Comments on: The evolution of an extraordinary globe-spanning worm http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/ on Internet security by Byron Acohido Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:59:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: bodo unger http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-1323 bodo unger Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:38:45 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-1323 The writer of the conficker virus is Mario Fiege a German in the Philippines. he is working with glavmed.com.stimul-cash.com , rx-promotion.com , spamit.com. He is pretending to be a russian in the internet while hacking domains,,hijacking forums and sending millions of email spam out of malware ghettos like asian. He is using proxyway.com The writer of the conficker virus is Mario Fiege a German in the Philippines. he is working with glavmed.com.stimul-cash.com , rx-promotion.com , spamit.com. He is pretending to be a russian in the internet while hacking domains,,hijacking forums and sending millions of email spam out of malware ghettos like asian.
He is using proxyway.com

]]> By: Free Wii Points http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-597 Free Wii Points Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:11:34 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-597 Only gonna get worse, the further we depend on computers, the more dangerous these hackers become. Only gonna get worse, the further we depend on computers, the more dangerous these hackers become.

]]> By: Free Microsoft Points http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-586 Free Microsoft Points Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:21:37 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-586 There will continue to be viruses and trojans ect for many of years because as technology grows on developing patches for infectious viruses and so, viruses and so will also get tougher and tougher. There will continue to be viruses and trojans ect for many of years because as technology grows on developing patches for infectious viruses and so, viruses and so will also get tougher and tougher.

]]> By: caffeine head http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-326 caffeine head Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:43:41 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-326 It's good at least that there was advance warning for the Conficker worm; i'm sure a lot of people were spared a lot of hardship because of this It’s good at least that there was advance warning for the Conficker worm; i’m sure a lot of people were spared a lot of hardship because of this

]]> By: bacohido http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-303 bacohido Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:19:15 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-303 King : Thanks for pointing that out. I've revised to make reference to "hashing" instead of "encryption." Byron King :
Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve revised to make reference to “hashing” instead of “encryption.”
Byron

]]> By: King http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-297 King Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:03:47 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-297 Excellent timeline and summary. One small nit: MD6 is a hashing algorithm, not an encryption algorithm. MD6 does not encrypt anything itself, it produces a short signature of its input. Two inputs that hash to the same value are extremely likely to be the same inputs (multiple inputs exist that will hash to the same value, but if the hash is secure, it is not possible to purposely create another input that hashes to a specific output value). Hashes are used to guarantee the payload has not been modified. Conficker probably uses MD6 to verify its updates, but encrypting the traffic would be done by something else. Excellent timeline and summary. One small nit: MD6 is a hashing algorithm, not an encryption algorithm. MD6 does not encrypt anything itself, it produces a short signature of its input. Two inputs that hash to the same value are extremely likely to be the same inputs (multiple inputs exist that will hash to the same value, but if the hash is secure, it is not possible to purposely create another input that hashes to a specific output value). Hashes are used to guarantee the payload has not been modified.

Conficker probably uses MD6 to verify its updates, but encrypting the traffic would be done by something else.

]]> By: MNPundit http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-296 MNPundit Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:32:35 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-296 Why can't western hackers every develop something this nasty to be used on Chinese or Russian machines? I feel so inadequate. Why can’t western hackers every develop something this nasty to be used on Chinese or Russian machines?

I feel so inadequate.

]]> By: Razvan Stoica http://lastwatchdog.com/evolution-conficker-globe-spanning-worm/#comment-273 Razvan Stoica Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:09:03 +0000 http://lastwatchdog.com/?p=1131#comment-273 Shameless plug follows: We've released <a href="http://www.bdtools.net/" rel="nofollow">free tools</a> that reliably wipe Conficker. The tools can even be deployed over an enterprise network. Shameless plug follows:

We’ve released free tools that reliably wipe Conficker.
The tools can even be deployed over an enterprise network.

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