Guest ~BD~ Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get hold of sensitive information like credit card details. 'Koobface' spreads by sending a message to people's inboxes, pretending to be from a Facebook friend. http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7773340.stm Quote
Guest Leonard Grey Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Reminds me of the way you send useless posts pretending to be our friend. --- Leonard Grey Errare humanum est ~BD~ wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get > hold of sensitive information like credit card details. > > 'Koobface' spreads by sending a message to people's inboxes, pretending to > be from a Facebook friend. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7773340.stm > > > > </span> Quote
Guest Tom [Pepper] Willett Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 Believe it or not, many of us have access to the internet, including on-line news. We can also read. We don't need you to guide the way. "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... : Quote
Guest WhidbeyTomas Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 On Dec 9, 11:11Â am, "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t...@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Believe it or not, many of us have access to the internet, including on-line > news. Â We can also read. We don't need you to guide the way. > > "~BD~" <BoaterD...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > :</span> "We don't need you to guide the way." Oh but some of us do. I just got on FaceBook yesterday. My wife was incensed (just a place for picking up chicks). Maybe she's right. Tomas Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 It is not a virus, except in the sense that all replicating malware are viruses. A recent event locally was a tanker truck carrying liquid nitrogen had overheated brakes causing a fire - the driver pulled over and emergency vehicles arrived on scene. Authorities closed off that portion of highway and evacuated area residences. The news I saw on one local station announced the event as a "crash". It was not a crash except in the sense that all liquid nitrogen filled tankers on fire are "crashes". "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get > hold of sensitive information like credit card details. > > 'Koobface' spreads by sending a message to people's inboxes, pretending to > be from a Facebook friend. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7773340.stm > > > > </span> Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 "WhidbeyTomas" <whidbeytomas@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ff4fdf69-2cc1-43db-b47d-19cf7e5b6f72@r34g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... On Dec 9, 11:11 am, "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t...@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Believe it or not, many of us have access to the internet, including > on-line > news. We can also read. We don't need you to guide the way. > > "~BD~" <BoaterD...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > :</span> "We don't need you to guide the way." Oh but some of us do. I just got on FaceBook yesterday. My wife was incensed (just a place for picking up chicks). Maybe she's right. Tomas Apparently that's not all you can pick up. To ~BD~ - evidently even on topics posts from you are not wanted. True, many of us have access to the internet - but it seems that only some of us are capable of ignoring you. Their need to berate you is stronger than their desire to ignore you. Quote
Guest Milo Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 BD thanks posting such... This is a "newsgroup for home users" your post are highly appreciated as such it can contribute to the awareness of the home users. Many thanks, "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get > hold of sensitive information like credit card details. > > 'Koobface' spreads by sending a message to people's inboxes, pretending to > be from a Facebook friend. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7773340.stm > > > > </span> Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 "Milo" <jfcoel@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:C5B689DA-6263-42FF-A4A1-471BF09CECF9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:blue"> > BD thanks posting such... This is a "newsgroup for home users" your post > are highly appreciated as such it can contribute to the awareness of the > home users. > > Many thanks, ></span> -- Wow! Thanks for your post, Milo. You have no idea how much that means to me - I really appreciate it. Thank you. style_emoticons/)) Dave Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:eh0ZVjiWJHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > To ~BD~ - evidently even on topics posts from you are not wanted. > True, many of us have access to the internet - but it seems that only > some of us are capable of ignoring you. Their need to berate you is > stronger than their desire to ignore you. ></span> -- To: FTR At one stage I had thought of you as a 'cyberfriend' - what went wrong? Did you listen to PABear? In the context of your note here - who, exactly, are the "us" to whom you refer? Then you talk of "their" - as if you are not one of "them". You 'talk' in riddles - what do you really mean, FTR? Dave Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 "WhidbeyTomas" <whidbeytomas@gmail.com> wrote in message news:ff4fdf69-2cc1-43db-b47d-19cf7e5b6f72@r34g2000vbp.googlegroups.com... On Dec 9, 11:11 am, "Tom [Pepper] Willett" <t...@youreadaisyifyoudo.com> wrote:<span style="color:blue"> > Believe it or not, many of us have access to the internet, including > on-line > news. We can also read. We don't need you to guide the way. > > "~BD~" <BoaterD...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > > news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > :</span> "We don't need you to guide the way." Oh but some of us do. I just got on FaceBook yesterday. My wife was incensed (just a place for picking up chicks). Maybe she's right. Tomas -- Thanks for your post 'WhidbeyTomas' style_emoticons/ Maybe you should read this article too! http://www.computerworld.com/action/articl...NLT_SEC&nlid=38 Dave Quote
