Tired of that spyware and adware which somehow makes its way to your PC, and in short gives you anxiety attacks. We have some news which may increase the paranoia levels just a tad. According to Virus hunters at SophosLabs , a do-it-yourself malware creation kit is being hawked on a Russian Web site for less than $20. This spyware kit, called the Web Attacker kit is available on a website run by self proclaimed spyware and adware developers who even have the gall to offer technical support to the buyers. Really, what has the world come to? Virus making support ?
The Web Attacker kit includes scripts that simplify the task of infecting computers and spam-sending techniques to lure victims to specially rigged Web sites. According to the virus hunters, samples of the malware kit include spam-run themes, like bird-flu protection to guide online criminals through social engineering attacks. "Making spyware available on the cheap like this means that technical skill has been removed as an entry-level barrier" to spamming and hacking, O'Brien from Sophos said. "Now even dim-witted miscreants will be able to join the world of cyber-crime."
Web Attacker kit on the Wild source
Sourced By Tanya Palta. Edited by Colbert Low
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