New "Gumblar" Virus Making the Rounds
PrintFirst detected back in March, the 'Gumblar' attacks have been gaining steam lately, growing by as much as 188 percent in just a single week, ScanSafe warned. Gumblar refers to a Web attack that plants malicious scripts on normally legitimate websites, which then redirects Google search results on victims' PCs.
"A typical series of website compromises reaches peak within the first week or so and subsequently begins declining in intensity as detection is added by signature vendors, user awareness increases and website operators begin cleaning the affected sites," ScanSafe senior security researcher Mary Landesman, said late last week in an advisory.
In Gumblar's case, the opposite has been true, a result of website administrators being affected by the attacks. According to ScanSite, some well known sites have fallen prey to Gumblar include Tennis.com, Variety.com, and Coldwellbanker.com.
Keep those virus definitions up to date, and if you haven't done so already, look into installing an AV app.
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dinny
December 02, 2010 at 10:09am
I do hope that a simple free anti virus download is enough to deal with this fellow, all we need to worry about is updating the software. There are worse viruses out there but then again you website can be hit by the one you least expect...
internet marketing
July 30, 2009 at 11:17pm
How will I know that there is a virusin my PC?
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Th3MadScientist
May 27, 2009 at 8:07am
Please revise this article.
What is mentioned is a malicious script, not a virus.
I would go into what consititutes a virus but you can just google it and educate yourself.
Orionsword
May 27, 2009 at 7:41am
I dual boot use Ubuntu for the Internet and Windows 7 for gaming funny I do remember an artical that Maximum pc was hit with a Virus and there was a Ubuntu Machine being used untouched happened a couple of years ago
Vegan
May 25, 2009 at 3:08pm
What makes you think you won't get it? What if MaximumPC.com gets hit with it?
The Relic
May 25, 2009 at 6:01pm
If he is running Linux or a Mac, he may not get it. After all virus writers want a meal not a snack.
Caboose
May 26, 2009 at 8:03am
Exactly. It's just a matter of time...
I find Linux and Mac users are like teenagers. They think they're invincible... and then something happens to them and it's a giant wake up call!
-= I don't want to be dead, I want to be alive! Or... a cowboy! =-
I Jedi
May 26, 2009 at 10:31am
Well, I believe that the Linux community is more aware of the danger and takes more direct steps to prevent it. Hell, I would switch to Linux just because its a more secure OS than Mac or Microsoft, but don't because I'm a gamer.
You are right about the Mac community, however. Apple has shrouded their community in belief that they are safe. It has only been recently since the Mac community has begun to wake up from the real danger out there that is now starting to target them, too. If you ever hear from a Mac user using a Mac OS that they're totally free fromspyware, worms, etc, smack them (just kidding.) The threat is real for them... Probably even more than it is for any other vendor OS out there just because they think they're better secured.. Oh, wait, arrogance?!
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