Microsoft: New "Popureb" Rootkit Requires Windows Re-Install

[SpywareDr]

Are you sure your backup isn't infected? A good rootkit hides itself, so that the PC owner won't even suspect that it's infected.

For example, TDSS is running on a ~4.5 million (and growing) PC botnet in the U.S. alone.

[Rocketmech]

The news article is misleading...

http://blogs.technet.com/b/mmpc/arch...t-instead.aspx

[Train]

Rocketmech

I like this part. They even have the links.

If your system is infected with Trojan:Win32/Popureb.E, we advise fixing the MBR using the Windows Recovery Console to return the MBR to a clean state.


To fix the MBR:

1. Open a Windows Recovery Console
• For Windows XP: Installing and using the Recovery Console in Windows XP
• For Windows Vista: System Recovery Options in Windows Vista
• For Windows 7: System Recovery Options in Windows 7

[SuperSparks]

More over-hyped nonsense here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-13973805

It's become "indestructible" now

[cdroman]

Are you sure your backup isn't infected? A good rootkit hides itself, so that the PC owner won't even suspect that it's infected.

For example, TDSS is running on a ~4.5 million (and growing) PC botnet in the U.S. alone.

It would need to get installed/executed on my windows system; and I can't see that happening, at least not easily.

[Rocketmech]

Well that didn't take too long... http://hitmanpro.wordpress.com/2011/...s-popureb-e-2/

Someone bigger always comes along...


The rootkit is not the big deal , it's the clueless who are propagating the botnet. 4.5 million idiots ? really ?

[cdroman]

Well that didn't take too long... http://hitmanpro.wordpress.com/2011/...s-popureb-e-2/

Someone bigger always comes along...


The rootkit is not the big deal , it's the clueless who are propagating the botnet. 4.5 million idiots ? really ?

It's one of the reasons that my wife has linux on her laptop. So many of her friends get infected with every nasty that comes along, and she continually gets things sent to her from them. Having linux gives her an added bit of safety if she should ever click on one of the nasty links that they send her.