Why Google was using IE6
Google’s problems in China are multiplying faster than business opportunities in the People’s Republic. Why search engine giant was using IE6 remains a mystery [ A Report From John Leyden @ theregister.co.uk]
Fresh analysis has revealed the sophistication of malware used in attacks against Google and other hi-tech firms originating from China last month.
It’s now known that the attack took advantage of a zero-day vulnerability in Internet Explorer – CVE-2010-0249 – to drop malware onto compromised systems. After backdoor components (malicious Windows library files) are loaded, pwned systems attempt to contact command and control (C&C) servers.
This attack involved very advanced methods, with several pieces of malware working in concert to give the attackers full control of the infected system, at the same time it attempts to disguise itself as a common connection to a secure website,” he explains. “This way, the attackers were able to covertly gather all the information they wanted without being discovered.”
The backdoor first sends information on registry keys on compromised systems along with the workgroup name of a machine and the version of Windows it is running before awaiting further instructions.
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