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Software => Computer viruses and spyware => Topic started by: myming on June 20, 2009, 01:54:47 PM
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Nine Ball, a recent multi-layered Web browser attack that, combined with Gumblar and Beladen, have already infected approximately 140,000 sites collectively.
Nine Ball targets legitimate websites to redirect users to malicious sites owned by the attacker and infects PCs through a number of exploits, including Adobe Reader and Quick Time, without the user's consent or knowledge. Once infected, anything the victim types can be monitored and used to commit identity theft, such as credit card numbers, passwords and more.
this was sent to me - thought i'd pass it along to everyone.