[pchelpers] News:Hacked Texas National Guard site serves up malware

The Web site attacks unpatched PCs, plants rootkit, offers fake security
software

By Gregg Keizer

September 18, 2008 (Computerworld)  Attackers have hacked the Web site
of the Texas National Guard and are using it to serve up offers of fake
security software and plant rootkits on unpatched PCs, a security
researcher said today.

The National Guard's site was hacked sometime before yesterday, said
Roger Thompson, the chief research officer of Czech Republic-based
security vendor AVG Technologies Cz SRO. Thompson confirmed Thursday
that the site was still pushing phony antispyware software and infecting
users with a rootkit. 

"It's still infective," Thompson said today in an instant message
exchange. "I did a refresh, and [it] whacked me." 

More here:
http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9115060&intsrc=news_ts_head
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