Virus Crashes Medical Equipment During Heart Procedure

A medical system that monitors patients crashed during cardiac procedures because the virus carried a specified virus. Reported that the US regulator FDA. It concerns the Merge Hemo, a programmable diagnostic computer of Merge Healthcare.

The system consists of a data module and the patient Hemo-monitor computer. The two units are connected via a serial interface connected with each other. During a heart procedure, the Hemo-monitor computer lost contact with the client and Hemo was the image black. While the patient was anaesthetized, this caused a delay of five minutes because the system had to be restarted. Research showed that the virus was to perform a scheduled virus scan.

According to the FDA this may compromise the patient at risk. In the case of the incident was the heart procedure, after the system was restarted, been successfully completed. The manufacturer states in response that the hospital has not followed the instructions regarding the installation of anti-virus software. These guidelines establish how the virus must be set so that there are no consequences for treatments. As patient data and medical images must be scanned. There, according Merge Healthcare therefore no problem lie with the medical system.

American Police Cameras Contain Conficker Worm

Cameras US police seem standard to include the Win32 / Conficker.B! Inf worm. The malware is installed and can easily infect unprotected PCs. That network integrator iPower Technologies discovered. This company is the producer of cameras Martel Electronics testing and technical in screening since iPower a cloud storage service for the action cameras is developing on behalf of the US government.

Quarantine

According to Jarrett Pavao and Charles Auchinleck of iPower is the Conficker virus once the camera is connected to a protected computer, put immediately into quarantine. Unprotected computers are infected, however, and there is the worm itself spread further over the network and internet.

According to Pavao and Auchinleck is not about an incidental finding, but has been demonstrated the presence of the worm several times. The producer of the camera has promised to come up with an explanation.

The GPS cameras, which each cost about $ 500, by agents but also by other officials worn on the body in the United States to capture street actions on screen.

Test: How Safe Are Scanners Anyway?

Virus scanners should work against all kinds of malware and other threats, providing protection, but what is it really the security situation of this kind of security suites? That question decided the German test lab AV-Test to answer by looking at both business and consumer products.

Security software should not only be able to detect threats, but also the software required to take security measures in order not to be attacked or make it more difficult for an attacker. Various techniques are available, such as ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization) and DEP (Data Execution Prevention). Anti-virus companies have to add this technology to their own software.

Of the 21 tested products for consumers were found six full DEP and ASLR use, namely Avira, BullGuard, ESET, Kaspersky, McAfee and Symantec. Quick Heal, Norman and K7 do so at less than 30% of stocks. Corporate products outperformed, whereby three of 10 scored the maximum 100%, namely two products and one of Kaspersky from Symantec. 8 products were thereby above 90%. Only Bitdefender (79.7%) and Seqrite (29.8%) scored lower.

Certifications

Looked or all files of the security suites can be digitally signed and whether there was a valid digital certificate used for the second part of the test. Ant-virus companies require other software developers to sign their files digitally, which helps in the detection of malware, says AV-Test. In addition, a virus must be able to monitor their own authenticity and integrity, which help digital signatures with valid certificates and hash values.

Among business products showed that possessed 50% of unsigned files. In consumer products it was 60%. According to AV-Test, the results show that some anti-virus companies to be still awake. On the other hand, there are also companies that have taken steps since last year, the last test. "But many have done absolutely nothing," said the German test lab.

AV-Test Lab: Linux User Without Virus

The amount of malware for Linux is still very limited, especially compared to Windows. Nevertheless, even Linux systems with malware become infected. In addition, Linux systems are often used in Windows environments and thus come into contact with Windows Malware. Astute Linux users, however, need to install a virus scanner, according to the German test lab AV-Test.

AV-Test decided 16 different security packages for Linux with both Linux and Windows Malware to test an Ubuntu system.The results are disconcerting for some products, because they are by letting 85% of the Windows Malware and up to 75% of the Malware Linux. Eight of the sixteen security suites able to detect between 99.7% and 99.9% of the 12,000 common Windows Malware. Only Symantec scores 100%. McAfee and Comodo scoring with 85.1% and 83% respectively lower.Much worse are the results from Dr. Web (67.8%), F-Prot (22.1%) and ClamAV (15.3%).

Tested for the second part of the test was 900 malware instances for Linux. Kaspersky'm here solely to detect all malware, followed by ESET with 99.7%. AVG scores 99%, followed by the server versions of Kaspersky and Avast that detect more than 98% of malware. Symantec, which identified all Windows Malware recognizes 97.2% of Linux Malware. The other products scored less well, with ClamAV, McAfee, F-Prot Comodo and finish at the bottom. The detection rates lie between 66.1% and 23%.

Linux And Malware

The question remains to what extent it is necessary for Linux users to install a virus. According to AV-Test, the number of Trojans for Linux has increased recently, but they are of poor quality. This is according to the test lab because attackers are aware of good security practices that Linux offers. There is then also especially the ignorance of users use, for example, which become infected by operational errors.

The most common way to become infected by Malware Linux is by installing software updates or via third parties, according to AV-Test. The software will ask during the installation to temporary root privileges. If the user allows this software to the system will be manipulated and attackers can install a backdoor on the system and is it part of a botnet.

