P2P malware question

[Walt64]

Is it possible that malware could change p2p save folder such as limewire back in 2008-2010. Say that malware uploaded your personal computer files photos and everything else to the limewire gnutella network. Is that possible. I've heard that malware could make your files available to the hacker not an entire network but this article states different. Is this a little far fetched. http://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/0016-p2p-file-sharing-risks

[+BudMan MVC]

Here  you go something like this -- this is back from 2009 when those types of p2p were pop..

 

http://www.hotforsecurity.com/blog/worm-p2p-palevo-b-hiding-in-your-recycle-bin-weekly-malware-review-685.html

 

The worm has been designed in a
manner to allow it to spread via multiple channels. It can add its code to the
list of P2P shares on popular file-sharing applications such as Ares,
BearShare, iMesh, Shareza, Kazaa, DC++, eMule and LimeWire, but it would also
infect any removable USB device plugged into an already-infected machine or
even network drives mapped locally.

 

They even have a category for this type of infection.. p2p worm - because it likes to spread via sharing itself p2p apps user might be running

 

https://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/p2p-worm_w32_p2p-worm.shtml

[Walt64]

Thank you guys for helping. these two links didn't say anything about sharing the personal files though it was more about spreading the virus or did I misunderstand it?

[+BudMan MVC]

if it can share it self, what do you think it would stop it from sharing your files?

[Walt64]

It would have to gain access to them and switch stuff around to different saving places. If I downloaded the malware on limewire it will automatically share itself because limewire aurmotwically shares what you download on the network.

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

The worm my colleague was refering to:  https://forums.malwarebytes.org/index.php?/topic/13777-wormarchive/

 

So, to summarize all the answers to your question:

 

There are a few pieecs of malware which modify the settings of previously-installed P2P file sharing programs for various purposes, but it is a very uncommon practice.

 

Hope this answers your question.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

[Walt64]

Thanks you helped a lot. Do you know what pieces of malware changed the p2p settings or what settings it changed. Any save or share folder settings?

[Walt64]

Goretsky here is another article about malware sharing on p2p. http://www.itworld.com/article/2816945/security/p-to-p-users-expose-us-government-secrets.html

[Walt64]

Also I found that tiversa was behind a lot of the hacking to try and scare people to buy their security services. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2920681/microsoft-subnet/whistleblower-claims-cybersecurity-firm-hacks-clients-to-extort-them.html Could this malware sharing your data all be a part of this scam

[goretsky Supervisor]

Hello,

 

There's information about the Win32/Tracur.A (aka Worm.Nugg) in the Malwarebytes forum post, and in my initial post I mentioned the Win32/Antinny worm.

 

I would suggest checking with your anti-malware vendor's technical support department for more information.

 

No comment on the Tiversa issue--I've not personally studied it in enough detail to have an opinion.

 

Regards,

 

Aryeh Goretsky

[Walt64]

I looked at the two malware links and read the capabilities under Microsoft malware encycplodia and I didn't see anything about it changing p2p files. I looked up limewire on that encycplodia and their was 100 or so viruses that showed up and looked through them all. The only one that changes settings in share folder is womcodi virus. It moves the user directory into the share folder but I heard that was mainly a concept malware. Ever heard of it

[+Frank B. Subscriber²]

Here's a better idea: Stop downloading stuff at random using whatever P2P network you prefer. Piracy = bad karma.

[Walt64]

I have stopped. Thanks.

[+BudMan MVC]

"Piracy = bad karma."

Really.. Pretty sure all the people downloading feel only good things towards the people sharing them.. I would think all those good vibes would equate to a ###### load of great karma..

 

What's the quote "Random acts of kindness, in the moment, are acts of mindful meditation