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Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API
From: Thierry Zoller <Thierry () Zoller lu>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:34:32 +0200
Dear Peter, I have a few questions, maybe you have time to answer them. PG> No, this is an entirely new level of attack, "New level of attack", what makes you believe that? PG> because it's moved the dancing PG> bunnies problem onto the Windows desktop. Huh ? What is different to let's say the southpark worm we saw years ago? Or any other normal binary that promised to be a screensaver or similar ? PG> The level of warnings is PG> irrelevant Euhm ok, so in your logic the program shouldn't run at all ? What do you perceive as "relevant" here. PG> Given what an incredible attack vector they are What is incredible in this attack vector ? What is actually new ? What is the differnce with the "User downloads screensaver and get's owned" attack vector ? PG> I'm amazed there haven't been any serious PG> exploits yet. See Wikipedia definition of exploit : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploit_%28computer_security%29 -- http://secdev.zoller.lu Thierry Zoller Fingerprint : 5D84 BFDC CD36 A951 2C45 2E57 28B3 75DD 0AC6 F1C7
Current thread:
- Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Tim Brown (Sep 14)
- RE: Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Roger A. Grimes (Sep 14)
- RE: Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Peter Gutmann (Sep 15)
- Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Thierry Zoller (Sep 17)
- Re: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Peter Gutmann (Sep 17)
- RE: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Roger A. Grimes (Sep 17)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Tim Brown (Sep 17)
- RE: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Peter Gutmann (Sep 18)
- RE: Re[2]: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Ed Patterson (Sep 18)
- RE: Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Peter Gutmann (Sep 15)
- RE: Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Roger A. Grimes (Sep 14)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] Next generation malware: Windows Vista's gadget API Tim Brown (Sep 17)