Bastard child of SpyEye/ZeuS merger appears online

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  1. Hungry Man

    Hungry Man Registered Member

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    Well we see Sandboxie has managed 64bit support. Now Comodo has too. I wouldn't be surprised if we saw it fairly soon.
     
  2. lodore

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    I dont see a sandbox as a solution. the sandbox can still be infected. not all programs will work inside the sandbox and people wont remember to use the sandbox all the time.

    example 1. a user visits an infected website. the user forgets to clean out the sandbox before visiting their bank website and the malware steals their banking details. the user then clears out the sandbox and gets rid of any evidence they was infected and have no idea their bank details got stolen.

    example 2. a user visits an infected website and the malware breaks out of the sandbox.

    the only way an average user will know if they are infected by stealth malware is by a scanner.

    last time i used sandboxie on 64bit windows not even basic programs would work under it.
     
  3. J_L

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    Restrictions (internet acess & start/run) is the answer.

    What I said above, and their other security measures + OS.

    Examples please.

    Or by analyzing system behaviour through process/startup managers, etc.

    When was that, and wth what software? I don`t have such experiences, except with restrictions and other settings.
     
  4. lodore

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    When i tryed sandboxie on 64bit windows i had kaspersky internet security version 9 i think at the time. i didnt use any extra restrictions. i tryed using firefox,notepad,games and some other software. all the programs i tryed running under sandboxie 64bit crashed. it was the first version that worked under 64bit i tryed so maybe the issues have been solved by now but tbh i dont need a sandbox anyway.

    plus remember i said antivirus software is the only way the average user will find out they have stealth malware.

    al the average user cares about is being able to play games,chat with their friends,buy stuff online etc. anything that gets in their way they will disable. if a restriction stops them from installing a program they will ask for it to be removed.
     
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  5. Hungry Man

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    This is true. However, ideally, they would be able to install their program... just not to the real system.

    I do like that Comodo cloud scans unknown files though. But sandboxie sandboxes better.
     
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    It'll happen. Tzuk was a bit quicker to accept the inevitable with Sandboxie and now 64bit users can benefit from SBIE. Ilya will hopefully do the same soon -he's given indications that he's looking at what's required. Defensewall is a massively impressive piece of software and has shown itself to be immune to the evils of Zeus and Spyeye in the MRG tests. Fingers crossed we see a 64 bit version soon, even if it does have some limitations versus 32bit.
     
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    Works the same way in Brazil. However it's still a problem, becuase it takes time to prove you didn't withdraw all your money and so. Also, to make sure you won't let this happen again, they make sure you get headaches having to call them 20 times and etc :p
     
  9. siljaline

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    Microsoft brings the fight to SpyEye

    A standalone download of MSRT is here
     
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