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For haven sake ...
Could we be a little bit more specific.

"...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."

Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. Is that an accurate guess?

A mention of affected platform(s) would be appreciated by your readers. Let's not just tell half the story.

Thanks in advance for your reply

^o^

Posted by: n0neXn0ne   Posted on: 10/27/09  (Edited: 10/27/2009 @ 09:04) You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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For haven sake ...  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Affected platform?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
re:Affected platform? Yes, Affected platform?  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Yes, I'm sure  NonZealot | 10/27/09
I really wasn't ...  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Ah, I didn't realize  NonZealot | 10/27/09
You're building a strawman. No thx. n/t  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
And you are a troll  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Says the troll.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
RE: Troll vs. Troll  /A\V/ | 10/28/09
Would you care to provide evidence?  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Who needs evidence?  AzuMao | 10/27/09
His statement is right  mathcreative | 10/27/09
"His statement is right"  vilppuu@... | 10/29/09
Incorrect  mathcreative | 10/27/09
All platforms? With a ".exe" file carrying the payload?  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Name a PC OS that is immune to trojans  NonZealot | 10/27/09
re: Name a PC OS that is immune to trojans  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Why does it need to be a cross-platform trojan?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Please report specific cases where it occurred  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Sure, that's easy  NonZealot | 10/27/09
I'm asking for occurrences in the wild not proofs of concept  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Hehe, epic fail on your part  NonZealot | 10/27/09
What "hole"?  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Ah, I didn't realize that I was corresponding with an idiot  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Oh the strength of your arguments...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Well, you were. Every single time you talked to yourself.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Well said NZ, completely agree  Mew-shew | 10/27/09
Don't try to change the subject everytime somebody makes you eat your words  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Safe OS  Dave@... | 10/28/09
It's a .exe file you retarded troll. Only Windows is affected.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Revelation: Windows can run Windows programs  NonZealot | 10/27/09
You really should try reading before replying.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
I'm starting to fear for you man.  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
That goes without saying... writing "windows malware" would be a pleonasm  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Correction for you  bobiroc | 10/27/09
Malware writers feel worth writing malware for...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Windows and OS X  NonZealot | 10/27/09
lolled @ iBotnet. NT  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Right  bobiroc | 10/27/09
Not even 10-12%  NonZealot | 10/27/09
re:Not even 10-12%  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Thanks for asking,  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Haha. Do you actually think this is a prime example of Windows' insecurity?  AzuMao | 10/27/09
"as if I'm supposed to be afraid of emails with zipped EXEs that require...  ghall@... | 10/28/09
re: Right  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
The conclusion following your simple concept is that;  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Maybe so  bobiroc | 10/27/09
The thing is, that's not it.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
That makes sense.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Linux on vast majority of servers?  bobiroc | 10/27/09
Fail  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Is it me or is that article primarily about web servers?  bobiroc | 10/27/09
Okay.. so how do you propose polling for all types of servers?  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Trolls on vast majority of blogs  compudog | 10/28/09
So proclaims  athynz | 10/28/09
Wow, what a complete newbie!  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Hint: I was being sarcastic. wink  AzuMao | 10/27/09
re n0neXn0ne  j-mccurdy@... | 10/28/09
Let loose...  seal@... | 10/29/09
Get it right  phil.hawkins@... | 11/11/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  bjs_z | 10/27/09
Thanks very much for your insight. {nt}  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Just checked my email logs  bobiroc | 10/27/09
1500 already???  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Spreading?  bobiroc | 10/27/09
And where did those attacks come from?  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
They could be coming from the OS X botnet  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Even stupidity has it's limits man...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
You believe Linux servers can't serve Windows malware?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Linux server could foeward windows malware not replicate it but even...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Linux can replicate Linux malware  NonZealot | 10/27/09
You could as well remove your Linux hard drive and send it to...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Possibly.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
So you don't know  NonZealot | 10/27/09
NZ, at least try to read before replying. That's not what I said at all.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
@AzuMao  athynz | 10/28/09
Probably not as many  athynz | 10/28/09
re:1500 already???  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Answer this one troll  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Why do those so called trojans die the moment of release them in the wild?  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
