Warning on stealthy Windows virus

[MSGT]

Security experts are warning about a stealthy Windows virus that steals login details for online bank accounts. In the last month, the malicious program has racked up about 5,000 victims - most of whom are in Europe.
Many are falling victim via booby-trapped websites that use vulnerabilities in Microsoft's browser to install the attack code.





http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7183008.stm

[Taylor1]

Updating spybot...

[ColonialMarine0431]

I use Windows Live One Care. Settings on max now. Thanks for the heads up.

[DoctorDoom]

I use Opera (and occasionally Firefox) for 99.99% of my browsing. They don't have those holes.

[Rhino]

Threat Assessment
WildWild Level: Low
Number of Infections: 0 - 49
Number of Sites: 0 - 2
Geographical Distribution: Low
Threat Containment: Moderate
Removal: Easy

Damage
Damage Level: Low http://www.symantec.com/business/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2008-010718-3448-99

The media, particularly the British press, likes to blow these things out of proportion. I particularly liked the comment, "...from the days before Windows used the Master Boot Record..." When exactly was that? :lol:

[Rhino]

Oh, and it's not a virus.

[DoctorDoom]

I particularly liked the comment, "...from the days before Windows used the Master Boot Record..." When exactly was that?Well ... er ... ah ... DOS?

[Rhino]

Windows for DOS? I must have missed that version. But apparently the Brits had it! :lol:

[DoctorDoom]

Nope. DOS came before Windows, and the MBR has been with us since DOS, which is how I interpreted the article's comment, "from the days before Windows used the Master Boot Record..." Perception reigns. :biggrin:

Actually, DOS 6.22 was quite sophisticated. Windows (http://www.computerhope.com/history/windows.htm) was evolutionary, not revolutionary..

[Rhino]

I was jes jokin anyway. :) I'm quite familiar with DOS.