Beware, Windows 7 RC Trojan Inside


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A pirated version of software from the Windows 7 Release Candidate (RC) that have been infected with a Trojan horse that is able to create a botnet with ten thousands of bots under control. It is presented by the researchers at security company Damballa. Software Windows 7 Release Candidate is first displayed on 24th April, and spread very quickly in the hundreds per jamnya new bot, and bots are controlled by 27.000 in the same time. Results are arrested Damballa through the network and control server in the 10th May.

Pirated software Windows 7 Release Candidate now also has spread through the well-field site download pirated software and online forum. Software Windows 7 Release Candidate pirated version is designed to be downloaded and installed with the scheme "pay-per-install", where the downloader should pay for the installation of 'malware' that was created by botmaster. According Damballa, installation of a computer user menginfeksi progress quickly.

"We continue with the observation that the way the installation reach about 1.600 download per day in a wide geographic area. Since we signed it, a lot of pirated Windows software installation 7 RC then this can not be accessed by botmaster. However, regardless botmaster can still control the instlasi that already in the computer. Computers that are infected in the U.S. about 10 percent, while in the Netherlands and Italy about 7 percent. "Said Tripp Cox, vice president of technical Damballa.

According to Trend Micro, Windows 7 RC has been used by malware distributors since the launching date of 5 May. In fact, Trend Micro has also emnemukan Trojan horse TROJ_DROPPER.SPX that masquerade as a copy-an RC software is Windows 7. For the original software from the Windows 7 RC, the user can download the official Microsoft website (www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-7/download.aspx

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