Symantec Uncovers Trojan Scheme Using Facebook
Researchers at Symantec find a Trojan that uses Facebook to communicate with a command and control server.
Researchers at Symantec have uncovered a Trojan using Facebook as a coordinator for its command and control server.
The Trojan malware, known to Symantec as Whitewell, is being spread via e-mail through "documents (PDF, or MS Office formats) containing exploits for known vulnerabilities," Andrea Lelli, a security analyst with Symantec Security Response, wrote on a Symantec blog Oct. 31. The malware works by contacting the mobile version of Facebook and using its Notes section. By analyzing the Trojan's code, Lelli found that the Trojan will perform four different actions, depending on the notes' titles that are found.
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