Is there somethin ng to run against this air router to check it? On Apr 10, 2016 7:53 PM, "Josh Reynolds" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://m.theregister.co.uk/2014/07/29/antivirus_blood_splattered_as_biz_warned_audit_or_die/ > > > http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/09/security-wares-like-kaspersky-av-can-make-you-more-vulnerable-to-attacks/ > > > https://books.google.com/books?id=wqV1CgAAQBAJ&pg=PA183&lpg=PA183&dq=antivirus+attack+surface&source=bl&ots=HF7hnyj7sN&sig=Ski6OAQaLdD4MeIDGJRfuNoaZiE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsgP7nroXMAhUjk4MKHb19DQ0Q6AEIKzAE#v=onepage&q=antivirus%20attack%20surface&f=false > On Apr 10, 2016 6:21 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Josh, >> >> Can you expand that? >> >> >> The following is the last communication, note this started as a slowness >> complaint. >> >> Hi. I had a couple questions regarding the wireless router that you >> provide with my service. Since I don't have access to the device, could you >> turn off broadcasting of the SSID please? The reason for this request due >> to a very damaging virus/malware that hit my home network extremely >> hard.gained access to my networks through the wireless connection and my >> phone, which then took out every thing else connected. The Wi-Fi that >> caused the issue ended up as "OPEN" and not longer secure. Since there is >> such massive distances between any of us our her I would only see that >> specific SSID on days when everthing allowed to to travel just a litter bit >> further. And when I did see it over the last 1.5 years, but it was always >> "Secured". Anyway... the story is much longer but A. can you hide the SSID >> and possibly change it to something else? This way I know it has a little >> extra protection. But please let me know the the SSID. Do you by chance >> know of an SSID near me of: ISPSTUFF360? It's Mac address is >> 00:60:ld:f1:91:be. It came back as a Lucent Technologies device. Also.. I >> was not simply taken out of service by 1 "Open" device...I was taken out by >> 2 ! The second one that is also broadcasting as "Open is similar in name. . >> It\s SSID is ISPSTUFF1000. I have it's mac address somewhere in the middle >> of all this mess, but its the same I believe. It also resolved by MAC >> address to a Lucent Technologies Devic. From what discovered from once I >> had a change to finish up replacing the hard drive in my laptop, ending up >> with corruption in the bios as well, replacing a drive in my Workstations >> as it would not ever respond to restoration software. And so much figging >> time to install everything. I had to be safe and reset my phone, my tablet >> pc and and my FLAC file of over 119gb of my entire music collection. Not >> to. I still dont feel comfortable given how destructive it was. I >> immediately had to spend our upon hour callng banks, and Website, and >> anyting that I accessed online to change my logins and passwords.. It even >> appears to have left it's mark on the Direct TV DVR as well. So I have >> already spent more $ than I had to spare but I most definately dont trust >> any of the devices anylonger. Especially since the 2 devices are still >> broadcasting as I send this. Kevin >> >> On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 3:59 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> FYI antimalware/antivirus and adblock are the newest attack vectors. :) >>> >>> Pretty easy way to get persistent malware on machines now. >>> On Apr 10, 2016 3:57 PM, "That One Guy /sarcasm" < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Im a worst case scenario artist. My concern is the customer will talk >>>> to our customer service, theyll tell him we will replace his router. He >>>> will bring it in, get a replacement. Its been "infected" and will hit our >>>> Achilles heel. Customer service will drop it in the returns bin. It will >>>> get taken abk and connected to the machine thats used to dump the file, it >>>> will "infect" that machine, that machine will infect the Customer service >>>> network. A tech will pick up the router and install it at another POP. >>>> infecting that POP. he will also bring his laptop back and connect it to my >>>> network. My machine has no real antimalware and he will infect it across >>>> that network. My machine has all the keys to the castle. >>>> >>>> the reality is they guy probably had slow wifi in his detached garage >>>> 1500 feet from his house, and his buddy mike said he must be infected with >>>> some really nasty virus because his portable version of AVG from 2010 cant >>>> find it so it must be direct from anonymous. >>>> >>>> On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Josh Reynolds <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Cross platform malware is a Thing now, and has been for several years. >>>>> It's fortunately not very prevalent yet. >>>>> On Apr 10, 2016 3:36 PM, "Bill Prince" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I don't believe it. >>>>>> >>>>>> We have a friend that comes to some outrageous conclusions with scant >>>>>> information, and practically zero technical knowledge. Yet when he >>>>>> explains >>>>>> something, he sounds perfectly reasonable with impeccable logic. It just >>>>>> never is. >>>>>> >>>>>> bp >>>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On 4/10/2016 1:29 PM, That One Guy /sarcasm wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> So we have this customer who experienced a ferocious malware, still >>>>>> waiting on more details from the customer, its very interesting because >>>>>> it >>>>>> crossed multiple platforms. multiple cell phones, a satellite DVR, a PC >>>>>> etc. Im not sure how he verified infection, but he did have to factory >>>>>> his >>>>>> phones, his PC he said required a hard drive replacement (not sure what >>>>>> or >>>>>> who decided this) not sure how the satellite DVR was mitigated. He thinks >>>>>> it came from a Rise Broadband (formerly Prairie Inet ESSID (I doubt >>>>>> this, >>>>>> the ESSIDs prairie inet ran were open, with other security for the >>>>>> access) >>>>>> With it being as cross platform as it was im wondering how i would >>>>>> check the air router we provide to see if it got hit as well. All we do >>>>>> is >>>>>> a dump file on the current firmware that sets a password, ensures 443 is >>>>>> open, sets a DMZ to an IP out of the DHCP scope, and we manually set the >>>>>> ESSID with WPA2, the key being the MAC on the label ( it think this is >>>>>> the >>>>>> WLAN) (we disable snmp, telnet, but leave ssh open), we also turn off CDP >>>>>> and the ubnt discovery >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Im hoping he has some good info on what this actually was, and its >>>>>> not just a case of his buddy jim telling him all this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Anybody know of something in the wild capable of hitting all these >>>>>> devices across a network (wired/wireless) >>>>>> >>>>>> Im asking about the airrrouter in particular, considering if it were >>>>>> impacted, that could be a mess at the POP since most customer NAT are in >>>>>> the same subnet, with duplicate configs >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >>>>>> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your >>>> team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >>>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team >> as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. >> >
