OddJob, which is the name given to this Trojan, keeps sessions open after customers think they have “logged off”’, enabling criminals to extract money and commit fraud unnoticed.
OddJob’s most obvious characteristic is that it is designed to intercept user communications through the browser. It uses this ability to steal/inject information and terminate user sessions inside Internet Explorer and Firefox. Full report on Trusteer website.
Sold a Lemon in Internet Banking
An online bank robbery in which computer crooks stole $63,000 from a Kansas car dealership illustrates the deftness with which cyber thieves are flouting the meager security measures protecting commercial accounts at many banks. Krebs on Security has the full story.
Service Pack 1 for Windows 7 available for download
Microsoft has made available the first Service Pack for Windows 7 and Server 2008 R2 for download and started to distribute it via Windows Update. The complete package (which Microsoft designates as a “network installation package”) contains the complete set of patches and hotfixes and will ensure that a newly installed copy of Windows is fully up to date.
ESET recommends you always keep your operating system patched and updated with the latest updates!
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