Lord_of_the_Dense
May 27th, 2004, 03:10 PM
Symantec Security Response has revealed that it has analyzed the first 64-bit Windows attack code.
The attack is a proof of concept with no payload. Named W64.Rugrat.3344 by Symantec, it's very old-fashioned in technique. When executed it infects all 64-bit executable files, excluding .DLL files, in the directory from which it was executed, and all subdirectories, and then exits.
For more on Windows security issues, check out eWEEK.com's special report "Securing Windows."
Read entire story here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&e=3&u=/zd/20040527/tc_zd/128212) .
The attack is a proof of concept with no payload. Named W64.Rugrat.3344 by Symantec, it's very old-fashioned in technique. When executed it infects all 64-bit executable files, excluding .DLL files, in the directory from which it was executed, and all subdirectories, and then exits.
For more on Windows security issues, check out eWEEK.com's special report "Securing Windows."
Read entire story here (http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1738&e=3&u=/zd/20040527/tc_zd/128212) .