Bad Lieutenant Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/null/132464 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 We had a thread on this, recently, but the author of the thread decided to delete it. Too bad, it had a lot of good information. This is decent enough advice. Patch and update. I found this more interesting, though: http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2009/03/choos...destructor.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 We had a thread on this, recently, but the author of the thread decided to delete it. Too bad, it had a lot of good information. This is decent enough advice. Patch and update. I found this more interesting, though: http://www.vitalsecurity.org/2009/03/choos...destructor.html Fully updated. This is mainly going through Explorer, correct? I updated everything nonetheless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Fully updated. This is mainly going through Explorer, correct? I updated everything nonetheless. It can get in several ways, IE being one, file sharing another. I'd use IE (or IETab in Firefox) to manually run Windows Update to make sure all Critical and High Priority updates are installed. I'd make sure Flash, Java, Abobe Reader (if you use it) and all other media players and such are updated. You can use the online scanner at Secunia.com to test to see if you have the latest versions (and with links to the downloads, if you don't). Make sure your AV is up to date, too. Here's a good, simple, guide: http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2009/03...e-computer.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It can get in several ways, IE being one, file sharing another. I'd use IE (or IETab in Firefox) to manually run Windows Update to make sure all Critical and High Priority updates are installed. I'd make sure Flash, Java, Abobe Reader (if you use it) and all other media players and such are updated. You can use the online scanner at Secunia.com to test to see if you have the latest versions (and with links to the downloads, if you don't). Make sure your AV is up to date, too. Here's a good, simple, guide: http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2009/03...e-computer.html FWIW, my information is just that it exploits MS08-067. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 FWIW, my information is just that it exploits MS08-067. That's what I was told, as well. Nobody seems to know what it will morph into, if anything, after it "phones home". Obviously, the scare is out of proportion to the infection...or so it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 It can get in several ways, IE being one, file sharing another. I'd use IE (or IETab in Firefox) to manually run Windows Update to make sure all Critical and High Priority updates are installed. I'd make sure Flash, Java, Abobe Reader (if you use it) and all other media players and such are updated. You can use the online scanner at Secunia.com to test to see if you have the latest versions (and with links to the downloads, if you don't). Make sure your AV is up to date, too. Here's a good, simple, guide: http://securitygarden.blogspot.com/2009/03...e-computer.html I update Windows daily, fully upgraded. I did not think about Flash, Java, and Adobe Reader. AV updates daily too. Thanks, good tips as I should do that anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I update Windows daily, fully upgraded. I did not think about Flash, Java, and Adobe Reader. AV updates daily too. Thanks, good tips as I should do that anyway. Here's a little more background for you. Most of the articles I've read suggested nearly all of the infected computers did not have an essential Windows patched, that was released before the attacks. But, this one suggests patched machines, are vulnerable, as well. One trick that Cornficker is employing is the use of brute force password attacks to crack open home networks through the use of removable USB drives and other flash memory; this means that even patched PCs could potentially fall prey to the virulent malware. http://www.itproportal.com/security/news/a...st-botnet-ever/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booster4324 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Here's a little more background for you. Most of the articles I've read suggested nearly all of the infected computers did not have an essential Windows patched, that was released before the attacks. But, this one suggests patched machines, are vulnerable, as well. http://www.itproportal.com/security/news/a...st-botnet-ever/ To be honest, I am more worried about my ex-wifes computer. I have Windows set to update and all the other stuff, but the network bit concerns me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 To be honest, I am more worried about my ex-wifes computer. I have Windows set to update and all the other stuff, but the network bit concerns me. +2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Get a Mac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Get a Mac. Excellent advice...maybe: http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/711 In the first attempted attack in the PWN2OWN contest, a security analyst breached the defenses of Apple's Mac OS X using a bug in the Safari browser and won $10,000 as well as the computer that he compromised. Charlie Miller, principal analyst with Independent Security Evaluators and the researcher who found some significant flaws in Apple's iPhone last summer, compromised the Apple MacBook Air in less than a minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 well here is to hoping i'm in the clear... i've done EVERYTHING and more than what has been advised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 anything ever come out of this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim in Anchorage Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 anything ever come out of this?I do nothing but turn mine off and on,and it seems to be working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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