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#Photominer worm how to

Use all the infected machines to mine Monero (a crypto currency.).

Set up fake Wi-Fi access points that infect other machines when they try to connect.

Pivot within the victim’s environment using SMB, dropping as many copies as possible.

Infect websites on those ftp servers with malware that infects machines of people who visit the site.

The worm, dubbed “Photominer,” is pretty neat in concept and design. This isn’t over though, ISPs are claiming that not being allowed to block or handicap sites is an infringement of their freedom of speech, and they’ll likely continue this battle for as long as they can. Thankfully the FCC’s ruling that the internet is a medium of communications was upheld by the courts this week.

#Photominer worm how to

For example, assume you owned an ISP, and you wanted to start an on demand video service, how to get new adopters? Make the current video services deliver so slowly that you become the only watchable option. Furthermore, they’d like to be able to prioritize delivery. Facebook and Twitter would be one fee, using Google search another fee, etc. Rather you’d purchase access much the same way as we purchase access to cable TV. That is you would no longer pay one fee for equal access to all websites. ISPs would like to sell you access to the internet piecemeal. For those who haven’t been following, let me give a short overview.

This is an actual physical subsystem which implements Intel’s Active Management Technology (AMT.) Why is it on a security blog? Because it has full control over everything your machine does, uses security by obscurity, and if infected would be totally undetectable, and totally unfixable. However, there is still potential for this blog entry to be used as an opportunity to learn and to possibly update or integrate into modern tools and techniques.Ĭertain Intel chips come with what’s called a “Management Engine” or ME. ADVISORY: The techniques and tools referenced within this blog post may be outdated and do not apply to current situations.