Facebook Fakebook: New Trends in Carberp Activity
Facebook fraud, Carberp, statistics and a DDoS plugin.
Facebook fraud, Carberp, statistics and a DDoS plugin.
ESET has discovered a new version of the Delphi infector, Win32/Induc. Unlike its predecessors, however, this variant incorporates a seriously malicious payload and has acquired some extra file infection and self-replicative functionality. Two years ago, we published comprehensive information (here , here, and here) about the virus Win32/Induc.A, which infected Delphi files at compile-time. Though
I was passed a query from a journalist in the UK about Win32/Induc.A, the Delphi infector both Randy and I have blogged about previously, asking whether ESET has figures supporting my contention that this “harmless” malware actually has the potential to cause significant damage, as he had seen no reports of “even minor disruption.” While
Sebastián Bortnik, Security Analyst at ESET Latin America, has shared with me his translation of an FAQ written with Cristian Borghello, ESET Latin America'sTechnical and Educational Manager, about the malware ESET NOD32 detects as Win32/Induc.A. I've done a little cosmetic editing on the original and added quite a lot of material (so any mistakes and