wifi virus ! spreading like a cold. anyone have a solution to solve it?

[eurobyn]

i do not know where i m talking about

so i take all info away.

Edited June 27, 2014 by eurobyn

[knowledge-Spammer]

malwarebytes on it

http://blog.malwarebytes.org/online-security/2014/03/chameleon-wifi-virus-spreads-like-a-cold/

uk people made the virus from what i no

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnOwihpvfXU

A computer virus that can spread via wi-fi like a "common cold" has been created by researchers in Liverpool.
In densely populated areas with lots of wi-fi networks, the virus can go from network to network finding weaknesses.
Once in control of a wi-fi access point, it leaves computers on the network extremely vulnerable.
The team's lead researcher told the BBC it was working on software to prevent such attacks being possible.
"Rather than rely on people to use strong passwords, you want to integrate intrusion detection systems to the access points," said Alan Marshall, professor of communication networks at the University of Liverpool.
He would not go into detail about the methods in order to prevent the attack being used on real victims but said a proof-of-concept attack had been developed at the university.
'Under control'
The virus, dubbed Chameleon, seeks out wi-fi access points - devices that transmit the wi-fi signal, found in many homes - that have not had their admin password changed.
This password is different from the one used to log on to the wi-fi network itself, and is often left unchanged from the default setting.
Once an access point is under a hacker's control, new firmware can be installed.
"So it's now under our control," explained Prof Marshall.
"Once you do that you can then do other things with it. You can recover passwords, steal data - anything you want."
Spreading out
But it is the next step of the virus that is most unusual.

Edited June 24, 2014 by knowledge

[AlexCross]

Youre comment is so illegible, I can't understand a thing.

[Nastrahl]

So basically even personnal computer/laptops was more secure 20 years ago using BlackICE and a third party firewall (since Windows didn't have any built-in at this time) than nowadays. Good to know…

[eurobyn]

no comment

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[eurobyn]

no comment

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[Kalju]

If honestly say to you - do not believe this story.

[spudboy]

anyone ? with a simple solution?

Disconnect your Wi-Fi. Problem solved. Please close thread.

[humble3d]

Chameleon WiFi Virus Spreads Like a Cold

March 6, 2014

|   By Joshua Cannell   |   2 Comments   |  

A team of researchers at the University of Liverpool developed a virus dubbed

Chameleon 

that travels over WiFi networks and spreads “as efficiently as the common cold spreads between humans.”

Unlike most viruses, Chameleon doesn’t go after computers or internet resources, but focuses on access points (APs), or where you connect to the internet.

For the average home user, this is usually a wireless router.

The research team says the virus spreads fast, avoiding detection and identifying “the points at which WiFi access is least protected by encryption and passwords.” If the virus hits a roadblock when trying to propagate, it simply looks for other access points “which weren’t strongly protected including open access WiFi points common in locations such as coffee shops and airports.”

There hasn’t been many technical details released on the virus, but it’s not unheard of for an AP to become infected; a few weeks ago, in fact, reports surfaced that

 several thousand Linksys routers had become infected 

with a worm likely installed by a vulnerability found in the firmware.

“When Chameleon attacked an AP it didn’t affect how it worked, but was able to collect and report the credentials of all other WiFi users who connected to it”, said Alan Marshall, Professor of Network Security at the University.

It’s unfortunate that very few routers today have adequate anti-virus protection, if they have any at all. In addition, many consumers don’t ever change the default username and password on their routers, making it dreadfully susceptible to hijacking.

Here are some measures you can take to protect yourself from these types of threats:

• Change the default username and password on your home router
• Ensure your WiFi network is password protected with a strong password
• Avoid weaker wireless authentication protocols like WEP
• Don’t broadcast your network’s name (SSID)
• Avoid public networks and WiFi hotspots
• Consider MAC address filtering to control which devices connect to your network

_________________________________________________________________

Joshua Cannell is a Malware Intelligence Analyst at Malwarebytes where he performs research and malware analysis. Twitter: @joshcannell

http://blog.malwarebytes.org/online-security/2014/03/chameleon-wifi-virus-spreads-like-a-cold

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26352439

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bridaineparnell/2014/02/26/new-virus-spreads-like-the-common-cold-via-wifi

Researchers have demonstrated the first airborne Wi-Fi computer virus

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/03/wi-fi_virus.html

Edited June 25, 2014 by humble3d

[TheCryptionist]

the topic is ( a solve to this virus ) no comments on it.

