 Ransom-M, McAfee Labs Low-Profiled Threat Notice |
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 Oct 28 2009, 07:18 PM
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This is a Low-Profiled Threat Notice for Ransom-M Justification Ransom-M has been deemed Low-Profiled due to media attention at http://blogs.zdnet.com/security/?p=4748. Ransom-M is referred to as "LoroBot" in the article at ZDNet.com. Read About It Information about Ransom-M is located on VIL at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_239862.htm Detection Ransom-M was first discovered on October 28, 2009 and detection, for this particular variant, will be added to the 5786 dat files (Release Date: October 29, 2009). Though we consider this a low threat, An EXTRA.DAT file may be downloaded via the McAfee AVERT Extra.dat Request Page: https://www.webimmune.net/extra/getextra.aspx If you suspect you have Ransom-M, please submit a sample to http://www.webimmune.net Risk Assessment Definition For further information on the Risk Assessment and McAfee Labs Recommended Actions please see: http://www.mcafee.com/us/threat_center/out...assessment.html --------------------  Microsoft® MVP Consumer Security 2007 - 2009 Member of ASAP A.S.A.P-Alliance of Security Analysis Professionals |
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