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posted in Stuff, Tools & sources on Jan 6th, 2010
I uploaded some screenshots of the VoIP-Recorder web GUI. For the end user it looks about like this when using the GUI for processing the intercepted Skype calls … Further screenshots will be posted here.
posted in Stuff, Tools & sources on Oct 1st, 2009
After browsing through the hard disk on a old computer I’ve found the the sourcecode of the rootkit belonging to the Skype-Trojan. It’s completely outdated, probably detected by anti rootkit/virus software and mainly it’s dating back to 2006 what actually explains everything. I’m going to publish the code next week.
posted in News & media, Stuff on Sep 12th, 2009
The enigma software group created a nice article about the SkypeTrojan with its components and inner structure to recognize it if a system was infected. And also they offer a detection tool and a removal guide. For free. Nice. I hope they appreciate the free advertisement Imagine you’re having a discussion with your bank using [...]
posted in News & media, Stuff on Sep 4th, 2009
According to some news portals the SkypeTrojan was already found in the wild. It’s origin can not be determined and people start to speculate if and which government is responsible for this deployment. If you compare the characteristics Symantec describes on their page and the SkypeTrojan code similarities can not be denied. [PREDETERMINED FOLDER NAME]\[CALLER [...]
This article on the Swiss news paper Tagesanzeiger is from 2. September 2009. Wie kamen Sie auf die Idee, dieses Tool zu programmieren? Seit ich mich für Computer interessiere, das war mit 19, hat mich die Sicherheit am meisten fasziniert. Ich wollte verstehen, wie es möglich ist, die Schutzmechanismen der Computer auszuhebeln und zu umgehen. [...]
This article on the Swiss news paper Sonntagsblick is from 30. August 2009 Können Sie in einfachen Worten erklären, wozu die Trojaner-Software (Minipanzer und Megapanzer) dient und welchen Zweck sie für den Auftraggeber erfüllen sollte? Mini- und Megapanzer sind trojanische Pferde, welche als Anschauungsmodelle dienen sollen und aus eigenem Interesse entwickelt wurden. Es sind keine [...]
posted in News & media on Aug 25th, 2009
Gulli.com invited me for an interview for their online news portal and asked some questions aboug the Skype trojan, trojans in general etc. Enjoy and of course leave comments. Superintendent trojan – A programmer speaks out For about seven years, Ruben Unteregger has worked as a software-engineer for the Swiss company ERA IT Solutions. His [...]
posted in Stuff on Aug 21st, 2009
Gulli.com invited me for an interview for their online news portal and asked some questions aboug the Skype trojan, trojans in general etc. The interview is in german but I’ll translate it the next days. Enjoy and of course leave comments. Bundestrojaner – ein Programmierer erzählt Ruben Unteregger hat rund sieben Jahre lang als Softwareentwickler [...]
posted in News & media on Aug 16th, 2009
This article on the Swiss news paper Sonntagszeitung is from October 2006 but for completeness I decided to add it anyway. Schweizer Behörden testen Spionage-Software Schweizer Strafermittler und das Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr und Kommunikation (Uvek) prüfen den Einsatz von Spionagesoftware zum Abhören von Internettelefonaten. Telecomfirmen und Internetanbieter sollen die als Trojaner bezeichneten Programme auf [...]
posted in News & media on Aug 16th, 2009
This article on the register is from October 2006 but for completeness I decided to add it anyway. Swiss gov ‘mulls’ spyware to tap VoIP calls The Swiss government is “considering” the use of a spyware application called Superintendent Trojan to eavesdrop on IP telephony conversation, Heise Security reports. Swiss firm ERA IT Solutions said [...]
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