Samsung site hosting malware

Posted by   Virus Bulletin on   Sep 8, 2006

Websense reports trojans found on electronics giant's servers.

A US-hosted website belonging to Samsung Telecommunications America, a subsidiary of South Korean electronics giant Samsung, has been playing host to numerous items of malware for some time, according to web security firm Websense. It is believed the site has been compromised in some way by hackers, who are using it to serve up their trojans.

In a report from the web watchers, the Samsung Telecom site is said to have been most recently carrying a trojan intended to disable AV software, log keystrokes and download further malware. No exploit code is being used, and it is suggested victims have been lured to the site via IM or email links.

Websense has informed Samsung of the issue. The alert is available here.

Posted on 8 September 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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