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07-01-2004, 05:20 PM
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http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22102876
New Trojan Steals Banking Information
By Dan Neel, CRN
The Internet Storm Center issued a warning that a new Trojan virus is posing a threat to online banking customers.
The carrier of the threat, "img1big.gif," poses as an image file, according to center, Bethesda, Md. The file is not an image at all, but a file-dropper Trojan composed of a pair of Win32 executable programs compressed together using the Open Source executable compressor UPX.
The trojan installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO) on Internet Explorer version 4.X and higher. One of the two sets of code performs the initial install, the other performs the BHO install. Once the BHO is up, it looks for secure access to the URLs of several dozen banking and financial sites around the globe and "grabs any outbound POST/GET data from within IE before it is encrypted by SSL," according to Storm Center handler John Bambenek.
The outbound data--including user names and passwords--is sent over an HTTP connection created by the Trojan to the address http://www.refestltd.com/cgi-bin/yes.pl.
The center recommends free software called BHODemon from Definitive Solutions to help administrators identify BHOs installed on Windows systems.
BHODemon is a free tool that lists all Browser Helper Objects installed on a Windows system by scanning the registry, and it gives users the ability to disable them, Bambenek said.
Center director Marcus Sachs also warned this week that high-end multiplayer network gaming activities and new forms of PC user deception known as cognitive hacking present a growing danger to Internet security.
Sachs said that while firewalls and updated AV tools and patches provide adequate security against malicious code that could enter during a gaming session, it's the gamers themselves who could be tempted to disable firewalls and system resources in order to improve gaming performance.
Interactive gaming across a company network may strike most as a major policy no-no, but it happens in many smaller firms and some larger ones, typically after the close of the business day.
David Pattillo, a former producer at Metropolitan DVD, a Manhattan-based DVD company which mastered DVDs for films such as Traffic, said after-hours multiplayer gaming was common among Metropolitan's employees.
Tom Derosier, co-owner of the CPU Guys, Hanson, Mass., said he's seen instances where viruses were allowed to enter a network after employees disabled firewalls in order to give themselves a competitive edge in downloading the real-time playing fields shared by other contestants in the game.
"Most game makers are good about locking the game down so when the computer game loads it authenticates to make sure the right amount of data is there for each player, so everyone is playing in the same 'real time.' But if you want a one up, you can shut down as many resources as you can on the PC, and you're that much more ahead," Derosier said.
Earlier this month, Microsoft issued updates for Windows XP and Server 2003 that addressed vulnerabilities in an operating system component called IDirectPlay4, used during multi-player network games. The impact of the vulnerability could lead to denial of service attacks, according to Windows bulletin MS04-016, which can be found here.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-016.mspx
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-016
Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Denial of Service (839643)
Issued: June 8, 2004
Updated: June 16, 2004
Version: 1.1
Summary
Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoftฎ Windowsฎ
Impact of Vulnerability:- Denial of Service
Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate
Recommendation: Customers should consider applying the security update.
Security Update Replacement: None
Caveats: Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, an additional FAQ has been added to the "Frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to this security update" section to help customers determine which update to apply to their systems.
Tested Software and Security Update Download Locations:
Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 Download the update
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Download the update
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition Download the update
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Non-Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows NTฎ Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
Tested Microsoft Windows Components:
Affected Components:
Microsoft DirectXฎ 7.0a, 7.1, 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b, 8.2, 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Microsoft DirectX 8.0, 8.0a, when installed on Windows 2000 Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b when installed on Windows 2000 Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 8.2 when installed on Windows 2000, or Windows XP Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 Download the update
Non-Affected Components:
Microsoft DirectX 5.2 on Windows 98
Microsoft DirectX 6.1 on Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
The software in this list has been tested to determine if the versions are affected. Other versions either no longer include security update support or may not be affected. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and version, visit the following Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site.
Acknowledgments
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:
John Lampe Tenable Network Security for reporting the vulnerability (CAN-2004-0202).
Obtaining Other Security Updates:
Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:
Security updates are available from the Microsoft Download Center: You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security_patch".
Updates for consumer platforms are available from the Windows Update Web site.
Support:
Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.
Security Resources:
The Microsoft TechNet Security Web Site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.
Microsoft Software Update Services
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Windows Update-
Windows Update Catalog: For more information about the Windows Update Catalog, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 323166.
Office Update-
Software Update Services:
By using Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates to Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003-based servers, and to desktop systems that are running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.
For more information about how to deploy this security update with Software Update Services, visit the Software Update Services Web site.
Systems Management Server:
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users. For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see the SMS 2003 Security Patch Management Web site. SMS 2.0 users can also use Software Updates Service Feature Pack to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.
Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Microsoft Office Detection Tool to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of the SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, see the following Web site. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack and in the SMS 2.0 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.
Disclaimer:
The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
Revisions:-
V1.0 (June 8, 2004): Bulletin published
V1.1 (June 16, 2004): Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, an additional FAQ has been added to the "Frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to this security update" section to help customers determine which update to apply to their systems
http://www.internetweek.com/breakingNews/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=22102876
New Trojan Steals Banking Information
By Dan Neel, CRN
The Internet Storm Center issued a warning that a new Trojan virus is posing a threat to online banking customers.
