In the last hours Symantec released a statement on Trojan.Dosvine, a known malware and recently used for a DDoS attack (Distributed Denial of Service) against some of the Vietnamese government web resources. Symantec same as stated in its announcement, the use of malware in support of political battles is a rapidly growing trend. These activities are complemented and then the much more widespread criminal activity aimed at identity theft and illicit financial gain.
In its setup action / infections on your PC Trojan.Dosvine replace the file. Exe used by Acrobat Reader for your automatic updates, in fact, this attempt to evade the scrutiny of security software using a common procedure is known by end users. A study on questa procedura รจ disponibile qui.
Quanto accaduto sul web vietnamita rispecchia un'analoga iniziativa messa in atto nei confronti di alcuni siti web coreani. In quel caso venne utilizzato il malware Trojan.Dozer per effettuare un DDOS nei confronti di alcuni siti governativi strategici. L'analisi completa e ulteriori approfondimenti sono disponibili a questo indirizzo : http://www.symantec.com/connect/blogs/vietnamese-latest-target-politically-motivated-attack.
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