According to AV-Test, most Linux users believe that they are one of the safest systems available use. "This statement is true if you only look at the system and leave the rest aside." Insecure third-party software and user errors can ultimately ensure that a Linux system, like Windows and Mac with malware gets infected.

Research by anti-virus companies shows that many infected Linux servers that are part of a botnet. Linux-based botnets often remain even longer operational because the servers do not use security software, unlike Windows Servers where this is the case. And if there is already software installed are often the wrong products. "In many Linux Forums free Comodo products, ClamAV and F-Prot be recommended to home users. This is not good advice", says AV-Test.

The test shows that home better for the free versions of Sophos or Bitdefender can choose. For server systems, there is the free scanner from AVG. ESET is as a whole out on top, followed by Symantec and Kaspersky. For servers are Kaspersky, AVG and Avast recommended.

Virus Scanner Necessary?

Or Linux Users must install a virus is ultimately to their own behavior. AV-Test says that security suites are only a second line of defense. The main security is in fact the user. Anyone who loves his system up-to-date, no unnecessary ports opens, only install software from trusted sources, prevents the browser to run active content and not open just e-mail attachments will do when it comes to Linux Malware no worries make, according to the testing lab.

Network Waste Processor Fukushima Infected With Malware

The Japanese state company that manages radioactive waste resulting from the nuclear reactor of Fukushima was hit by malware, as it has Japanese Ministry of Environment announced. The Japan Environmental Storage & Safety Corp (JESCO) manages the locations where the radioactive material, which is the consequence of the nuclear disaster in 2011, is stored.

According to the Ministry on the network discovered unauthorized communication to the outside. Further investigation revealed that a computer virus had infected the intranet, reports the Japan Times . Because the infection was decided to take down the network. JESCO is busy setting up of facilities for the storage of radioactive soil and other debris. To this end, consultations with landowners.

However, computers JESCO would contain no information on the landowners, the ministry said. Recently it was announced that Japan Pension Service was infected with malware and attackers as access to pension data of 1.25 million Japanese had been given.

Phone scammer: 60% Of People Believe Us

Scammers people through pop-ups let you know that their computer is infected with a virus and they should call a certain telephone number are very successful, claims a Phone Scammer on Reddit , who says he has six months dealing with the phone defrauding people.

When asked how many people have with the scam, the scammer that 40% of people from all kinds of insults, while the remaining 60% actually think they are infected by malware. To solve the problem at least $ 100 was charged, while a virus the same amount had to be paid. Asking prices were, however, depending on the location and the profession that exerted the victim. Something the scammers ask victims.

Initially, the scammer claims that he did not realize that people were ripped off, though he had his suspicions. Eventually, he realized what he was doing and decided to stop. The scammer claims to be an American and says that there are many call centers in the US where the scams are carried out. In his case, which were mainly aimed at Windows users. Called example, a Mac user, then he decided to hang up.

The pop-ups that let users believe they have shown both Windows and Mac users problems, says security firm Blue Coat.Contrary to Blue Coat maintains its Mac users have long targeted by scammers. For example, in 2013 and 2014 all variants of this scam observed that focused on Mac users.

Cybercriminals Steal 491,000 Dollars Through Infected Email

Cyber ​​criminals have to steal 491,000 dollars know of an American town in Florida by infected e-mail attachments to multiple officials, different ones also opened the file. The infection started when an officer opened the first infected email. Similar messages were then sent to other officials, who also opened the attachment. "They thought they received a file that they had to open," said City Manager Jim Hanson opposite the Florida Times Union .

The malware sent the login details for online banking back to the cybercriminals. With this data, the attackers knew then gain access to the online bank account and made 491,000 dollars to an account at Deutsche Bank. "Our employees were within 30 minutes by what had happened," said Hanson. The incident took place on Friday, February 13th, but has only now become known.

After workers robbery on Friday had discovered was called immediately the bank to reverse the transaction. On Tuesday, the bank could reverse the transaction and received the town of about 8,400 residents returned the money, let First Coast News know. According to Hanson, measures have been taken to tighten security. "One lesson we have learned is that your employees have to learn to not open an attachment unless that is expected, even if you think you know the sender," Hanson says. "It may just be a virus."

Ransomware Encrypts PC And Server Firm

An American law firm has customers warned that the end of January a workstation and server ransomware became infected, so customer data was encrypted. By paying a certain amount of data could be decrypted, but the law firm decided not to do so. "That would be the illegal activities of this kind of criminals only encourage and finance."

By the law firm hired experts reported that the ransomware in question, a "Crypto Locker-like virus", basically steal files from infected systems. The law firm also says it has no evidence that there are actually data copied, but will enable a forensic expert to confirm this. The firm possessed in their own words about backups, reducing the amount of data lost "at least" would be.

On the computer of some clients were the social security number, driver's license number or identification card number, account number, credit or debit card number, medical information, including information regarding the medical history of a person and health insurance. Besides alerting duped clients says the law firm also took measures to prevent recurrence. How ransomware managed to infect the computer will not let the office know.