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Web Exploit Found That Customizes Attack For Windows, Mac, and Linux

Posted by Soulskill on from the making-everyone-feel-special dept.

phaedrus5001 writes with this quote from Ars: "Security researchers have found a live Web exploit that detects if the target is running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux and drops a different trojan for each platform. The attack was spotted by researchers from antivirus provider F-Secure on a Columbian transport website, presumably after third-party attackers compromised it. The unidentified site then displayed a signed Java applet that checked if the user's computer is running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux. Based on the outcome, the attack then downloads the appropriate files for each platform."

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  1. Columbian transport website? by Kenja · · Score: 4, Funny

    Is that where the "domestic pharmaceutical procurement facilitators" meet?

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  2. Blah by mystikkman · · Score: 5, Funny

    When are the malware writers going to support BSD?

  3. if (linux) by Ynot_82 · · Score: 5, Funny

    if(linux) { exec 'su - root' || die 'shit, I had to try something...'; }

  4. Finally some multi-platform support by GameboyRMH · · Score: 4, Funny

    Now if only the major business software companies were this considerate...

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  5. Malware for Linux? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    The year of the Linux desktop has arrived!

  6. very convincing by Cyko_01 · · Score: 5, Funny

    On linux you need to download the source code from the repository and compile it yourself