New malware variant recognizes Windows 8, uses Google Docs as a proxy to phone home

zigzag3143 · Nov 17, 2012

Windows 8 may block most malware out of the box, but there is still malware out there that thwarts Microsoft’s latest and greatest. A new Trojan variant, detected as Backdoor.Makadocs and spread via RTF and Microsoft Word document marked as Trojan.Dropper, has been discovered that not only adds a clause to target Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, but also uses Google Docs as a proxy server to phone home to its Command & Control (C&C) server.

http://thenextweb.com/google/2012/1...-8-uses-google-docs-as-a-proxy-to-phone-home/

AceInfinity · Nov 18, 2012

Haha... This is funny :) I can see how this would work. The creativity behind such things as this though just goes to show something; relentlessness. No matter how much added security you put into an Operating System. It still never fails to prove that the only reliable security is your brain. Stay vigilant. :)

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New malware variant recognizes Windows 8, uses Google Docs as a proxy to phone home

zigzag3143

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