How Stupid Do They Think I Am?

As if we needed any more reason not to open .exe files there is a new one reported by the PandaLabs Blog this past Tuesday. PandaLabs Blog has reported a Trojan to Worm program that seems to have been created in Spain. The program gives even laymen wanna-be malware programmers an easy user interface to turn any executable file into a worm.

The TrojanToWorm Toolkit seems to be an effort by some malware programmer to make the creation of malware easily accessible to anyone with a few minutes and devious intentions. The TrojanToWorm Toolkit even lets the malware creator tell the malware to not infect PenDrives connected during specific user sessions or connected with specific names.

According to SC Magazine experts say that the T2W Toolkit seems to be a ploy to keep the heat off of more sophisticated hackers, but they fail to say who the “experts” are. I assume they are referring to the PandaLabs security personnel, one of which they mention having spoken to in the article.

I’ve learned new lingo as I look into the story of the T2w Toolkit, stuff such as script kiddies to describe n00b hackers that want to be hackers when they grow up. The T2W Toolkit is apparently believed to be aimed at letting them have fun in the World Wide Web sandbox while the more experienced hackers creep in under the radar and hack data.

One tidbit I got from the SC Magazine article that I am uncertain I’ll put to the test is that identity theft malware is beyond the abilities of script kiddies.   I don’t think I’ll risk the little rug rats not being able to figure out something devious.  They obviously have nothing better to do with their time than cause mayhem, so why trust that they can’t find ways to steal identities as well?

I’ll keep watching for more information on this T2W Toolkit stuff and update the blog as I get more information.

Okay, this one just raises the hairs along the back of my neck and says “No! Don’t Click That!” It looks innocent enough, but I’m not about to get snared by them morons.

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Subject: Hey, you have a new Greeting !!!

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Hello friend !

You have just received a Greeting from someone who cares about you!

Just click here to receive your Animated Greeting !

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Thank you for using www.Greetings.com services !!!
Please take this opportunity to let your friends hear about us by sending them a postcard from our collection !
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In posting this here, I have replaced their link (which goes to a virus download) with the link to the Hallmark.com information on this e-card scam.

DO NOT click on any greeting cards you are not expecting, and particularly not on one that just says “from a friend” or something similar.

Hallmark.com says in part:

“A fraudulent e-mail flooding the Internet claims to have a link to an E-Card from a family member, friend or neighbor and uses major greeting card company names such as Hallmark. Clicking on the link downloads a virus onto your computer that compromises personal data.”