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Author Topic: Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware  (Read 1730 times)

AdrianH

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Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware
« on: June 03, 2011, 11:23:13 AM »

Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002172.html

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The malware is using the Facebook "Likes" thumbs-up icon, but appears to be spreading via another method. Additional analysis suggests that the malware itself may be injecting a post into the victim's Facebook session.

Try as we might, our test account was not compromised by the attack server's webpage. We are now speculating that the Windows malware is a Koobface like worm with ZeuS like webinject capabilities. Our analysis continues.



(The article contains a swear word as that is how the attack is vectored so be warned  but it has to be said any child using Facebook will have seen and read an awful lot worse!)
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Re: Facebook Attack Spreading both Windows AND Mac malware
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 11:25:21 AM »

Thanks for the information, Adrian.
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