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Symantec Researchers Find 49 New Modules of Regin Spying Tool
itwbennett writes: Security researchers from Symantec have identified 49 more modules (bringing the total number found so far to 75) of the sophisticated Regin cyberespionage platform that many believe is used by the U.S. National Security Agency and its close allies. Some of the modules implement basic malware functions, while other modules are much more specialized and built with specific targets in mind. 'One module was designed to monitor network traffic to Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) web servers, another was observed collecting administration traffic for mobile telephony base station controllers, while another was created specifically for parsing mail from Exchange databases,' the Symantec researchers said in an updated version of their white paper (PDF) published Thursday.
Congratulations on your purchase of a brand new nigger! If handled properly, your apeman will give years of valuable, if reluctant, service.
INSTALLING YOUR NIGGER.
You should install your nigger differently according to whether you have purchased the field or house model. Field niggers work best in a serial configuration, i.e. chained together. Chain your nigger to another nigger immediately after unpacking it, and don't even think about taking that chain off, ever. Many niggers start singing as soon as you put a chain on them. This habit can usually be thrashed out of them if nipped in the bud. House niggers work best as standalone units, but should be hobbled or hamstrung to prevent attempts at escape. At this stage, your nigger can also be given a name. Most owners use the same names over and over, since niggers become confused by too much data. Rufus, Rastus, Remus, Toby, Carslisle, Carlton, Hey-You!-Yes-you!, Yeller, Blackstar, and Sambo are all effective names for your new buck nigger. If your nigger is a ho, it should be called Latrelle, L'Tanya, or Jemima. Some owners call their nigger hoes Latrine for a joke. Pearl, Blossom, and Ivory are also righteous names for nigger hoes. These names go straight over your nigger's head, by the way.
CONFIGURING YOUR NIGGER
Owing to a design error, your nigger comes equipped with a tongue and vocal chords. Most niggers can master only a few basic human phrases with this apparatus - "muh dick" being the most popular. However, others make barking, yelping, yapping noises and appear to be in some pain, so you should probably call a vet and have him remove your nigger's tongue. Once de-tongued your nigger will be a lot happier - at least, you won't hear it complaining anywhere near as much. Niggers have nothing interesting to say, anyway. Many owners also castrate their niggers for health reasons (yours, mine, and that of women, not the nigger's). This is strongly recommended, and frankly, it's a mystery why this is not done on the boat.
HOUSING YOUR NIGGER.
Your nigger can be accommodated in cages with stout iron bars. Make sure, however, that the bars are wide enough to push pieces of nigger food through. The rule of thumb is, four niggers per square yard of cage. So a fifteen foot by thirty foot nigger cage can accommodate two hundred niggers. You can site a nigger cage anywhere, even on soft ground. Don't worry about your nigger fashioning makeshift shovels out of odd pieces of wood and digging an escape tunnel under the bars of the cage. Niggers never invented the shovel before and they're not about to now. In any case, your nigger is certainly too lazy to attempt escape. As long as the free food holds out, your nigger is living better than it did in Africa, so it will stay put. Buck niggers and hoe niggers can be safely accommodated in the same cage, as bucks never attempt sex with black hoes.
FEEDING YOUR NIGGER.
Your Nigger likes fried chicken, corn bread, and watermelon. You should therefore give it none of these things because its lazy ass almost certainly doesn't deserve it. Instead, feed it on porridge with salt, and creek water. Your nigger will supplement its diet with whatever it finds in the fields, other niggers, etc. Experienced nigger owners sometimes push watermelon slices through the bars of the nigger cage at the end of the day as a treat, but only if all niggers have worked well and nothing has been stolen that day. Mike of the Old Ranch Plantation reports that this last one is a killer, since all niggers steal something almost every single day of their lives. He reports he doesn't have to spend much on free watermelon for his niggers as a result. You should never allow your nigger meal breaks while at work, since if it stops work for more than ten minutes it will need to be retrained. You would be surprised how long it takes to teach a nigger to pick cotton. You really would. Coffee beans? Don't ask. You have no idea.
MAKING YOUR NIGGER WORK.
Niggers are very, very averse to work of any kind. T
Symantec is an American company. If this were really NSA malware, would Symantec be able to tell us about it?
No one in the USA cares about their privacy or their rights, so long as it's not about burning tires or shooting guns.
No mater how much scandals are thrown to the public, be it NSA related or even fake evidence leading to Iraq fiasco for the benefit of the murderous clan of the Cheney group, from Bush puppet to Rice accessory through 45$/gallon kerosene sold by Halliburton to USA Army corps, hundreds of thousands of civilians ground to a pulp to the blatant misuse of US treasury by lord how many agencies to feed off the public insecurities with TSA leading the front of nosiness, no one cares.
You can throw more of it. Everybody's senses have been reduced to a gentle numb.
So, Symantec can keep publishing their finds. They may make a bit more money off of it, and NSA will continue it's game. Unimpeded.
(wow it's been a long week... I may be frustrated a tad)
Its not a great means of security, but using non-standard software can keep you away from their reaches. If they generally target microsoft platforms, then using other platforms can offer benefits (not well developed or possibly even non-existent modules). It's not great security, in fact is hardly any kind of security at all: the security of "oh bother", but it is something. OTOH, the article may have been written to attract eyeballs and gather attention, and there may be modules targeting other platforms. Like anything else though, you start with the low hanging fruit and the most available, most common target.
Dear MouseR,
I am an American who has chosen to live outside of America
Although I still love my country, I can no longer stand the government which rules over it
I am an American who do care about my rights, and I do care enough to move myself and all my family members out of the country which I love so much
It may have been a long week for you, but it has been more than a decade for me and my family, living outside of my beloved U. S. of A, and by the way, me and my family are not alone
Thousands (if not more) Americans have chosen to stay out because of the same reason. All of us do love our country but because of the stupidity / complacent / sheep-like behavior of our fellow country-persons, we know that USA has become a lost cause
When they elected, and re-elected Bush junior we already facepalmed and imaging our double-facepalmed when our country-persons elected and re-elected Obama !
USA is no longer the USA or yore. It is become an empty shell
The fall of America may not happen in my lifetime, but please take my advice - those of us who chose to stay outside know that it is coming
Criminal behaviour from a corrupt, criminal, and terrorist regime. Hardly any surprise there.
Their intention is to make us think the NSA doesn't already enjoy first-class access though their custom backdoors. Don't be fooled!
You know it's time for the next revolution when your rulers' names end with roman numerals.