Mobile Malware
Reports have surfaced this week indicating that Samsung’s S8500 Wave handsets were shipped with a malware-infected microSD card. Reportedly, some German models of this device are affected. Once the device is connected to the computer, it automatically installs a Trojan using a file called “slmvsrv.exe.”

While this is an example of a mobile device being shipped with malware, there are ways that attackers can utilize different functionality to distribute their malware. For instance, the Multimedia Message Service (MMS) can be used as a vector for sending malware to unsuspecting victims. Many mobile phones and PDAs available today are capable of communicating via Bluetooth, a protocol designed for short range communication between electronic devices. Simple social engineering attacks have effectively convinced Bluetooth users to pair their devices with complete strangers, giving them unrestricted access to data on the victim’s phone. Additionally, many modern mobile phones and PDAs now run robust, feature-rich operating systems and offer the same or similar applications as PCs. Individuals increasingly use them to store personal data and conduct financial transactions which gives attackers more incentive to find and exploit vulnerabilities in the software.

Several major security vendors now provide security applications and anti-virus software for mobile users. Cellular service providers also offer some protection to their customers automatically by scanning for specific types of malicious code as data traverses the network. Bluetooth should be disabled while not in use and should never respond to unsolicited connection attempts. Although the level of mobile attacks is currently relatively low, it is still important for organizations to be aware of the potential threat.
http://www.engadget.com/2010/06/02/samsung-wave-shipping-with-infected-microsd-card/
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00001959.html

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-024.mspx

2. Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution (MS10-026 CVE-2010-0480)
Microsoft Windows is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the MPEG Layer-3 audio codecs when handling malicious files. The vulnerable MPEG Layer-3 audio codecs are the MPEG Layer-3 Audio Codec for Microsoft DirectShow. Successful exploitation of this issue would provide an attacker with complete control over the endpoint target. The use of malicious media files like images and movies has been prevalent in the past years.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-026.mspx

Adobe Reader and Acrobat Security Update
Adobe has addressed multiple critical vulnerabilities affecting Adobe Reader 9.3.1 (and earlier versions) for Windows, Macintosh, and UNIX, Adobe Acrobat 9.3.1 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh, and Adobe Reader 8.2.1 (and earlier versions) and Adobe Acrobat 8.2.1 (and earlier versions) for Windows and Macintosh. The most severe of these issues could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system. Refer to the “Solution” section of the Adobe Security Bulletin for information on remediating these issues.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-09.html

Microsoft April 2010 Security Release
Microsoft released eleven security bulletins today. There are five rated Critical, five rated Important and one rated Moderate. We encourage our customers to apply the patches and IBM product coverage where applicable. Please, review the break-down below.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-apr.mspx

Microsoft Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-019: Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (981210)
Vulnerabilities in Windows Authenticode Verification could allow a remote attacker execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system.
CVE-2010-0486
CVE-2010-0487
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-019.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-020: Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980232)
Multiple vulnerabilities affecting Microsoft Windows could allow remote code execution. Successful exploitation can occur if an attacker can convince a user to initiate an SMB connection to a specially crafted SMB server.
CVE-2009-3676
CVE-2010-0269
CVE-2010-0270
CVE-2010-0476
CVE-2010-0477
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-020.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-025: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Media Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980858)
A remote code execution vulnerability affects Windows Media Services running on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server. The Windows Media Unicast Service fails to properly handle specially crafted transport information packets. On Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4, Windows Media Services is an optional component and is not installed by default.
CVE-2010-0478
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-025.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-026: Vulnerability in Microsoft MPEG Layer-3 Codecs Could Allow Remote Code Execution (977816)
2. Microsoft DirectShow Remote Code Execution (MS10-026 CVE-2010-0480)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-026.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-027: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (979402)
The Windows Media Player ActiveX control is affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.
CVE-2010-0268
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-027.mspx