The carrier of the threat, "img1big.gif," poses as an image file, according to center, Bethesda, Md. The file is not an image at all, but a file-dropper Trojan composed of a pair of Win32 executable programs compressed together using the Open Source executable compressor UPX.
The trojan installs a Browser Helper Object (BHO) on Internet Explorer version 4.X and higher. One of the two sets of code performs the initial install, the other performs the BHO install. Once the BHO is up, it looks for secure access to the URLs of several dozen banking and financial sites around the globe and "grabs any outbound POST/GET data from within IE before it is encrypted by SSL," according to Storm Center handler John Bambenek.
The outbound data--including user names and passwords--is sent over an HTTP connection created by the Trojan to the address http://www.refestltd.com/cgi-bin/yes.pl.
The center recommends free software called BHODemon from Definitive Solutions to help administrators identify BHOs installed on Windows systems.
BHODemon is a free tool that lists all Browser Helper Objects installed on a Windows system by scanning the registry, and it gives users the ability to disable them, Bambenek said.
Center director Marcus Sachs also warned this week that high-end multiplayer network gaming activities and new forms of PC user deception known as cognitive hacking present a growing danger to Internet security.
Sachs said that while firewalls and updated AV tools and patches provide adequate security against malicious code that could enter during a gaming session, it's the gamers themselves who could be tempted to disable firewalls and system resources in order to improve gaming performance.
Interactive gaming across a company network may strike most as a major policy no-no, but it happens in many smaller firms and some larger ones, typically after the close of the business day.
David Pattillo, a former producer at Metropolitan DVD, a Manhattan-based DVD company which mastered DVDs for films such as Traffic, said after-hours multiplayer gaming was common among Metropolitan's employees.
Tom Derosier, co-owner of the CPU Guys, Hanson, Mass., said he's seen instances where viruses were allowed to enter a network after employees disabled firewalls in order to give themselves a competitive edge in downloading the real-time playing fields shared by other contestants in the game.
"Most game makers are good about locking the game down so when the computer game loads it authenticates to make sure the right amount of data is there for each player, so everyone is playing in the same 'real time.' But if you want a one up, you can shut down as many resources as you can on the PC, and you're that much more ahead," Derosier said.
Earlier this month, Microsoft issued updates for Windows XP and Server 2003 that addressed vulnerabilities in an operating system component called IDirectPlay4, used during multi-player network games. The impact of the vulnerability could lead to denial of service attacks, according to Windows bulletin MS04-016, which can be found here.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-016.mspx
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-016
Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Denial of Service (839643)
Issued: June 8, 2004
Updated: June 16, 2004
Version: 1.1
Summary
Who should read this document: Customers who use Microsoftฎ Windowsฎ
Impact of Vulnerability:- Denial of Service
Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate
Recommendation: Customers should consider applying the security update.
Security Update Replacement: None
Caveats: Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, an additional FAQ has been added to the "Frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to this security update" section to help customers determine which update to apply to their systems.
Tested Software and Security Update Download Locations:
Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 Download the update
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 Download the update
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Download the update
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition Download the update
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me) Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Non-Affected Software:
Microsoft Windows NTฎ Workstation 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
Tested Microsoft Windows Components:
Affected Components:
Microsoft DirectXฎ 7.0a, 7.1, 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b, 8.2, 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b on Windows 98, Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Millennium Edition - Review the FAQ section of this bulletin for details about these operating systems.
Microsoft DirectX 8.0, 8.0a, when installed on Windows 2000 Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b when installed on Windows 2000 Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 8.2 when installed on Windows 2000, or Windows XP Download the update
Microsoft DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 Download the update
Non-Affected Components:
Microsoft DirectX 5.2 on Windows 98
Microsoft DirectX 6.1 on Windows 98 Second Edition
Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Windows Media Player 6.4 or Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
The software in this list has been tested to determine if the versions are affected. Other versions either no longer include security update support or may not be affected. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and version, visit the following Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site.
Acknowledgments
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:
John Lampe Tenable Network Security for reporting the vulnerability (CAN-2004-0202).
Obtaining Other Security Updates:
Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:
Security updates are available from the Microsoft Download Center: You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security_patch".
Updates for consumer platforms are available from the Windows Update Web site.
Support:
Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit the International Support Web site.
Security Resources:
The Microsoft TechNet Security Web Site provides additional information about security in Microsoft products.
Microsoft Software Update Services
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)
Windows Update-
Windows Update Catalog: For more information about the Windows Update Catalog, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 323166.
Office Update-
Software Update Services:
By using Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates to Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003-based servers, and to desktop systems that are running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.
For more information about how to deploy this security update with Software Update Services, visit the Software Update Services Web site.
Systems Management Server:
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users. For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see the SMS 2003 Security Patch Management Web site. SMS 2.0 users can also use Software Updates Service Feature Pack to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.
Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Microsoft Office Detection Tool to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of the SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, see the following Web site. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack and in the SMS 2.0 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.
Disclaimer:
The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.
Revisions:-
V1.0 (June 8, 2004): Bulletin published
V1.1 (June 16, 2004): Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, an additional FAQ has been added to the "Frequently asked questions (FAQ) related to this security update" section to help customers determine which update to apply to their systems