Re: "Yay" Malware

[RL Vaughn <Randy_Vaughn () BAYLOR EDU>]

Tim Lane wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > > has anyone seen (for want of a better term) the Yay Malware.  We are seeing a
> > > small window with the word "yay" in it appear on the desktop with a lot of
> > > outgoing traffic.  A search on Google cites quite a few people seeing this in
> > > the last 24 hours but no resolution.
> > >
> > > We have tried to remove it with:
> > >
> > > Symantec AV
> > > Adaware
> > > Spybot S&D
> > > Defender
> > > XoftSpySE
> > > MSRT
> > >
> > > Seems like it may be very new and the AV vendors have not caught on yet....
> > >
> > > If anyone has seen it and mitigated it I would be interested to hear.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Tim
> >
> >
> > Tim Lane
> > Information Security Program Manager
> >
> > Information Technology and Telecommunication Services
> > Southern Cross University
> > PO Box 157 Lismore NSW 2480
> >
> > (02 6620 3290   7             02 6620 3033   - tlane () scu edu au
> > 8 http://www.scu.edu.au
Hi Tim,

Have you forwarded a copy of the binary to VirusTotal?

Randy