Countries tend to use specifically written software for most purposes, to enhance security and independence.
Core Security sells its products to clients who want to test their own security mechanisms.
That is in part because commercial programs could be traced back to specific customers.
Using the Core security program however, adds a new twist to the tale.
Evron has said that they have detected attacks dating back as far as April.
The attack relied on infected Excel sheets that were mailed to executives at the targets.
The mail, requested permission to run a macro program inside the Excel Spreadsheet.
Macros are small automated pieces of a program that are programmed to carry out a specific task.
However in this case the macro carried a carrier malware payload.
One of the features of Cores Core Impact Tool is its stealth capability to hide from detection.
We will follow that down, De Cristofaro said.
Resource :Chicago Tribune.
source: www.techworm.net