So many lines of defense?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Will you ever get it...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
re:Answer this one troll  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
No, I specifically chose an old one  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Strawman n/t  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
It's not in the wild anymore, and I doubt anyone even has a sample of it.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
RTFA! "but you must of course save the binary, then set it executable, and  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Defensive aren't we?  bobiroc | 10/27/09
If you say so..  AzuMao | 10/27/09
I did notice that  athynz | 10/28/09
You know nothing!  NonZealot | 10/27/09
You refuse to read your own source, and didn't read my message either..  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Of course you could as well remove your Linux hard drive and send it to...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
That sounds complicated  NonZealot | 10/27/09
A minor problem  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
@NZ  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Are you really that stupid?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Those emails come from somewhere...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
It depends on how many Windows 7 users gave this admin privs  NonZealot | 10/27/09
In Windows 7, you don't even need to give permission.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Links please!  NonZealot | 10/27/09
It was in the first result. Here you go.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Can't you read?  AzuMao | 10/27/09
re: Just checked my email logs  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
At this organization, it wouldn't even matter  NonZealot | 10/27/09
re:At this organization, it wouldn't even matter  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
Unless it, like most users of Windows, left the settings on default.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Just like Linux!  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Just because another OS has some problems in the same category..  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Nope  bobiroc | 10/27/09
I'll tell you one thing  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Windows' crappiness aside..  AzuMao | 10/27/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  andre3k | 10/27/09
A talkbacker already reported 1500 cases of blocked infected emails...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
ha  andre3k | 10/27/09
But where did they (infected emails) come from...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Why is it a pertinent question?  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Windows is so special that it will run them with admin privs even if  AzuMao | 10/27/09
No it won't  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Don't try to project your own attributes onto others.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Fair enough, vulnerabilities do exist  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Definitely not perfect. All the major OSs/kernels have problems.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  Loverock Davidson | 10/27/09
How useful is that...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
It is very useful.  andre3k | 10/27/09
A machine which disregards your needs and impose its own limitations on you  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
*sigh*  andre3k | 10/27/09
Right  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Yep  bobiroc | 10/27/09
According to the zealots, just being attacked means you are vulnerable  NonZealot | 10/27/09
ohemgee  andre3k | 10/27/09
I can't make up this type of stupidity  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Too bad you're getting frustrated by yourself...  The Mentalist | 10/27/09
Might want to practice your reading comprehension skills wink  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Which even you admitted your lack of knowledge  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Nope. I don't have to agree with him to understand what he meant.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Or yours?  Oreamnos_americanus | 10/28/09
Deep packet inspection is all fine and dandy for..  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Too bad most Windows users are so jaded to frivolous warnings they ignore  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Wrong  Loverock Davidson | 10/27/09
Let's see how TRULY secure Linux users are  NonZealot | 10/27/09
Nope.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
So you are saying  bobiroc | 10/27/09
No  AzuMao | 10/27/09
So will you admit  bobiroc | 10/27/09
I'm not sure about if you use some third party program to compensate for  AzuMao | 10/27/09
Security in general  bobiroc | 10/27/09
Even with root privileges  Michael Kelly | 10/27/09
Not that there'd be reason to anyways.  AzuMao | 10/27/09
It's funny how ...  n0neXn0ne | 10/27/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  TF_kj | 10/27/09
we need to be technically be educated bbc did it way back about botnets  samzbest@... | 10/27/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  lthorn@... | 10/28/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  sflorg | 10/28/09
Anyway..The only way you're not affected is..  WNCSnoopy24 | 10/28/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  redsreboot | 10/28/09
Yes, that's wrong  trefire | 10/28/09
Only Windows is affected  terjeb@... | 10/29/09
Netherlands: why is Police not arresting those guys  wimkapteyn | 10/29/09
A learning curve problem or simple stupidity  Steve*1* | 10/29/09
If a user is stupid enough...  smtp4me@... | 10/29/09
And the consequences...  Steve*1* | 10/29/09
Hmmm.... this is interesting...  SteveInKS | 10/29/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  vilppuu@... | 10/29/09
ZDNet, your email showed up RIGHT NEXT to that spam!  Garrett Williams | 10/29/09
Anyone know what this one is?  JCitizen | 10/30/09
A solution?  kmashraf | 11/02/09
Anyone who bit on that one needs a brain transplant  niallfromdublin@... | 11/03/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  cocococo013 | 11/16/09
RE: Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack  Computer_User_1024 | 11/17/09

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