After the passwords have been leaked in plain text and security certificates Sony, it seems that the first one is also released malware που χρησιμοποιεί τα κλεμμένα πιστοποιητικά better safetyof the company.
Η Kaspersky Labs reports that a new malware they named "Destover" that was developed on December 5 uses Sony security certificates to fool Windows security systems.
Sony's security certificates are trusted by some security applications by default, which means that computers are very likely to be infected without doing so. anti-virus be able to detect malware. The detection service VirusTotal reports that malware can be read by anti-virus software about 65% of the time.
It is not entirely clear what "Destover" does malware, but Kaspersky reports that it contains two backdoors that connect the infected computer to remote IP addresses for further instructions.
Kaspersky Labs says it has already disclosed the security certificates used by the malware to several authorities versions certificates and hopes it is blacklisted soon.