A security company called Eset reported that there are two new types of malicious software to look out for, and try to protect yourself against. PC World explained via Yahoo news that both of them “exploit a vulnerability in the way Windows processes .link files, used to provide shortcuts to other files on the system.”
The first targets computers made by Siemens that run a specific type of software: industrial control system management software. First exploited by the Stuxnet worm, which was discovered on computer systems in Iran last month, the worm steals supervisory control and data acquisition project files. I guess you’d know it if you had such files. We’re told that “Siemens issued a Security Update for its customers on Thursday, but Microsoft has yet to patch the Windows bug that permits the worm to spread.” Still, the newer version looks simpler. Almost as though it had been copied by what the article calls “a bottom feeder” who seeks to record keystrokes in order to steal people’s passwords.
“The other variant could be used to install one of several different pieces of malicious software. As each new variant of the attack pops up, it adds pressure on Microsoft to patch the underlying vulnerability. Microsoft’s next set of security patches is due Aug. 10, but if enough customers get infected, the company may be forced to rush out an emergency patch for the issue. Microsoft has already posted a temporary workaround to the problem and says it is working on a patch.”
Eset has a list of suggested security precautions, that you can take with internet speed, on their website at www.Eset.eu.
Tags: Internet Speed, Malware, Viruses