USB smart cards Malware- Beware

A report on PC World said the malware installs a driver on the infected PC that allows connected USB devices to be shared over the Internet with the attacker's computer.

Researchers have created a proof-of-concept malware that threatens to give attackers control of USB smart card readers attached to an infected computer running Microsoft's Windows operating system.

But one clue to something unusual might be the blinking activity LED on the smart card reader when the card is accessed by the attacker, he said.

The malware.lu team tested its malware prototype with the national electronic identity card (eID) used in Belgium and some smart cards used by Belgian banks.

Belgium's eID lets citizens conduct transactions like filing their taxes online, signing digital documents, and making complaints to police.

‘Internet Doomsday’ virus- Alureon Malware: How to fix infected computer

Reports says that a new Malware is feared to shut-down computers on Monday, July 9.



Alureon Malware: How to  fix infected computer.



What does the virus do? It changes the DNS of your computer.

On November 8, the FBI, the NASA-OIG and Estonian police arrested several cyber criminals in “Operation Ghost Click”. The criminals operated under the company name “Rove Digital”, and distributed DNS changing viruses, among them the Alureonmalware.

The botnet operated by Rove Digital altered user DNS settings, pointing victims to malicious DNS in data centers in Estonia, New York, and Chicago.

The malicious DNS servers would give fake, malicious answers, altering user searches, and promoting fake and dangerous products. Because every web search starts with DNS, the malware showed users an altered version of the Internet.

You can learn more about this from the press release of the FBI.

So how do you know if your computer is infected with the Alureonmalware? And how to fix your computer and get rid of the ‘Internet Doomsday’ virus?

Here is the procedure:

1. Access this site to check. If the background of the photo in the webpage is green, your DNS resolution is just fine. You don’t need to do anything. If you see a red background, proceed to the next step.


2. If your computer is infected by the Alureon virus and othermalware, several references on how to fix it are posted on this page.