New Koobface Variant Drops Scareware and Click Fraud Malware

[YoKenny]

New Koobface Variant Drops Scareware and Click Fraud Malware
Taunts security researchers and journalists through offensive domain names

A new Koobface variant has been detected spreading in the wild and has been analyzed by security researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The analysis revealed that illegal money schemes used by its creators include scareware distribution and click fraud via rogue affiliate advertising programs.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Koobface-Variant-Drops-Scareware-and-Click-Fraud-Malware-120657.shtml

[mathboyx215]

Thanks yokenny
Hope this variant is detected by avast

[CharleyO]

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Thanks for the info, Yk.


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[pete319]

It certainly can cause major problems. Thanks YoKenny 

[Pondus]

Koobface spreading through thousands of IP addresses

http://www.scmagazineus.com/Koobface-spreading-through-thousands-of-IP-addresses/article/147964/

[tav]

Thanks for the info.  I have this virus (ok I admit I'm an idiot for clicking the fake flash upgrade).  Resides in Windows / freddy62.exe with other files.  Avast did not catch it ... see also http://www.virusremovalguru.com/?p=3726.  It redirects IE and Firefox browsers, but for some reason not Safari.  I haven't tried the removal yet, will post any success.