WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Originally posted by kazbaby at WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Originally posted by
ninja007 at WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Originally posted by
campylobacter at WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Lately, I've had to delete about half a dozen spam comments from various entries on my LJ & at other communities. They've all shared a commonality: a single embed & link to a YouTube video in Portuguese titled "Camarate: A confissao de Farinha Simoes" or in English titled "Dying call from prison. Details about Portugal Premier Minister air-crash!"
DO NOT PLAY THE VIDEO. (That's just a screengrab of it, not the actual functioning embedded video.)
The video contains a Windows rootkit virus that keylogs your passwords & posts spam using your LJ account, not to mention some other stuff that may be more sinister, all unbeknownst to you.
[SOURCE: [Warning] Serious rootkit virus spreading in LJ comments by
luma_chan ]
ETA: 25 July 2012: In this comment by
brooke, we've been discussing the LACK of recent anti-virus articles about trojans that exploit the YouTube Flash video codec. Neither of us can find anything about computer malware being spread via playing a video.
Known accounts [now up to 56] that generate these spammy malware comments:
List of reported known bot accounts
1. Hover your cursor over the little userhead next to the username.
2. In the box that pops up, click the "Ban user" boxes that apply. (Community owners & moderators see the "in my communities" ticky box.)
3. Click the "Report a Bot" link to notify LJ admin of the spam account.
Alternate link to report a bot:
http://www.livejournal.com/abuse/bots.bml
Alternate link to ban a user:
http://www.livejournal.com/manage/banusers.bml
Warn your LJ Friends:
Originally posted here. Feel free to comment there using OpenID if you don't have an account.|
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Originally posted by
ninja007 at WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Originally posted by
campylobacter at WARNING Rootkit virus embedded in video via comment spam
Lately, I've had to delete about half a dozen spam comments from various entries on my LJ & at other communities. They've all shared a commonality: a single embed & link to a YouTube video in Portuguese titled "Camarate: A confissao de Farinha Simoes" or in English titled "Dying call from prison. Details about Portugal Premier Minister air-crash!"
DO NOT PLAY THE VIDEO. (That's just a screengrab of it, not the actual functioning embedded video.)
The video contains a Windows rootkit virus that keylogs your passwords & posts spam using your LJ account, not to mention some other stuff that may be more sinister, all unbeknownst to you.
[SOURCE: [Warning] Serious rootkit virus spreading in LJ comments by
luma_chan ]
ETA: 25 July 2012: In this comment by
brooke, we've been discussing the LACK of recent anti-virus articles about trojans that exploit the YouTube Flash video codec. Neither of us can find anything about computer malware being spread via playing a video.
Known accounts [now up to 56] that generate these spammy malware comments:
1310ardfey 108 comments posted
ageh822 77 comments posted
aldovid 98 comments posted
ambrosinev127 comments posted
analiseacalo 93 comments posted
andfeaaa71 90 comments posted
blanchidovi135 comments posted
bolvul 86 comments posted
brinsonpuvyb 130 comments posted
buehlerkos 134 comments posted... [ more behind cut]
List of reported known bot accounts
1310ardfey 108 comments posted
ageh822 77 comments posted
aldovid 98 comments posted
ambrosinev127 comments posted
analiseacalo 93 comments posted
andfeaaa71 90 comments posted
blanchidovi135 comments posted
bolvul 86 comments posted
brinsonpuvyb 130 comments posted
buehlerkos 134 comments posted
bunchgen 126 comments posted
dangelodow 124 comments posted
dulcleopyqy 154 comments posted
elfontomek 135 comments posted
fhatit829 81 comments posted
golubcavav 98 comments posted
hatcheqan 137 comments posted
herwinifab 137 comments posted
hofmannfuvuw 119 comments posted
iernaulegu 122 comments posted
jenamenute 75 comments posted
jonmeino 95 comments posted
justiczjatu 95 comments posted
karcooo83 95 comments posted
kassite 108 comments posted
khalidaky 95 comments posted
lockfatev109 comments posted
lorisxuva135 comments posted
mafirusii0 86 comments posted
marowov570 86 comments posted
mehygqo 90 comments posted
meratee05250 97 comments posted
milburrujyvy 116 comments posted
millfordiqy 100 comments posted
mortieywize 137 comments posted
ngpase 106 comments posted
nieboman 91 comments posted
nofamcmehyn 96 comments posted
nonxautore 95 comments posted
normunb 85 comments posted
novund89 comments posted
octavianes 103 comments posted
oicuee218 115 comments posted
omne807 98 comments posted
oniskeytosap 106 comments posted
oroolkodd101 comments posted
osvelxa4211 80 comments posted
owenddhd 99 comments posted
paicuo 104 comments posted
philemonan 120 comments posted
pilpmaddyjo 102 comments posted
planteujy 122 comments posted
proplasmoc 92 comments posted
reereree00 110 comments posted
rjwoily 99 comments posted
symanuvawe 80 comments posted
veatorecu 122 comments posted
1. Hover your cursor over the little userhead next to the username.
2. In the box that pops up, click the "Ban user" boxes that apply. (Community owners & moderators see the "in my communities" ticky box.)
3. Click the "Report a Bot" link to notify LJ admin of the spam account.
Alternate link to report a bot:
http://www.livejournal.com/abuse/bots.bml
Alternate link to ban a user:
http://www.livejournal.com/manage/banusers.bml
Warn your LJ Friends:
Originally posted here. Feel free to comment there using OpenID if you don't have an account.|
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