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Microsoft: There’s Malware Spread via USB

Microsoft discovered the existence of the spread of malware that ‘bum’ a USB device. Even disable the autorun is not enough to thwart the spread of malware.

“We’re investigating a new report that says if a malware has infiltrated into the USB device,” said Microsoft’s Security Response Center, as quoted by Secure Computing, Monday (07/19/2010).

Added security researchers at Sophos Chester Wisniewski, the attack could be connected directly with an unknown weakness in Windows.

Weakness that allows Windows files dangerous (. Ink) is installed into the USB to run the Dynamic Link Library (DLL), without requiring user interaction at all. The DLL would then install malware into devices.

Therefore, computer users will not be protected even if they have disabled the autorun feature, a feature in Windows that allows files or programs to be executed after the device is connected to a computer.

“If the malware is able to run, even if AutoPlay is disabled, the stakes remain very high,” wrote Wisniewski.

The threat of the virus was first detected last month by the antivirus company based in Belarus, namely VirusBlokAda. According to the company, malware on the USB device was installed two drivers. This driver serves as a rootkit malware that hides the truth, that it’s almost impossible to detect.

Malware which spreads via removable media is not new Previously, Conficker also spread to millions of computers around the world using these media.

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