McAfee Launches China Hack Detection Tool
McAfee launched a tool that detects and repairs any threat related to the Google cyberattack.
McAfee's George Kurtz said Tuesday in a blog that the company has released a tool that detects and repairs any threat related to Operation Aurora--the cyberattack that infiltrated Google, Yahoo, and dozens of other websites. The tool is free to download and use, and according to Kurtz, it's a new version of McAfee's "Stinger" virus removal application.
"The Aurora Stinger has been designed to specifically detect and repair all known variants of Aurora and associated threats," he reports. "The Aurora Stinger also includes a link to the cloud-based McAfee Global Threat Intelligence, which means that it will also pick up on newly discovered variants in real time without requiring an update to the signature files that come with the tool."
Kurtz also said that Microsoft will launch an official patch on Thursday that will fix the Internet Explorer exploit used in the attack. However, he also pointed out that McAfee has already spotted "at least one" unofficial patch in the wild, developed by an unknown third party. Naturally Kurtz recommends that users not apply patches from unknown origins.
Microsoft said in its latest MSRC blog update that the fix will be released around 10:00 a.m. PST (UTC -8). "Based on our comprehensive monitoring of the threat landscape, we continue to see only limited attacks," the company said. "To date, the only successful attacks that we are aware of have been against Internet Explorer 6."
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Beside the title, where is the word "China" in the article?
haha that's just racist man
Oh, this is for IE users. I was worried there for a second.
i guess he included china in there because the hacking of google and yahoo originated from china. Maybe he should have made the title "McAfee Launches Hack Detection Tool to defeat pro Chinese Communist Hackers" Is that still racist?
Me update long time!
Me update long time!
McAfee, stop at nothing to get face time and rebuild their reputation.
Why would I install a patch on my PC for a hack that works on server and mainframe?
The problem isn't IE6, its the people and companies still using IE6.
As the IT saying goes... The problem exists between the keyboard and the chair.
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The problem isn't IE6, its the people and companies still using IE6.As the IT saying goes... The problem exists between the keyboard and the chair.
If it's companies not upgrading from IE6, how does saying relate? Isn't it then the fault of the IT department not allowing or embracing upgrades? I do agree the most common problem is the interface from the chair to keyboard, but in this case it just doesn't fit. I know at work, we are stuck with IE6, and it sucks horribly, but you can hardly blame the people using the computers, it's out of their hands.
There are ways to lock down computers using IE7/8
Its just that most "IT guys" are too dumb and lazy to make the adjustments.
I know I did it at my company, never had a problem.
I don't know whats worse, McAfee or Chinese hackers.
If it's companies not upgrading from IE6, how does saying relate? Isn't it then the fault of the IT department not allowing or embracing upgrades?
But you do need to take into account that in a large company/corp you need to check if all or their applications would work with Firefox, Chrome, Safari, Opera or whatever the heck they are going to replace it with.
The time of the software testers costs money, and if something does go wrong, you'd need the developers to fix the problem (which also costs money). It'd be quite hard to explain by the manager to the higher-ups why it costs several thousand dollars just to change from IE6 to something else.