2006 Internet Malware 
Krebs on Security
MAY 17, 2022
The consensus seems to be that the ZIP file currently harbors a malware threat known as Ramnit , a fairly common but dangerous trojan horse that spreads by appending itself to other files. He said Saicoo did not address his concern that the driver package on its website was bundled with malware. Image: Virustotal.com.
Krebs on Security
JUNE 1, 2023
This post is a deep dive on “ Megatraffer ,” a veteran Russian hacker who has practically cornered the underground market for malware focused code-signing certificates since 2015. More recently, it appears Megatraffer has been working with ransomware groups to help improve the stealth of their malware. WHO IS MEGATRAFFER?
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Malwarebytes
JULY 28, 2021
remember Sydney being referred to as “The Internet Olympics”. 2006 Turin. All of a sudden we have infectious email attachments, and compromised third-party sites serving up malware. There is evidence of malware bouncing around though, in the form of Wiper malware targeting Japanese computers. Not so much.
The Last Watchdog
JUNE 21, 2020
The above-mentioned AIDS Trojan hailing from the distant pre-Internet era was the progenitor of the trend, but its real-world impact was close to zero. The Archiveus Trojan from 2006 was the first one to use RSA cipher, but it was reminiscent of a proof of concept and used a static 30-digit decryption password that was shortly cracked.
Pen Test Partners
JULY 1, 2024
The CVE, dubbed regreSSHion, is a regression of CVE-2006-5051 reported in 2006. Versions before 4.4p1 are also vulnerable unless patches for CVE-2006- 5051 and CVE-2008-4109 have been applied. This leaves vulnerable systems open to malware, ransomware, Denial of Service (DoS) attacks and other attacks.
Security Affairs
JULY 30, 2019
Even a device that is reaching outbound to the internet could be attacked and taken over. This timespan might be even longer, as according to Wind River, three of the vulnerabilities were already existent in IPnet when it acquired the stack from Interpeak in 2006.” ” reads the report published by Armis Labs.
Security Boulevard
MAY 12, 2022
In the early 1990s, the Internet industry needed to move packets as fast as possible because some marketing genius came up with the idea that everyone could have “Unlimited Internet Access” for $9.95 Those people belong in the Internet Hall of Fame. Truth be told, AOL made the Internet, the Internet.
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