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Rootkit Alert!!!!
After the Adobe reader Post I did a rootkit scan only to find a severe infection in the Adobe Flashplayer Plugin
It was loaded through official channels via Mozilla Plugin Updater. Will have to lay low and go to Chrome or Explorer for a while. Be very careful and run your AV Rootkit scanners now! :sad5: |
Update
I am here using a Virtual Browser For those in Australia I have the exact name of the installer of the Rootkit install_flashplayer11x32_mssd_au_aih.exe |
Update
Tracked it to Russian Origin |
Chrome is my solution for now, browse the net and plays flash without the need to install Plugins
Was using Firefox, will still never use Explorer very much. |
i had that fix
did a scan using "Malwarebytes" it remove it and restart the system then i gone to "flashplayer" remove the older one then install it from the main site i have to recheck it later see if that rootkit get back in thou have to say agreed with you its a nasty thing these rootkits hate them think sony music copy right started it and all hell broken loose some time back! given bad hackers new ways to dig-in to it have to say malwarebytes.org software all so found some trojan downloader as will |
Trojans are easier to find if the Antivirus Program is auto-scanning, in the old days I'd do it manually because my PC didn't have much memory and CPU power to spare...Now? ffft!...no problem.
Rootkits damn sneaky, I recon it got in by DNS server attack or redirection, Hope my internet provider gets on to it soon. |
thanks for the info
i`ll scan right now. |
Update
Just found out that my Browser was listed in locations to be excluded during routine scans. Be a good idea to check all exclusions for your Anti-Virus Scanner |
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but some time having excluded listed make video feed not hang when it try to scan browser when watching online video movies, only reason i can think of it be in there! |
It must be something the hackers have learnt to exploit.
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I've been having problems running flash on my 64-bit system (had to install 64-bit compatible flashplayer).
I was concerned about the Rootkit so I ran a Rootkit scan ... nothing found ... relieved !! ;) |
In case of hide and seek, a boot-time scan, run before windows starts would be a good idea to do once a week.
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