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RE: address sources for virus distribution?
From: "Thomas Ryan" <tommy () providesecurity com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jun 2004 14:44:21 -0400
IF you want more info on this you should look at the Berbew.B Trojan. I researched that then reported to Trend Micro and Symantec......Extremely interesting. It dumps everything from IE to a logfile then tunnels it to an IRC server I mean EVERYTHING, Usernames, Password, Sites, Form Info, AIMEncrypt encryption passphrases. securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.berbew.b.html www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=BKDR_BERBEW.B Interesting concept but poorly written in VB. Regards, Tom I am well aware that virus writers have, for several years, been harvesting e-mail addresses from the address books on infected computers for use in further distributing their wares. I am now told that they are also harvesting addresses from browser caches and other sources on the infected computers. Is this true? Where can I go for further reading? Thanks, Ken --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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