trojans | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net KitGuru.net - Tech News | Hardware News | Hardware Reviews | IOS | Mobile | Gaming | Graphics Cards Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:22:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-KITGURU-Light-Background-SQUARE2-32x32.png trojans | KitGuru https://www.kitguru.net 32 32 PandaLabs claims a third of world’s computers are infected https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/pandalabs-claims-a-third-of-worlds-computers-are-infected/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/jon-martindale/pandalabs-claims-a-third-of-worlds-computers-are-infected/#respond Wed, 06 Feb 2013 11:22:18 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=124319 Anti-malware firm PandaLabs, has released new information from its 2012 security report, which suggests that just under a third of the world's computers are infected with some sort of malware. It's also been reported that there are 27 million new strains of infective software out there that weren't present before 2012. I suspect a lot …

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Anti-malware firm PandaLabs, has released new information from its 2012 security report, which suggests that just under a third of the world's computers are infected with some sort of malware. It's also been reported that there are 27 million new strains of infective software out there that weren't present before 2012.

I suspect a lot of KitGuru's readers are their family and friends' “computer guy,” the one that fixes any weird issued that they might have. Install a replacement for a shot graphics card, or cleans out the dust from an overheating CPU cooler. With that in mind, I'm sure you've all fixed something by just running a quick anti-malware scan, so I doubt I'm the only one unsurprised by PandaLabs findings.

Trojans
Trojans are clearly the dominant infection going into 2013

The problem, according to PandaLabs, is the growth of infection via social networks. Like instant messenger scams before them, Facebook and similar have now become the breeding ground of new trojans and viruses. A friend's hijacked account or an unknown acquaintance may suggest you “click here, check it out,” with some shortened URL. If you're wondering, it's never a good idea.

The biggest infections in 2012 were Trojans according to the report, with a 76.5 per cent stake. In comparison, the age old virus was in a very distant second, with just eight per cent of the global malware stake.

Fortunately the UK wasn't in the top ten most effected countries. China topped the list, followed by South Korea and Taiwan. Where did the UK come then? Impressively, fourth, on the table of least infections in the world. The only countries that beat us were Sweden, Switzerland and Norway.

KitGuru Says: KitGuru salures you “computer guys,” keep up the good work.

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ZeuS Trojan hybrids prove unstoppable https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/carl/zeus-trojan-hybrids-prove-unstoppable/ https://www.kitguru.net/gaming/security-software/carl/zeus-trojan-hybrids-prove-unstoppable/#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:45:25 +0000 http://www.kitguru.net/?p=18853 ZeuS malware has been used for some time now to steal personal information from online accounts and while several arrests have taken place in the US and the UK this Trojan is proving difficult to stop. Arresting several organisations unfortunately won't suddenly mean that this nasty piece of software vanishes. ZeuS is very adaptable malware …

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ZeuS malware has been used for some time now to steal personal information from online accounts and while several arrests have taken place in the US and the UK this Trojan is proving difficult to stop.

Arresting several organisations unfortunately won't suddenly mean that this nasty piece of software vanishes. ZeuS is very adaptable malware which can be fine tuned to cause damage on a variety of levels. The main task of ZeuS is to steal usernames and passwords from Windows machines so criminals can use them to illegally transfer money from victim's accounts.

Eric Skinner, CTO of Entrust said “There's a community building it and supporting it. There's no one person to take down. If one person stops updating, somebody else will pick up the task. It's not like when you shut down a software company and the product ceases to be developed.”

Another major issue is that the core team behind the code can hide behind layers of command and control servers, ISPs and domain registrars and international borders.

“Even if we work with law enforcement, we're still not getting them,” saidPedro Bueno, malware research scientist at McAfee Labs. “It takes several hops to get to them. We are real close to them but are never able to get to the final destination where they are.”

Theories so far claim that the current day, main developers are a group of highly skilled Eastern European coders. The way it is constantly adapting is proving troublesome to stop. For instance in the attempt to stop illegal account accessing, banks have been sending their customers SMS messages with a one time code to verify legimate access. A new mobile based Zeus addon can grab the one line code and then pass it over to the ZeuS command and control server to let the criminals use it to access the accounts.

KitGuru says: This has proven to be one of the most prolific and dangerous Trojans in recent years.

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