Re: Virus Crossfire

[Nicolas Waisman <nicolas () immunitysec com>]

Tiago ASSumpcao pioneer on PalmOS Virus back in 1992 A.D. Although, 
nobody was awake to hear him :(

Nico

On Sat, Mar 04, 2006 at 11:10:34AM -0500, Dave Aitel wrote:
> *Many of you probably already read this article by Rob Lemos.
>
> http://www.securityfocus.com/news/11379
> *"A virus that spreads from PCs to mobile devices has become the focus 
> of a power play between the antivirus industry and the relatively young 
> Mobile Antivirus Research Association, which obtained the only sample 
> of the program."
>
> *So some funny things in the following statement from the group who 
> started it:
> 1. What was the bullying? Is this a child's playground or what?
> 2. I'm not sure what jurisdiction these people are in - I imagine 
> several - but I'm not aware of any US law that makes distributing 
> malware illegal in any fashion as long as the people involved all know 
> what it is.
>
> http://www.mobileav.org/index.html
> """
> *Currently, several security experts and antivirus companies are 
> applying
> for a formal exchange agreement with MARA in order to get a sample of
> the Crossover Trojan. However, a small number have refused to sign any
> agreement, and have made comments to the effect that, "we're the
> experts, not you, so hand it over right now." Some of them have even
> tried to bully individual members into bypassing the proper protocol.
> That is unfortunate, since it would be illegal to distribute malware
> without a signed agreement. There has to be a chain of custody in place.
> """
>
> In any case, the whole thing is funny. Recently I've had people call me 
> and ask me if this sort of service is what the Immunity Partner's 
> program is, which it's not. What people are really looking for is 
> http://www.offensivecomputing.net/ . It's like an anti-virus company, 
> but without that fake "We're better than you" attitude. Valsmith should 
> make this their official motto.
>
> -dave