ASUS has issued a recall on the Eee Box PCs that were sold in Japan after they were found to contain the worm called recycled.exe. Once opened, the virus will be activated and copy itself to the C drive as well as any other removable or USB drives. The affected computer will become slow and [...]
by Jon | Tags: asus, Asus Eee Box, product recall, virus, worm
Posted in worm
There is an interesting read over at Network World concerning some recent discoveries pertaining to the Storm Worm botnet.
The worm can figure out which users are trying to probe its command-and-control servers, and it retaliates by launching DDoS attacks against them, shutting down their Internet access for days, says Josh Korman, host-protection architect for IBM/ISS, [...]
by Jon | Posted in exploits, malware, security, worm
Apple has issued a “fix” for the mDNSResponder exploit, that was recently revealed. This “fix” comes in the form of Security Update 2007-007. From Apple’s site:
by Jon | Posted in apple, mac, security, worm
“Security researcher”, Infosec Sellout, has supposedly developed a worm (broken link — see below) that targets Mac OS X by way of an mDNSResponder vulnerability. Is this real, or is it rumormongering?
by Jon | Posted in apple, mac, security, worm