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> Hopefully that clears up the first question of "why does it need malware signature files?" Not really. The article doesn't mention signature files. It descri
by denton-scratch 3y ago
> Hopefully that clears up the first question of "why does it need malware signature files?"
Not really. The article doesn't mention signature files. It describes the operations of a certain malware once it has been executed on a router. But first it has to get onto the router; and the only way new software can get onto this router is via a firmware update.
- mrguyorama 3y ago>the only way new software can get onto this router is via a firmware update. That has never been the case. Software from consumer routers is often still in the "a trivial buffer overflow lets a malformed packet insert a payload into ram and convince the PC to jump to it." phase of software security. They are very much still wormable systems, like Windows 2000 style. Ever have your router glitch out and stop working and you have to reboot it? That's probably an exploitable bug.