In recent weeks, a major Korean electric utility has been affected by destructive malware, which was designed to wipe the master boot records (MBRs) of affected systems. It is believed that this MBR wiper arrived at the target systems in part via a vulnerability in the Hangul Word Processor (HWP), a commonly used application in South…
Read MoreTheir current propagation statistics was next to non-existent, said Sunbelt, and added that being less in number doesn’t exactly equate to “safe”. The MBR (Master Boot Record) rootkit threat — perhaps a perfect product of recycling — had been making waves in the Internet for days, seemingly making an entry to the modern security scene…
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