*Source: ComputerWorld (
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...tsrc=hm_list)*
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July 05, 2007 (Computerworld) -- The notorious Mpack hacker toolkit is installing malware that carries out all its chores -- including spewing spam -- from within the Windows kernel, making it extremely difficult for some security software to detect, Symantec Corp. said today.
The Trojan horse that Symantec has dubbed "Srizbi" is being dropped onto some PCs by the multi-exploit Mpack, a ready-to-use attack application that until recently has been selling for around $1,000. Responsibility for a large-scale attack launched from thousands of hijacked Web sites last month (
http://www.computerworld.com/action/...leId=9025 198) was pinned on Mpack, as was a follow-up campaign waged from compromised Internet porn sites (
http://computerworld.com/action/arti...eId=9025 578).
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