Tham khảo tài liệu 'ethical hacking and countermeasures - phần 41', công nghệ thông tin, an ninh - bảo mật phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | -M cEH Certified Ethical Hacker Ethical Hacking and Countermeasures Version 6 Module XLI Hacking USB Devices IM c E H News Certified Ethical Hacker Silly worm targets USB sticks Malware use old-fashioned propagation technique Iain Thomson 04 May 2007 Experts are warning of a new worm which spreads via USB keys in a reversion to the earliest methods of virus distribution Si yFD-AA installs itself onto systems and puts a message in Internet Explorer reading Hacked by 1BYTE1 It also installs an auto run inf on any removable drives such as USB sticks or floppy discs. USB keys are becoming so cheap that marketing people are prepared to use them as throwaways with the aim of securing sales leads said Graham cluley senior technology consultant for Sophos. Computer owners should tread very carefully when plugging an unknown device into their PC however as it could have malicious code planted on it With a significant rise in financially motivated malware it could be an obvious backdoor into a company for criminals bent on targeting a specific business with malicious code Once the drive is connected to another computer the worm automatically installs itself on the new computer and repeats the exercise in an attempt to spread further Users are advised to turn off the Autorun feature in Windows The technique mimics the very earliest methods of virus propagation when viruses were spread solely via floppy discs. Virus protection then was easy users simply had to cover the indented tab on a 5 25in floppy with sticky tape the so called virus condom . Permalink to this story Source http . co m 2189228 Copyright by Ec-Council EC-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is Strictly Prohibited IM c EH Module Objective Certified Ethical Hacker This module will familiarize you with USB Devices USB attacks Viruses and worms USB Hacking Tools USB Security Tools Countermeasures EC-Council Copyright by Ec-Council All Rights Reserved. Reproduction is .
