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Re: Evilgrade 2.0 - the update explotation framework is back
From: Mario Vilas <mvilas () gmail com>
Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:09:27 +0100
Just signing the update packages prevents this attack, so it's not that hard to fix. On Sat, Oct 30, 2010 at 5:02 PM, <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
On Sat, 30 Oct 2010 04:43:14 +0800, Jacky Jack said:It's now a time for vendors to re-consider their updating scheme.And do what differently, exactly? OK, so it's *possible* to fake out the iTunes update process. But which is easier and more productive: A) Laying in wait for some random to think "Wow, I should update iTunes" and hijack the process. B) Send out a few hundred thousand spam with a ' From:update () apple-itunes-support com<From%3Aupdate () apple-itunes-support com> ' with a link to a site you control and feed the the sheep some malware. Evilgrade looks like a nice tool to have if you're doing a pen test or a targeted attack and can somehow get the victim to do an update (possibly social engineering), but for any software vendor feeding software updates to Joe Sixpack this threat model is *so* far down the list it isn't funny. Simply compare the number of boxes pwned by (A) and (B) - how many people have gotten pwned because somebody hijacked their update from Symantec or wherever, compared to the number pwned because they got a popup that said "Your computer is infected, click here to fix it"? Remember - just because a new tool useful for an attacker shows up, does *not* mean it's a game changer for the industry at large. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
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- Re: Evilgrade 2.0 - the update explotation framework is back Benji (Oct 29)
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