Guest Milo Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 It's a good post - I do confirm about the web threat scenario infesting facebook recently ahead of what bbc publicly disclosed we found 1 worm and 3 more secondary file constituting such malware activity utilizing social engineering. ill post a blog of my findings asap for other to look into. "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:O$usaojWJHA.5064@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > "Milo" <jfcoel@hotmail.com> wrote in message > news:C5B689DA-6263-42FF-A4A1-471BF09CECF9@microsoft.com...<span style="color:green"> >> BD thanks posting such... This is a "newsgroup for home users" your post >> are highly appreciated as such it can contribute to the awareness of the >> home users. >> >> Many thanks, >></span> > > -- > > Wow! > > Thanks for your post, Milo. You have no idea how much that means to me - I > really appreciate it. Thank you. style_emoticons/)) > > Dave > </span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 From: "Milo" <jfcoel@hotmail.com> | It's a good post - I do confirm about the web threat scenario infesting | facebook recently ahead of what bbc publicly disclosed we found 1 worm and | 3 more secondary file constituting such malware activity utilizing social | engineering. ill post a blog of my findings asap for other to look into. From McAfee: Notice This is a Low-Profiled Threat Notice for W32/Koobface.worm Justification W32/Koobface.worm has been deemed Low-Profiled due to media attention at http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Koobface...acebook/?kc=rss. W32/Koobface.worm is referred to as the "Koobface Virus" in the article at eweek.com. Read About It Information about W32/Koobface.worm is located on VIL at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_148955.htm Detection W32/Koobface.worm was first discovered on August 3, 2008 and detection, for this particular variant, was added to the 5455 dat files (Release Date: December 5, 2008). To stay updated and protected download the latest dat files from http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/index.html If you suspect you have W32/Koobface.worm, please submit a sample to http://www.webimmune.net -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest FromTheRafters Posted December 9, 2008 Posted December 9, 2008 inline "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:OdTeKyjWJHA.256@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > > "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message > news:eh0ZVjiWJHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> >> To ~BD~ - evidently even on topics posts from you are not wanted. >> True, many of us have access to the internet - but it seems that only >> some of us are capable of ignoring you. Their need to berate you is >> stronger than their desire to ignore you. >></span> > -- > > To: FTR > > At one stage I had thought of you as a 'cyberfriend' - what went wrong? > Did you listen to PABear?</span> I don't like being told who to and who not to engage in conversation. I will respond to whom I please. If it occasionally pleases me to to respond to you, I will. If the topic is not one I care to respond to, I will ignore you. If you happen to post off topic crap, I won't respond by chastising you for posting off topic crap - I will ignore you. I was considering the whole 'crossposting for no reason' thing as another reason to ignore you. <span style="color:blue"> > In the context of your note here - who, exactly, are the "us" to whom you > refer?</span> The 'us' to whom Tom referred. The newsgroup community I suppose, me, the others, and yourself. When one of the others' posts that some SP is now available, no-one jumps in and tells them that we are all capable of getting that information on the net without their help - and yet your rare on topic post gets that treatment. <span style="color:blue"> > Then you talk of "their" - as if you are not one of "them".</span> I'm not one of the "them" that punishes even good behaviour. With the exception of this post, I haven't been responding to off topic or posts where the response is not likely to be of interest to anyone else but you. As this post proves, I am not always succesful at this. <span style="color:blue"> > You 'talk' in riddles - what do you really mean, FTR?</span> You interpret in riddles. ....and yes, I can be confusing. Quote
Guest ~BD~ Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message news:%235Dc4YlWJHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > inline > "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message > news:OdTeKyjWJHA.256@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:green"> >> >> "FromTheRafters" <erratic@nomail.afraid.org> wrote in message >> news:eh0ZVjiWJHA.556@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...<span style="color:darkred"> >>> >>> To ~BD~ - evidently even on topics posts from you are not wanted. >>> True, many of us have access to the internet - but it seems that only >>> some of us are capable of ignoring you. Their need to berate you is >>> stronger than their desire to ignore you. >>></span> >> -- >> >> To: FTR >> >> At one stage I had thought of you as a 'cyberfriend' - what went wrong? >> Did you listen to PABear?</span> > > I don't like being told who to and who not to engage in conversation. I > will respond to whom I please. If it occasionally pleases me to to respond > to you, I will. If the topic is not one I care to respond to, I will > ignore you. > If you happen to post off topic crap, I won't respond by chastising you > for posting off topic crap - I will ignore you. > > I was considering the whole 'crossposting for no reason' thing as another > reason to ignore you. ><span style="color:green"> >> In the context of your note here - who, exactly, are the "us" to whom you >> refer?</span> > > The 'us' to whom Tom referred. The newsgroup community I suppose, me, > the others, and yourself. When one of the others' posts that some SP is > now > available, no-one jumps in and tells them that we are all capable of > getting > that information on the net without their help - and yet your rare on > topic > post gets that treatment. ><span style="color:green"> >> Then you talk of "their" - as if you are not one of "them".</span> > > I'm not one of the "them" that punishes even good behaviour. With the > exception > of this post, I haven't been responding to off topic or posts where the > response is > not likely to be of interest to anyone else but you. As this post proves, > I am not > always succesful at this. ><span style="color:green"> >> You 'talk' in riddles - what do you really mean, FTR?</span> > > You interpret in riddles. > > ...and yes, I can be confusing. ></span> -- Good answer(s) FTR - I do not intend to deal with points individually. Whilst you may not appreciate same, we are not disimilar in attitude and outlook. I despair when I ask a straight-forward question and receive an answer like this:- On Tue, 9 Dec 2008 23:26:45 -0000, ~BD~ wrote: <span style="color:blue"> > If I have misunderstood matters, I'd appreciate an explanation.</span> I have neither the time nor the inclination, nor is this an appropriate forum, to educate you on how news readers function. -- Paul Adare MVP - Identity Lifecycle Manager http://www.identit.ca Surely the whole purpose of the newsgroups is for all to learn from the teaching/advice of others. Is this not so? Dave Quote
