Malware Spreading Via ... Windshield Fliers?

wiedzmin writes "Another interesting article published by the SANS ISC Handler's Diary is describing a very unusual vector for malware distribution — windshield fliers and fake parking tickets. A website URL provided for "disputing a ticket" actually leads to a malicious website, and a "toolbar" required to find the photo of your violation is, you guessed it, a trojan posing as a fake antivirus. The best part is — according to the VirusTotal report, it doesn't look like most antiviruses have signatures for this one yet."

Re:Neat but..

[bensafrickingenius]

Absolutely. And just think of actually having the chance to get your hands on one of those assholes. My god, the frustrations I could take out on him!

Re:A virus I'd actually fall for

[zappepcs]

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More important than a face on the criminal

[erroneus]

There is also a neck we can hang them from... someone police can pursue and arrest, more direct money to follow... leads.

I really want to see some terrible, nearly unimaginable things happen to these people. Some people feel this way about drug pushers. Others feel this way about child molesters. For me, it is malware. Oh I think of the children too, but frankly, a lot can be done in the way of prevention if only most parents paid attention to their own children that would address a good portion of the child molestation thing and as drugs go... well, once again, people don't get hooked on drugs unless they had some other problems that precipitated it first. If they were raised well, odds are better that they'd not be a drug addict.

Re:That is pretty clever...

[pwnies]

do you know what a parking ticket looks like in your city

Only one way to find out. Lemme borrow your keys.

The weirdest thing just happened to me

[mandark1967]

I went out to my car to go to lunch and there was this Nigerian Prince and his entourage standing there and he said he needed my helpto move some cash out of his country for his dead uncle or someone.

Re:Neat but..

[Anonymous Coward]

My god, the frustrations I could take out on him!

Also, we could use violence.

Re:You don't even need a Virus or Malware to pull

[denstark]

Holy lack of punctuation, batman!

If Microsoft made cars...

[ddusza]

Ok, this article dredges up the old thread of "If Microsoft made cars" and the barbs cast back and forth about it. Makes me wonder, if the car was made by Microsoft, would the car get the virus directly from the malware flyer?

Re:Neat but..

[Smidge204]

Phase 1: Pose as college student looking to make a few bucks

Phase 2: Get to know person distributing the fliers to students

Phase 3: Stand trial for aggravated assault with no regrets.

=Smidge=

Bad idea

[gmuslera]

Only works locally, a parking cam can catch the real culprit (think in catching the originator of most of the spam/malware that goes thru email), and is somewhat shortlived (by the time most of the ones that got the ticket went to internet the site could have been taking down).

To make it much worse, YOU can catch him and take revenge of every spam/malware/spyware/virus you received ever. We can get an updated version of witch burning for the XXI century.

Re:Some should rip in to the fake person giving ou

[Crashspeeder]

Some should rip in to the fake person giving out the tickets

How do you catch a fake person? Fake traps?

Windshield fliers

[Hordeking]

Aren't those the little pieces of paper that go under my wipers and always make it rain/snow?

Re:Neat but..

[Cynonamous Anoward]

Phase 1: Pose as college student looking to make a few bucks

Phase 2: ???

Phase 3: PROFIT!!!

There, fixed that for you.

Dear fliers-posting malware authors

[Yvan256]

I don't have a car, you insensitive clod!

Re:Neat but..

[cthulu_mt]

I think that's how Gov. Spitzer's girlfriend got started.

Re:Neat but..

[Intron]

More likely it was someone who got an email with the subject:

MAKE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN YOUR SPARE TIME!!!!!

The root of the problem

[neapolitan]

You guys are missing the root of the problem. If the cars didn't have windows, then the users wouldn't have gotten infected.

I suggest a car like this.

http://www.m38a1.com/images/Archives/jeep%20_105%20gun%20jpg.jpg [m38a1.com] :p

Re:Notice Sent to UND Students.

[noidentity]

That's funny; the notice I received just said

"Urgent! Bogus Parking Tickets Found on Campus Refer Recipients to Virus-laden Web site

Do Not Go To This Web Site!!!

For more information, please visit the following website: [website address was here]"

Yet another reason...

[WoodenTable]

...to not use Microsoft Windshields and the stuff it comes bundled with.

(love the fuzzy dice, though. why do people always say they cause crashes? strange.)

Re:The root of the problem

[Anonymous Coward]

Come on, enough with the flaming of windows already!!!