Also see: “Fighting for Facebook: A WAFF 48 News Special Report“
January 24, 2012
Facebook’s continued fight against Koobface
Facebook recognizes UAB computer forensics alumnus and current Sentar analyst Brian
Tanner and UAB Forensics Research director Gary Warner for their assistance with Koobface, malware responsible for fake antivirus, pay-per-click and traffic referral schemes. More here.
Starting with a link to an infected users computer, progressing to a page prompting to install an updated Flash player and concluding with fake antivirus software or hijacked web pages, Gary’s blog “Cybercrime & Doing Time” expounds on how Koobface works and Brian’s role in analyzing the virus. Full article here.
Also, see Bud McLaughlin’s Feb. 13 Huntsville Times article about Brian’s work on Koobface, available at al.com here.