Constant Guard Service Alert

[Mark Bidewell]

Interesting, I got an alert at 6:33PM.  My PCs are OSX, Linux Mint and
SolydXK with assorted VMs.  I'm scanning, but I wonder if there is a
malfunction as the bot detected was Windows related.  Go to:
https://amibotted.comcast.net/.  My output reads:

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Bot Notes:

Threat behaviors:      Downloads rootkits and steals sensitive information.
Threat type (intent):    Information Stealer (Information Theft & Sublease
tool).
Alternate names:     W32.Rootkit /W32.Alureon/
W32.Renos/W32.TDSS/W32.DNSChanger
Threat behavior description:
The TDL/TDSS Gang (aka., Tyler Durden Loader). The TDL rootkit is a Master
Boot Record (MBR) infector, targeting Microsoft Windows systems. The latest
TDL rootkit is currently Version 4, and utilizes MBR hooking, a process
that deceives a user by appearing to have been initially deleted. Upon a
system restart, the rootkit/trojan is re-installed. This provides the
remote attacker highly persistent backdoors into victim systems. Public
research estimates the TDL/TDSS group to have been in operation since
mid-2008.

Observed traits:
The TDL/TDSS rootkit has been observed spreading via spam and phishing
e-mails. The observed stages of infection are as follows:

Infect a victim (Stage 1) via spam, drive-by-downloads, and malicious
attachments.Wait idle until the Stage 2 Trojan is ready for download.
Load a rootkit Trojan (Stage 2).
Alter the system to obfuscate Stage 1 and 2 infections (Stage 3).
Infect other sites, allowing third-party access to sensitive information.

Capabilities:
After an initial infection, the Stage 2 rootkit is normally loaded via a
fast-flux worm. Once the infection has passed to Stage 3, various other
threats (such as ZeusBot, Buzus, RogueAV, PoisonIvy, etc.) may be installed
and utilized by criminal operators. The authors behind the RudeWarlockMob
are members of a professional criminal organization that also offers
affiliate funding to anonymous distribution providers, infection operators,
and other criminals.

Times Seen: 23


On Sat, Sep 6, 2014 at 8:02 PM, Anthony Messina <amessina at messinet.com>
wrote:

> On Saturday, September 06, 2014 06:39:46 PM Mickey wrote:
> > Got a email from Comcast.net, saying I have a Bot on my Computer, and
> how to
> > elimnate it, Not so sure that I want to follow their directions.
> >
> > How I would I determine if this is true using Linux , I have Fedora 20
> > installed ?
>
> Maybe your neighbor's infected computer is borrowing your WiFi ;)
>
> In short, don't forget about other devices that may be using your internet
> link such as mobile phones, tablets, TVs, etc.
>
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