As the automated Mpack attack continues to turn thousands of legitimate Web sites into compromised sites offering drive-by downloads of malicious software, security researcher Roger Thompson over at Exploit Prevention Labs reminds us there are other exploits compromising legitimate sites, and some are as easy to find as entering a simple search string on Google. For more than a week (starting before the current Mpack attack), Thompson has been posting a list of dangerous search strings on his blog site. I've collected these and indicated in parentheses some of the known exploits associated.
- atlas mountains country (WebAttacker 2 or MPack)
- rotweiller rescue
- North Padre Island (WebAttacker 2 or Mpack)
- arches national park (WebAttacker 2 or MPack)
- canyonlands national park
- mass lottery
- air disasters in Florida (WebAttacker 2)
- cd key windows xp profesional
- batmobile for sale
- victoria's secret (fake codec)
- pokemon ruby gamesharks
- blue book (mdac exploit)
- IBM stock
- pallet fire
- Nigerian economic and financial crimes
- who's a rat
Exploit Prevention Labs makes LinkScanner, a browser plug-in that will identify and block known exploits on tainted sites before you download the page. There are other safe surfing tools available as well; some are free.
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