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Gumblar Renews Activity, Says ScanSafe

Posted by Kara Reeder Nov 6, 2009 9:12:42 AM

According to ScanSafe researcher, the Gumblar botnet has renewed activity, reports Computerworld. Mary Landesman, a senior security researcher with ScanSafe, says Web sites still infected with Gumblar may now be able to call back to the newly activated domain, which had been taken offline.

 

Gumblar alters access credentials and folder permissions to allow an attacker "backdoor" access, making it extremely hard to detect.

 

Landesman pretty much sums it up with:

It's a mess. Stay tuned.

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