ShadowBrokers Releases NSA UNITEDRAKE Manual That Targets Windows Machines (schneier.com) 99
AmiMoJo shares a report from Schneier on Security: The ShadowBrokers released the manual for UNITEDRAKE, a sophisticated NSA Trojan that targets Windows machines: "Able to compromise Windows PCs running on XP, Windows Server 2003 and 2008, Vista, Windows 7 SP 1 and below, as well as Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, the attack tool acts as a service to capture information. UNITEDRAKE, described as a 'fully extensible remote collection system designed for Windows targets,' also gives operators the opportunity to take complete control of a device. The malware's modules -- including FOGGYBOTTOM and GROK -- can perform tasks including listening in and monitoring communication, capturing keystrokes and both webcam and microphone usage, the impersonation users, stealing diagnostics information and self-destructing once tasks are completed."
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Americans aren't doing shit like this. The NSA is. There's a difference.
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Sorry, done on your behalf, for your benefit, and tacitly approved as "as long as you're keeping us safe I don't care what you do to everyone else".
Fucking Americans, too stupid to understand the same thing is the same thing.
Approved by whom? I surely didn't approve it and I'd quite rather it stopped, personally.
Fucking Whereveryou'refromicans, too stupid to understand that not everyone from a given country agrees with the actions of their government.
Wait, no, that's just you.
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Oh? And where is the NSA? On Mars?
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So you're saying that the US essentially isn't a democracy? Because in a democracy, in theory the power is with the people. The irony is huge - the US is a shining beacon of democracy, freedom, liberty and hope, but only when convenient; the rest of the time, the populace is completely out-of-touch with what the government does, and have no responsibility.
A complete uninstall? (Score:5, Funny)
Self-destruction? A complete self-uninstall - no registry entries left behind, no temporary files, DLL's lurking in system32, no empty folders?
It's miracle software. NSA - sell your uninstaller and you can pay off the US National debt.
U N I T E D R A K E (Score:1)
Uni Ted Rake?
Unit E D Rake?
Unit E Drake?
Unit Ed Rake?
Unite Drake?
United Rake?
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i undertake ...
i need kraut
rude intake
dunk tea ire
tuna reek id
take run die
windows 10 is safe... (Score:5, Funny)
notice win10 is not on the list :) /duck
because NSA doesn't need undertake, spyware is baked in
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Microsoft copied United Drake and named it System Center. However, it is harder to configure and doesn't always work, but the NSA knows how to use its API to get whatever it needs, including your keystrokes.
This is why I don't run Windows 10.
under no immediate threat (Score:2)
not very interesting. (Score:2, Offtopic)
We already know Windows security is crap which is why malware for Linux systems would be far more interesting.
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systemd is really, systemDrake! Wha ha ha!
Computers are insecure (Score:2)
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No. My bank is secure. They have armed guards and a vault. Plus it is insured by FDIC. Computers and networks aren't secure. Stop pretending they are.
Everything in your bank is on computers in their network. The value isn't just your money, it's your information.
If anyone still uses Windows... (Score:4, Insightful)
they deserve what every they get. After almost 25 years of problems with Windows NT, I don't understand why anyone still uses it.
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I bought a used mid-2012 MBP recently. It's been great, and I use it a ton for homework (gone back to school), and light browsing. I don't even use my Surface Pro anymore.
But that's about all I really use it for. Most Autodesk software is Windows only, this is software I need for work. That, and I maintain a small c# .net plugin for one of them. Most of my games are Windows only as well.
Other than that, I really love macOS. I wish more software ran on it, because if not for the aforementioned issues, I'd h
Who should be embarassed (Score:1)
NSA for having their stuff stolen and published.
Microsoft for making the shipping the bugs that made it all possible.
The sad thing is that neither seems much concerned.
reality check (Score:2)
Anybody that believes Microsoft's claims that Windows is secure needs this reality check.
What I Can't Understand (Score:1)
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I dunno, I liked it better than the Vita.
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lol... (Score:2)
"Contact Software, Inc.
12345 Main Street â Suite 100
Phone 123.456.7890 â Fax 123.456.7890"
No city or state provided.
Seems legit.
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I wonder how many PDF 0-days there are atm.
2012R2 OK ? (Score:2)
2012R2 OK ?