(NEWS) Unreal.A rootkit high tide

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  1. Ice_Czar

    Ice_Czar Registered Member

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    http://rootkit.com/newsread.php?newsid=647

    Rootkit dangers at an 'all-time high'

    and who's responsible for naming this thing?
    The amount of "noise" in any search query trying to find info on this is going to be a pain for the average user.

    (did a search in here for unreal, which of course ran into the above issue, did one for unreal.A with no results, didnt bother to pare down the first query attempt to determine if this is old news or not, sorry if it is)
     
  2. EASTER.2010

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    I would also like to add and think it bares noting that HIPS/IDS and other behavior blockers and bad file interceptors/detectors are also at a premium all-time high and growing just as much.

    It is definitely the classic cat & mouse act plowing along at full steam ahead in both camps. Question is will the end-user get to this knowledge and be able to configure these programs quickly enough to stave off rootkit malwares new releases before they have infiltrated their PC's.

    I don't have the figures at the ready but am working to compile some averages to this, because frankly Security Programs are swelling in ranks and numbers beyond the efforts of malware makers to keep up IMO.
     
  3. SystemJunkie

    SystemJunkie Resident Conspiracy Theorist

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    Antidote for Unreal.A is NoAdware4. It detects Unreal.sys.
     
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  5. EP_X0FF

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    Unreal.A detected only by

    - IceSword plugin FileReg
    - latest GMER
    - RKU v3.20
    - Unhackme but it is fake detection

    Unreal.B undetected by all of listed above.
     
  6. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Hello,
    All rootkits easily detectable by bootable cd v1.02.5.
    Mrk
     
  7. Pedro

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    :D knoppix or?
     
  8. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Hello,
    Any which Linux - although preferably one with Windows diagnostics tools, including Helix and/or Knoppix, but also BartPE, UBCD4WIN.
    Dual boot will work as well.
    Mrk
     
  9. EP_X0FF

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    More easy solution.

    FAT32 on the main boot disk + Windows 98 and no rootkit can escape.
     
  10. Mrkvonic

    Mrkvonic Linux Systems Expert

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    Hello,
    But Win98 is not very leet compared to Linux... Or even XP.
    Mrk
     
  11. lucas1985

    lucas1985 Retired Moderator

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    NTFS´Alternate Data Streams look like a dream to rootkit writers, right?
    So, DOS-based Windows and FAT32 filesystem are virtually immune to rootkits in your opinion?
     
  12. SystemJunkie

    SystemJunkie Resident Conspiracy Theorist

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    No, NoAdware4 detects it.


    What you have to lose? Test the demo and convince yourself, I ran it for over a year, nearby spybro, ScanSpyware and all those "roooogue" Antispy products, they are as harmless as a fly, I don´t like this criticism, I have no problem if they have fps, in my opinion zlib.dll is total unnecessaryfile, so why it is rogue? Because of false positives? I don´t like the so called expert opinions, they are silly in my eyes.

    Yesterday when I went to bed I had exactly the same thought.

    Here is the prove to prevent unnecessary discussion :

    http://i15.tinypic.com/2my85l0.png
     
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  13. EP_X0FF

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    It shows to you registry key. Unreal.A doesn't hide registry keys. It hides driver and file. If this program can't show them to you then it can't detect it.

    No, but it is more easy to boot into Windows 98 and cleanup FAT32 drive after rootkits. Or even use simple old good MS-Dos boot diskette. It is more easy than using any variants of *nix / cdboot systems.
     
  14. SystemJunkie

    SystemJunkie Resident Conspiracy Theorist

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    Look at the screen: File C:\unreal.sys. (look exactly you will see F I L E)
    I tested most scanners, only NoAdware4 was able to detect the hidden ads file/stream unreal.sys!

    ^^Look above^^
     
  15. StevieO

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    @ SystemJunkie

    I would be very wary of recommending any roooogue Antispy products to anyone. They are not all as harmless as a fly, some are just useless, others are fake and pretend you're infected then ask for payment for a fix, and some are syware etc themselves. Why advise people to use those when there are much better genuine products available, many for free.

    Noadware is now delisted, but that doesn't mean it's great. I'll be very interested to hear more about the unreal.sys detection.


    StevieO
     
  16. EP_X0FF

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    It get this name from registry key:
    \REGISTRY\MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\unreal

    exactly from ImagePath '\??\C:\:unreal.sys'

    Noadware can't detect Unreal.A

    And on screen I see - "severe", whats means "service", not driver or file.
     
  17. SystemJunkie

    SystemJunkie Resident Conspiracy Theorist

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    Probably you need glasses, I don´t understand this bullishness.

    Again the picture http://i15.tinypic.com/2my85l0.png

    Severe is the threat degree. OMG o_O o_O

    I really like noadware and it detects the hidden Unreal.A as F I L E not as registry entry, File stands for File, understand?!
     
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