... that loony megalomaniac off.
" ... executing of files, terminating processes, and performing shell commands. "
That sounds oddly like something from the Manifesto he probably wrote while in power.
... you'll find no sympathy here.
(n.b. ZDNet staffers are truly deluded if they believe anyone will want to eagerly follow up on one of the worst, tyrannical dictators, in the world, in the last 30 years.)
Security researchers from TrendMicro, have intercepted a currently circulating malware campaign, using the death of Kim Jong-Il as a social engineering heme.
The messages arrive with a .PDF attachment that has the file name brief_introduction_of_kim-jong-il.pdf.pdf. Upon execution, the sample drops a malicious file detected as BKDR_FYNLOS.A. The backdoor connects to its C&C server to receive and execute commands such as downloading,uploading, and executing of files, terminating processes, and performing shell commands.
The sample also exploits the following Adobe Reader and Acrobat vulnerabilities - CVE-2010-2883; CVE 2011-0611.
Users are advised to ensure that they are free of client-side vulnerabilities found in third-party applications and browser plugins, as well as to exercise extra caution when opening attachments coming from unknown sources.
