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Hackers Serving Rootkits with Bagles

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the worm-in-the-apple dept.

Iran Contra writes "Security researchers at F-Secure in Finland have discovered a rootkit component in the Bagle worm that loads a kernel-mode driver to hide the processes and registry keys of itself and other Bagle-related malware from security scanners. Bagle started out as a simple e-mail borne executable and the addition of rootkit capabilities show how far ahead of the cat-and-mouse game the attackers are."

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  1. Before long... by totalbasscase · · Score: 5, Funny

    Next time on Slashdot: "Bagle.GE authors sued by Sony for rootkit copyright infringement!" Honestly though, maybe we should all just start carrying around rootkits on our USB keys. Plug it into your aunt's computer, and she'll never forget your birthday again (even if she wanted to).

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  2. Dupe! by zaguar · · Score: 1, Funny

    It's a Windows security alert! I call dupe! After all the WMF flaws, this latest IE exploit and Vista delays, what else is there on /.?

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    "Sure there's porn and piracy on the Web but there's probably a downside too."
  3. Mmmmm... bagels! by jtcedinburgh · · Score: 5, Funny

    Mark me OffTopic if you will (it's Friday and I'm feeling brave, so I'll take that risk), but when I first read this, I read it as:

    "Hackers Serving Rootkits with Bagels"

    ...and I started to think how cool a hacker café would be... then I got to wondering what else you might be able to order at a hacker café:

    Trojan Muffins (secret filling might bring surprise!)
    DDoS Donuts (very tasty, but eat too many and they gang up on you)
    L33t Latté (quintuple espresso with a single shot of milk)
    Keylogger Cakes (be careful, they're watching)

    ...and so on (I shall spare you the rest).

    Ah well, as they say in these parts 'ah'll get me coat'...

    1. Re:Mmmmm... bagels! by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 2, Funny

      Trojan Muffins (secret filling might bring surprise!)
      DDoS Donuts (very tasty, but eat too many and they gang up on you)
      L33t Latté (quintuple espresso with a single shot of milk)
      Keylogger Cakes (be careful, they're watching)

      I think ThinkGeek just found their newest product line.

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      May the Maths Be with you!
  4. Re:How to tell if you are a linux fanatic. by ObsessiveMathsFreak · · Score: 1, Funny

    Look out!! He's got a chair!!!

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    May the Maths Be with you!
  5. A new taste treat by digitaldc · · Score: 2, Funny

    Your O/S locks with Bagels, sir.

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    He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
  6. Re:The evolving virus by MurkyGoth · · Score: 2, Funny
    programs that actually "thrive" on CPU time and memory, and compete for these resources
    Aah, you mean Windows, Office, Internet Explorer, Outlook...

    (it's anti-Microsoft, dammit, feed me karma! :P )
  7. Re:As seen on their blog page... by fbjon · · Score: 2, Funny

    There's a better pic over here.

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  8. Mmm, bagles... by antdude · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... who doesn't want free yummy bagles to eat? Oh, you mean the computer types... [grin]

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