McAfee confirms that global law enforcement agencies across 11 countries have announced the disruption of the communications infrastructure for GameOver Zeus and CryptoLocker under the operation known as “Operation Tovar.”
BACKGROUND & IMPACT
GameOver Zeus (also known as P2PZeuS) has been assessed as being responsible for the fraudulent transfer of hundreds of millions of pounds globally. Recent intelligence has suggested that more than 15,500 computers in the UK are currently infected, with many more potentially at risk.
McAFEE RECOMMENDATION
McAfee DAT 7457 released June 2 provides protection again these malware families.
McAfee also strongly recommends and urges customers to use the updated McAfee Stinger tool (
http://www.mcafee.com/stinger) to determine if the malware is on any systems and to delete it. The Stinger tool can also be deployed and managed via McAfee ePO.
MORE INFORMATION
McAfee Blog:
http://blogs.mcafee.com/mcafee-labs/game-zeus-cryptolocker
US-CERT:
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA14-150A
Dept. of Justice:
http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/June/14-crm-584.html
Dept. of Justice:
http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/dag/speeches/2014/dag-speech-140602.html