Microsoft Maximum Severity Rating: Important
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-021: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (979683)
This bulletin addresses two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, the most severe of which could allow elevation of privilege. In order to exploit these vulnerabilities, an attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally.
CVE-2010-0236
CVE-2010-0237
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-021.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-022: Vulnerability in VBScript Scripting Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (981169)
A vulnerability affecting VBScript on Microsoft Windows could allow remote code execution. This vulnerability requires user interaction and cannot be exploited on Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, or Windows Server 2008 R2.
CVE-2010-0483
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-022.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-023: Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (981160)
Microsoft Office Publisher is vulnerable to a remote code execution issue. An attacker could exploit this issue by creating a specially crafted Publisher file and sending it in an email or hosting it on a Web site.
CVE-2010-0479; IBM Product Coverage: CompoundFile_Shellcode_Detected
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-023.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-024: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange and Windows SMTP Service Could Allow Denial of Service (981832)
1. Denial of Service Conditions in Microsoft Exchange and Microsoft SMTP Service
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-024.mspx

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-028: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980094)
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Visio could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio file.
CVE-2010-0254; IBM Product Coverage: CompoundFile_Shellcode_Detected
CVE-2010-0256; IBM Product Coverage: CompoundFile_Shellcode_Detected
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-028.mspx

Microsoft Maximum Severity Rating: Moderate
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-029: Vulnerability in Windows ISATAP Component Could Allow Spoofing (978338)
A spoofing vulnerability exists in the Microsoft Windows IPv6 stack which could allow an attacker to impersonate an address to bypass edge or host firewalls. CVE-2010-0812
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-029.mspx

http://www.metasploit.com/redmine/projects/framework/repository/revisions/9018/entry/modules/exploits/windows/browser/ms10_018_ie_tabular_activex.rb

Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Samba
Samba is an open source SMB/CIFS implementation. Details have been made public for a directory traversal vulnerability in Samba that allows a remote attacker to retrieve and/or modify certain files on Samba servers. It appears that symlinks can be used to allow a client to gain access to files on the server that they would not otherwise be authorized to access. The access is limited to the permissions of the process, which generally does not run as a superuser. A patch is not currently available for this vulnerability. We will provide more information as it becomes available.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NN50RtZ2N74

CVE-2009-4074

CVE-2010-0027

CVE-2010-0244

CVE-2010-0245

CVE-2010-0246

CVE-2010-0247

CVE-2010-0248

CVE-2010-0249

Customers should apply this update as soon as possible. The update will also be sent through the Automatic update mechanism.

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-002.mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-jan.mspx

Additional Technical Detail

Data Execution Prevention (DEP) Bypass
There is a report of a new exploit that bypasses Data Execution Prevention (DEP). We have analyzed the Proof-of-Concept (POC) exploit code and have found that Windows Vista and later versions of Windows offer more effective protections in blocking the exploit due to the improved security protection offered by Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR). Windows XP does not currently benefit from ASLR and will be more susceptible.

Additional details on the DEP bypass exploit are provided in a Security Research and Defense Blog published today.
http://blogs.technet.com/srd/archive/2010/01/20/reports-of-dep-being-bypassed.aspx

Microsoft E-Mail Products That Render using mshtml.dll Protected by Default
There have been reports that supported versions of Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail are affected by the vulnerability in Security Advisory 979352.

For customers using the default configuration of all supported versions of Outlook, Outlook Express and Windows Live Mail the risk of exploit using Outlook as an attack vector is low. We are unaware of active exploit against supported versions of Outlook, Outlook Express or Windows Live. If customers have modified their default configuration to not run in Restricted sites zone, their environments will be in a less secure, more vulnerable, state.

Please review the announcement described above for more detail.

Office Applications with Active Scripting Enabled Potentially Vulnerable
Microsoft indicates that an ActiveX control in a Microsoft Access, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file is a potentially exploitable vulnerability. Customers would have to open a malicious file to be at risk of exploitation, and Microsoft recommends disabling ActiveX Controls in Microsoft Office.

