Peaches Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 Gumblar Google-poisoning attack morphsDrive-by download juggernaut relocates and picks up speedBy John Leyden Posted in Anti-Virus, 19th May 2009 20:37 GMTA Web attack that poisons Google search results is getting worse, according to security researchers.The attack first relies on compromising normally legitimate website and planting malicious scripts. US CERT reports that stolen FTP credentials are reckoned to be the main technique in play during this stage of the attack but poor configuration settings and vulnerable web applications might also play a part.Surfers who visit compromised websites are exposed to attacks that rely on well-known PDF and Flash Player vulnerabilities to plant malware onto Windows PCs.http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/05/19/gu...isoning_update/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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