After the passwords have been leaked in plain text and security certificates Sony, it seems that the first malware that uses the stolen certificates is also released better safetyof the company.
Kaspersky Labs reports that a new malware called "Destover" developed in 5 December uses Sony's security certificates to trick Windows security systems.
Τα πιστοποιητικά ασφαλείας της Sοny τα εμπιστεύονται ορισμένες εφαρμογές ασφαλείας από προchoice, which means that computers are very likely to be infected without the anti-virus being able to detect the malicious λογισμικό. Η υπηρεσία ανίχνευσης VirusTotal αναφέρει ότι το κακόβουλο λογισμικό μπορεί να διαβαστεί από λογισμικό protectionς για ιούς περίπου στο 65%.
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 reports that it has already released malware security certificates to many certification authorities and hopes to be blacklisted soon.
