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and "OH GOD YOU GOT CHOCOLATE IN MY PIFTS.Symantec began deleting the messages, assuming they were from spammers.Soon the SANS Internet Storm Center had picked up on PIFTS.exe and noted that Symantec discussion-group messages were being deleted.
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Although each FakeSecSen installation normally contains an .exe file, one or two .dat files, a control panel applet and other components, the MSRT found that only about 20 percent of the infected PCs it uncovered still harboured the .exe.
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The update is an executable file - "msscntr32.exe" - that installs as a Windows service dubbed "Microsoft Security Center Extension.But the executable actually installs an SQL-injection attack tool, said Stewart.SQL-injection attacks have become…
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This time emails are being circulated, which are associated with the April Fool's Day theme," said PC Tools chief threat officer, Kurt Baumgartner.The email messages contain links that direct users to websites that offer downloads such as funny…
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According to analysts at the SANS Institute's Internet Storm Center (ISC) and U.K.based Prevx, the name of the file users are asked to download has also changed from Tuesday's "happy2008.exe. The file being shilled today is tagged to "happynewyear…
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Users who clicked on the "Full Story.exe" or "Video.exe" attachments were infected. The prolific Storm Worm may be on the way out, according to a University of California researcher. The prolific Storm Worm may be on the way out, according to a…