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| Trojan replaces the authentic software updates |
Based on the latest investigation, online criminals are now capable of generating new forms of malicious software wherein it can replace the genuine patches from Adobe and other related software applications.
Various means are being utilized today
In line with the previous reports, hackers are able to trick online users with their malwares through the use of e-mail. The malicious software is attached into an e-mail, which masquerades as an authentic security update from the popular services.
And, as of the latest, these web crooks are able to create new means of accessing the computer systems of the users. The most up-to-date method, which is being utilized by these miscreants, includes the update utilities that replace the traditional individual updates.
Subsequent to the long-established methods
Bkis Security, a known anti-virus firm in Vietnam, believes that this approach by the online scoundrels is actually a logical subsequent to their previous methods. This is a scheme that results from the traditional wherein a virus takes the place of the important system files and the start up program files of the computer.
Trojan masks as if it is an original
As said by the director of the Bkis Security in Vietnam, Nguyen Minh Duc, a certain trojan was found to have been creating an illegal access to various computer systems. The newly discovered infection, Fakeupver trojan, creates a path that allows illegal access to compromised systems as it masquerades itself as an official Adobe update utility. It is capable of disguising itself as such through the use of the known Adobe icons and the version number of the said package being faked.
There were detected malwares that use the Java and other software applications as its cloak in order to easily penetrate computer systems
Fake updates created in Visual Basic
The newly-found malwares were created with the use of Visual Basic according to the director of the Bkis Security. Many of the popular software were faked such as the Adobe, DeepFreeze, Java, and Windows. And, upon execution of the counterfeited updates, services such as DHCP client, DNS client, Network share, and open port are activated. Thus, this will allow the online criminals to access the affected computer systems and enables them to insert harmful commands.
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