Guest Milo Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 David what you see in those sites are actually just the surface because none of them got the final file the trojan dropped to as what was identified by bbc - its not only a resident of facebook but also of other social networking sites since you can create an account use some dead gorgeous picture of a girl/lady and put some link on it that says come look at me in private "videos" - then you will then be prompted to update as your adobe flash player then after executing such file second and 3rd file drops in since the first file opens particular ports. This is how the infection channel work Social networking sites / blogspots |- picture with ( new once with intriguing ) |- embedded js script that redirects you to 2 sites |- utilizes a Youtube like site just misspelled ( social engineering ) |- prompts you a video + download flash player |- after installing adobe flash player update |- downloads in the background 2 more .exe Also this confirms as well BD's news so no one should dissuade others to post such news if needed because it is real and it increases awareness of the home users in particular. "David H. Lipman" <DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net> wrote in message news:#aM44ZkWJHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > From: "Milo" <jfcoel@hotmail.com> > > | It's a good post - I do confirm about the web threat scenario infesting > | facebook recently ahead of what bbc publicly disclosed we found 1 worm > and > | 3 more secondary file constituting such malware activity utilizing > social > | engineering. ill post a blog of my findings asap for other to look into. > > From McAfee: > > Notice > This is a Low-Profiled Threat Notice for W32/Koobface.worm > > Justification > W32/Koobface.worm has been deemed Low-Profiled due to media attention at > http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/Koobface...acebook/?kc=rss. > > W32/Koobface.worm is referred to as the "Koobface Virus" in the article at > eweek.com. > > Read About It > Information about W32/Koobface.worm is located on VIL at: > http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_148955.htm > > Detection > W32/Koobface.worm was first discovered on August 3, 2008 and detection, > for this > particular variant, was added to the 5455 dat files (Release Date: > December 5, 2008). > > To stay updated and protected download the latest dat files from > http://www.mcafee.com/us/downloads/index.html > > If you suspect you have W32/Koobface.worm, please submit a sample to > http://www.webimmune.net > > > > -- > Dave > http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html > Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp > > </span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted December 10, 2008 Posted December 10, 2008 From: "Milo" <jfcoel@hotmail.com> | David what you see in those sites are actually just the surface because none | of them got the final file the trojan dropped to as what was identified by | bbc - its not only a resident of facebook but also of other social | networking sites since you can create an account use some dead gorgeous | picture of a girl/lady and put some link on it that says come look at me in | private "videos" - then you will then be prompted to update as your adobe | flash player then after executing such file second and 3rd file drops in | since the first file opens particular ports. | This is how the infection channel work | Social networking sites / blogspots | |- picture with ( new once with intriguing ) | |- embedded js script that | redirects you to 2 sites | |- utilizes a Youtube like site just misspelled ( social engineering ) | |- prompts you a video + download flash player | |- after installing adobe flash | player update | |- downloads in the background 2 | more .exe | Also this confirms as well BD's news so no one should dissuade others to | post such news if needed because it is real and it increases awareness of | the home users in particular. Although most of his posts (Boater Dave) are BS, I didn't reply to this one as such. As long as someone posts information with a URL to back up the posted information (hopefully an authorative URL) then it makes a good post. If you have more information on the Koobface that is technical in nature or is not information for public consumption, please email me with that information. Just remove ~nospam~ from my posted email address. -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
Guest James Matthews Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 What a wierd name why would someone name a virus like that? -- http://www.astorandblack.com/ "~BD~" <BoaterDave@hotmail.co.uk> wrote in message news:ehWcLQhWJHA.1336@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...<span style="color:blue"> > Facebook's 120 million users are being targeted by a virus designed to get > hold of sensitive information like credit card details. > > 'Koobface' spreads by sending a message to people's inboxes, pretending to > be from a Facebook friend. > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technolo...000/7773340.stm > > > > </span> Quote
Guest David H. Lipman Posted December 12, 2008 Posted December 12, 2008 From: "James Matthews" <jamesmatt18@gmail.com> | What a wierd name why would someone name a virus like that? Facebook ==> face + book book --> koob + face --> koobface -- Dave http://www.claymania.com/removal-trojan-adware.html Multi-AV - http://www.pctipp.ch/downloads/dl/35905.asp Quote
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