New Malware in China Could Put Internet Cafe Visitors at Risk

Researchers at McAfee are drawing people's attention to a recent problem after detecting a new malware, Machine Dog, which is currently circulating in China. This malware is capable of putting cyber cafes in danger, as they are favorable places to log onto the Internet for surfing when people are away from the office or home and not carrying a laptop.

Thus, the malware can infect any number of computers in many cyber cafes and bars, sometimes without facing too much hindrance. According to McAfee's Xing Su, an attack by Machine Dog can be so dangerous that as soon as it is able to install its driver onto the kernel, the protection software for the hard-disk can be rend...

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