on a vulnerable computer after users visit certain websites.

That would be an ie vulnerability.

Title: Re: New virus holds files for ransom
Post by: Quik on May 26, 2005, 07:23:19 pm

Oh well, missed that part. Still probably possible to get if you use Firefox, just not with a vulnerability =/