It seems more like a disabled(Turned off) radio rather than an infection by a virus.

Clearly, you misinterpreted the the report regarding the chameleon virus.

Firstly, It's just a research virus, a proof of the concept that such a virus which can infect the Access Points could be created.

Secondly, if in an unlikely manner, your router had been infected with that virus, it does not affect your WiFi experience, it just collects data and steals information from you. In that case the solution is in the report itself:

1. Upgrade your Router/AccessPoint firmware to eliminate the infection (Elimination)

2. Secure your WiFi by using WPA2 encryption and a more secure and unguessable password (Prevention)

3. Change the default password of the Router/AccessPoint web interface panel. (Prevention)

If you have a problem that you can't solve by your self, instead of taking any assumptions and ask people to suggest solutions based on that (incorrect) assumption(s), describe your problem precisely with as much as details as you can (hardware details,OS version, AccessPoint Mark/Model, etc) and let others to analyze and find the possible cause of the problem and suggest solutions.

Edited June 25, 2014 by TheCryptionist

[jimbojet2011]

Try another router if you are in the air ( buy a new 1 ) :)

[eurobyn]

no comment

Edited June 27, 2014 by eurobyn

[Dodel]

no network is detected

no router problem

this is already the third infection i see in the store (customers pc or laptops)

i think also no roaming or radio working .

with cable you can surf but not wifi !

Have you even checked the router settings to see if it's broadcasting at all, SSID ?, have you unplugged net, rebooted router ?

Also if it's the 3rd infection, why do you keep adding them to the network, wtf.

Further more if it's a virus that spreads by wifi, it would a little counter productive for it to disable the wifi wouldn't it. I expect it's simply either router fail, or that it's not broadcasting. Virgin routers do this all time, just stop broadcasting for no reason, sometimes I even have to go back in and enable it.

Edited June 25, 2014 by Dodel

[eurobyn]

no solution anymore.(i have taken the solution away)

thats why i have edited this and all other comments.

some would not read and blame me as a asshole.

so people find it out what the problem whas and is. (or you could asc the person who is telling what asshole i am. for the solution)

just as the virus coming like a cold (some users have the cold also)

for a solution to it , asc ricktendo

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[eurobyn]

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[eurobyn]

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[eurobyn]

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[eurobyn]

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[eurobyn]

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[eurobyn]

no comment

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[Dodel]

no network is detected

no router problem

this is already the third infection i see in the store (customers pc or laptops)

i think also no roaming or radio working .

with cable you can surf but not wifi !

Have you even checked the router settings to see if it's broadcasting at all, SSID ?, have you unplugged net, rebooted router ?

Also if it's the 3rd infection, why do you keep adding them to the network, wtf.

Further more if it's a virus that spreads by wifi, it would a little counter productive for it to disable the wifi wouldn't it. I expect it's simply either router fail, or that it's not broadcasting. Virgin routers do this all time, just stop broadcasting for no reason, sometimes I even have to go back in and enable it.

i work in a computerstore as technician (repair) do you really think it is the router ! read on and learn.

And I've been in IT support for nearly 30 years pal, read on yourself.

[eurobyn]

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Edited June 27, 2014 by eurobyn

[unknownasphyxiated]

the solution is msxml6 layer is corrupted.(msxml parser.)

how to repair.

copy all files from working system to the infected system (use a windows pe (hiren boot cd))

copy all msxml files from the system32 (working system ) to the infected one same place and overwrite them.

now wifi is working back as it should be.

can you share how you got the solution?

how you detect the msxml corrupted?

is it possible if you just run sfc to replace the corrupted msxml?

[ricktendo]

What brand router do you have?

Scan your network with with Netalyzr to check it for problems (post results)

[eurobyn]

no comment

Edited June 27, 2014 by eurobyn