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A new Trojan horse tries to covers its tracks by crippling the victim's computer after stealing data, a security researcher said today.
According to Israeli security company Seculert, Shamoon relies on a one-two punch, first taking control of a system connected to the Internet before spreading to other PCs on an organization's network.
The second stage -- which kicks off after the malware has done its dirty work -- overwrites files and the Master Boot Record (MBR) of the machine. The latter makes the PC unbootable.
Read more:
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9230359/Shamoon_malware_cripples_Windows_PCs_to_cover_tracks
