Trojan steals usernames and passwords from online gamers

lineGames.dr comes into computers via offers and help notesposted by crooks in game forums or by exploiting browser vulnerabilities. Written inDelphi language, OnlineGames.dr injects its DLL component into running processesand places an autorun.inf file in the root of each drive to ensure that it getsactivated every time a drive is opened.Once active, it snoops on user activity, steals confidential account informationfrom unwitting victims and sends it to a remote attacker. In a few cases, the Trojanalso posts this stolen information to certain malicious websites. With the usernameand password of a virtual game player in his hand, the Trojan writer can directlylog on to the victim s account and sell off the characters and other goods for realworld money.This Trojan targets Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPG),particularly the ones like Gamania and Wowtaiwan, meant for the Taiwanese audience.MMORPG is a genre of online computer role-playing games where a huge number ofplayers interact with each other in a fantasy world. Every participant plays therole of a fantasy character and buys and sells fictional goods online, while theyalso barter stuff among each other. On many websites you can buy goods andcharacters using actual currency and do vice versa. The magnitude of the online gaming economy is much bigger than what meets the eye, points out Govind Rammurthy, CEO of MicroWorld Technologies. The total amount ofreal world money connected to all gaming sites is close to half a billion dollars,and there you can see why malware writers are training their guns on virtual gameplayers. Trojans are known for their direct or indirect financial motives and thisbreed is no different .Password stealing Trojan variants lurking in the web are many and their targetsvaried. While most of them eye credit card and banking information, some of them goafter eBay or Paypal accounts. A good number of Trojans send the stolen informationto its creator via email where as others connect to the attacker through ports. Malware targeting online game accounts has been in existence for a long time, butthe stakes were never as high as they are now. To combat this menace, gamingcompanies need to come up with more sophisticated authentication procedures whileusers should deploy competent protection for their computers. Because when you arepitted against a cyber criminal, neither does he play by the rules of the game nordoes he give you a second chance, says Govind Rammurthy. MicroWorld Technologies Inc.MicroWorld Technologies is the developer of highly advanced AntiVirus, ContentSecurity and Firewall software solutions eScan, MailScan, and eConceal. MicroWorldWinsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionary technology that powers most of MicroWorldproducts enabling them to achieve several certifications and awards by some of themost prestigious testing bodies, notable among them being Virus Bulletin, Checkmark,TUCOWS, Red Hat Ready and Novell Ready.For more information, please visit www.mwti.net

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