Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

Malware Hijacks Windows Update

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the you-trust-me-right-right-right dept.

clickclickdrone writes "The BBC are reporting a new piece of malware is in the wild that can hijack Windows Update's functionality and bypass firewalls allowing it to install malicious code on users PCs. The new code was discovered by Frank Boldewin in an email. The attack utilizes the BITS system."

4 of 209 comments (clear)

  1. link to Boldewin's page incorrect by jrtom · · Score: 1, Redundant
    It's http://reconstructer.org/ not http://reconstruction.org./

    Also, Brian Krebs' blog has an informative post on the phenomenon.

  2. Wrong Link by tprime · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Email came from reconstructer.org NOT reconstruction.org. The latter is a religious site.


    www.tomandemily.com

    --
    http://www.tomandemily.com
  3. Huh ? by Denis+Troller · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Please, proof your links when posting. the "discovered by Frank Boldewin" link takes you to http://www.reconstruction.org/, a "christian reconstruction" website instead of the proper http://www.reconstructer.org/ (Frank Boldewin website).

    Granted, TFA links to the proper website while displaying "reconstruction.org". Still...

    --
    That's not a nick, that's my NAME.
  4. Re:Typical Microsoft response by Phu5ion · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yet another "what should their response have been" reply.

    MS spokesperson: We have a workaround. Go download and install Linux today!

    --
    Slashdot is kind of like Playboy; we aren't here to read the articles.