Live Briefing
On Thursday, January 21 at 1:00 p.m. PST (UTC – 8) Microsoft will host a public webcast where information on the bulletin will be presented.
Registration: http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032440627

Original . . .

Yesterday we updated the assessment to reflect an impending out of cycle security update from Microsoft which will address the 0-day Microsoft Internet Explorer vulnerability highlighted in recent assessments. The update is announced in an MSRC blog posting, and timing for the release is expected to be explained today. The threat level remains at AlertCon 2 while we continue to encurage review of Microsoft Security Advisory for workaround information and X-Force Protection Alert for associated IBM product coverage.
http://blogs.technet.com/msrc/archive/2010/01/19/security-advisory-979352-going-out-of-band.aspx
https://portal.mss.iss.net/mss/xftas/alertAdvisory/details.mss?alertAdvisoryId=3382
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx

Shortly after the blog posting from MSRC appeared, a new posting on Neohapsis [Full Disclosure] began to be discussed. The posting explains how a restricted Windows user can exploit the Virtual DOS Machine (VDM) to gain command access in the system context (Ring 0). Microsoft was notified of the flaw in June 2009, but there currently is no patch. Exploit code that functions under Windows XP, 2003 Server, 2008 Server, Vista, and Windows 7 has been made available, and has been confirmed to function as described.

Mitigation steps requiring the Group Policy Editor for Windows 2003 Server systems are included in the Neohapsis article. For those systems that do not include the GPE the heise security team has provided instructions for a registry hack that should work until a patch is available.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2010-01/0346.html
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/Windows-hole-discovered-after-17-years-Update-908917.html

Apple Computer released their Security Update 2010-001 yesterday. The update addresses several multi-media applications, as well as printer handling, and a patch to suppress renegotiation in OpenSSL while the IETF works out final changes to the renegotiation protocol. The multi-media flaws relate to MP4, TIFF, and RAW(DNG) files, as well as multiple patches to the Adobe Flash player plug-in.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4004

Adobe has released an update for critical vulnerabilities in Adobe Shockwave Player 11.5.2.602 and earlier versions, on the Windows and Macintosh operating systems. The vulnerabilities could allow an attacker, who successfully exploits the vulnerabilities, to run malicious code on the affected system. Adobe has provided a solution for the reported vulnerabilities. It is recommended that users update their installations to the latest version.
http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb10-03.html

Additionally, the Internet Systems Consortium (ISC) announced the release of the BIND 9.6.1-P3 security patch to address two cache poisoning vulnerabilities, both of which could allow a validating recursive nameserver to cache data which had not been authenticated or was invalid. This patch targets nameservers that have DNSSEC validation enabled, which could potentially provide responses from unauthenticated records within the cache.
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=8029

Also, beware when social networking. Sites such as Twitter, MySpace and Facebook will be a very large target for hackers. If you are a social networker, keep separate passwords for all sites. Change your password every 3 months, and make sure its no less than 8 characters, with upper and lower case, symbols and numbers.

Speaking of Twitter, follow our tweets. @AZITMGMT

 Some reputable software you can check out are:

• McAfee
• Symantec
• Trend Micro
• Microsoft (yes, we are totally shocked as well)
• Panda Software
• Sophos

According to Lifehacker readers. The 5 best freeware and shareware anti-virus are:

• AVG Anti-virus
• NOD32
• Avast Antivirus
• Avira Antivir
• Kapersky Anti-Virus

Together we can keep the world’s data safe. When you think about it, if you are using Microsoft Windows and don’t have anti-virus installed, you most likely are one of the millions of infected that can be used within automated programs that can tamper or erase true data. Data is nothing without integrity or availability.

Another solution we can suggest is to use Linux. More and more companies and people are using Linux. As complex as it seems, think about it this way. Do you think that’s Microsoft Windows powering your phone?