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Botnet protects code with hardware-based licensing system
- allenbrunson 17y agowell, that was a pretty horrifying read. makes me glad i'm not a windows user.
- ErrantX 17y agoDon't get feeling too safe; plenty of malware exists for other operating systems.
- allenbrunson 17y agoYes, no doubt. But how many other platforms have malware creation tools that come with a hardware lock? Because we wouldn't want the poor author to get ripped off through piracy. Oh, the irony. Seriously, though: doesn't that sound like it must be a fourth- or fifth-gen product, to be that advanced? This sounds to me like one of those problems where I don't have to outrun the bear. I just have to outrun all the other juicy, tasty Windows users that the bear is going to eat first.
- ErrantX 17y agoOh right yes, I see your point. > I just have to outrun all the other juicy, tasty Windows users that the bear is going to eat first. In fairness I suspect people like you and me are able to "outrun the bear" on any OS. The main attack vector is getting people to install spurious "software" (or tricking them into installing something) and I suspect we're statistically less likely to fall foul. (fair point though)
- Groxx 17y agoHow to Protect Yourself from ZeuS The CTU recommends that businesses and home users carry out online banking and financial transactions on isolated workstations that are not used for general Internet activities, such as web browsing and reading email which could increase the risk of infection. Hahahahahahahahha Try getting that suggestion to stick with people who are still likely to use "1234" as their PIN.
- raganwald 17y agoNot too long ago I had certain responsibilities with respect to a bank's online banking system and its 3.5 million users. The bad news was that I had to support WebTV. Really. The good news was that I really wasn't worried about Malware on it :-) Getting serious for a moment, I wonder if "walled gardens" like iPhone and its Mobile Safari will have fewer attack vectors for malware because of the difficulty of downloading a trojan and the lack of public plugin support?
- Groxx 17y agodefinitely a possibility (currently), though my phone crashes more often than my laptop, and in general I have far less trust in my phone's programming than my Mac.