Re: Malware database

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On 1/14/2011 3:23 PM, David H. Lipman wrote:
> I agree with this assertion.
>
> Malware encyclopedias are NOT what they used to be 7~10 years ago.
>
> New variants of malware are created daily and often hourly.  So often that encyclopedias (librariies) just can't be
> kept up to date.
>
> At best we can talk about families such as MEBRoot, TDSS (TDL3, TDL4, etc), ZBot, Gromozon, FakeAV,
> FakeAlert, yada, yada.  And in that we can have generalities about how the malware conducts itself and what
> changes it makes to the OS.
>
> As for ThreatExpert.  It is just OK.  I use it but, I find that data colleected is often incomplete.  Especially in light
> of the AntiVM routines of much of the malware I see.  ANUBIS the same and it can't handle .NET files.  COMODO
> is limited and supplies very little information.  The University of Manaheim's sandbox is very good but it is
> presently down and won't be back up until the third or 4th week of this month.  Stefan B. has an excellent system
> but it is underfunded and underpowered and I am afraid if I mention his system you will all use it and it will get
> overloaded and it'll take days to get reports returned.
>
> We return back to the original question about 'srvpool.exe'.
>
> Google is ONLY good to tell you if it is a known process.  However, any file can be named anything.  It isn't
> enough to know the name of the file but the fully qualified name and path to the file.
>
> We know SVCHOST.EXE is a legitimate process.
> Not if it is loaded from %appdata%.
>
> Malware deliberately hides itsalf in names of legitimate files or slight variation thereof.
> SVCHOST.EXE is the most prevalent of names forged or use variations like SCVHOST.EXE or LSASS.EXE as
> Isass.exe.  Here we have 'srvpool.exe' which is a take on 'spoolsv.exe' the Print Spooler Service.  The problem is
> any file can be called anything and the libraries are just not able to keep up with all the new malware.
>
>
> Get me a sample of 'spoolsv.exe' and I'll get the 411 on this.  :-)
>
> Dave
>
>
>
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> Date forwarded: 	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 09:26:47 -0700 (MST)
> Date sent:      	Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:24:33 -0500 (EST)
> Forwarded by:   	[email protected]
> From:           	Jose Nazario<[email protected]>
> Subject:        	Re: Malware database
> To:             	Huffen Doback<[email protected]>
> Copies to:      	[email protected],	[email protected]
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>> virus names used to be unique, but not so much any more.
>>
>> prevx, for example, lets you search by filename. plenty of sites have nice
>> writeups of "what is file foo.exe and what does it do?" for legitimate
>> files. prevx mostly handles malicious files, and their writeups are vague
>> or misleading at best in that database.
>>
>> as for fine grained details sandbox reports are very useful.
>> threatexpert.com is one of the more comprehensive and searchable. if you
>> have a file hash (md5) that's the best way to get such details.
>>
>> virustotal.com is also a useful place to get pointers.
>>
>> i do not trust or respect most AV writeups, they're very inadequate or
>> just plain wrong.
>>
>> ________
>> jose nazario, ph.d.		    http://monkey.org/~jose/
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