Superbowl Virus being spread by malicious websites

***Steve*** · 05-02-2007, 21:32

Security experts are finding an increasing number of Web sites hosting malicious JavaScript code first detected on American Super Bowl-related sites last week. Sites covering topics ranging from health care to government have been hacked to host the JavaScript.

The attack targets two known vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, for which Microsoft introduced patches in April 2006 and in January 2007. Computers with unpatched software are vulnerable to the attack. If one of the hacked sites is visited, the JavaScript code directs the browser to a second Web server, based in China, and tries to install a Trojan Horse downloader and password-stealing program on the victim's computer.

It is likely that people using a non-Microsoft browser such as Firefox may be safer from this particular attack as it does not link to the underlying operating system in the same way as Internet Explorer.

orangepeel · 05-02-2007, 23:05

u got a link with details? exploit code etc...

***Steve*** · 05-02-2007, 23:14

Certainly sir, hope these help

W E B L I N K S
SANS Log
PC World

orangepeel · 06-02-2007, 08:00

05-02-2007, 21:32	#1 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,282	Superbowl Virus being spread by malicious websites Security experts are finding an increasing number of Web sites hosting malicious JavaScript code first detected on American Super Bowl-related sites last week. Sites covering topics ranging from health care to government have been hacked to host the JavaScript. The attack targets two known vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, for which Microsoft introduced patches in April 2006 and in January 2007. Computers with unpatched software are vulnerable to the attack. If one of the hacked sites is visited, the JavaScript code directs the browser to a second Web server, based in China, and tries to install a Trojan Horse downloader and password-stealing program on the victim's computer. It is likely that people using a non-Microsoft browser such as Firefox may be safer from this particular attack as it does not link to the underlying operating system in the same way as Internet Explorer. __________________ .......__o .......\<, ....( )/ ( )

05-02-2007, 23:05	#2 (permalink)
orangepeel Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,507	Re: Superbowl Virus being spread by malicious websites u got a link with details? exploit code etc...

05-02-2007, 23:14	#3 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,282	Re: Superbowl Virus being spread by malicious websites Certainly sir, hope these help W E B L I N K S SANS Log PC World

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orangepeel Feet under the table Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 1,507	Re: Superbowl Virus being spread by malicious websites ta.

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