Sality

One family of viruses, called Sality, has caught the attention of security researchers, who have spotted a newly developed member Sality.

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Analysis of the most frequently blocked malware for the last month revealed that the Sality.

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Microsoft stated that Sality is "highly virulent," and works by infecting other files, copying itself to removable media, disabling security and finally downloading other malware onto the infected system.

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Sality, but also by other malware clans, such as the Zeus botnet-building Trojan. argued over Microsoft's ability to quickly patch the vulnerability, with HD Moore, the chief security officer of Rapid7 and the creator of the well-known Metasploit hacking toolkit, betting that Microsoft would fix the flaw within two weeks.

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Microsoft blogged about these viruses, including one particularly nasty one known as Sality.

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ZeuS, Sality, Chymine and Vobfus jump on the LNK vulnerability bandwagon

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Shielded by a polymorphic code, the Sality family is extremely difficult to detect and annihilate.

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Other security researchers had spotted Sality exploiting the shortcut bug earlier this week.

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On Friday, Microsoft said Sality malware was also using the vulnerability.

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"Sality is a highly virulent strain ... known to infect other files, making full removal after infection challenging, copy itself to removable media, disable security, and then download other malware," wrote Holly Stewart of the Microsoft Malware

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