Induc Virus Abuses Delphi Compiler

The W32/Induc virus has been in the wild for at least a year. During this period it has succeeded in infecting a lot of Delphi installations, including manufacturers of some pretty popular software packages.


On a victim’s machine this virus searches for the presence of a specific version (4.0, 5.0, 6.0 and 7.0) of the Delphi compiler. The virus gathers this information using the registry entry below.

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Scammers Love Your Money

We generally classify email messages pretending to be from a family member of a (often African) dignitary or from a desperate young woman as scams. In the first case, the sender sometimes explains that following the death of an influential dignitary a large sum of money is blocked in a bank account somewhere. With the recipient’s help and using his or her financial backing for a money transfer, the sender says that it would be possible to release the money. Substantial compensation is offered to whoever agrees. In the second case, the unknown beauty becomes a friend with the victim and suddenly has a terrible money problem.


For some individuals, these swindles, called advance fee fraud (also known as 419 fraud) and romance scam, are a primary source of revenue. They also employ lottery and fake price scams.

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Introducing the IEEE Industry Connections Security Group

Agreement and collaboration have been two of the greatest challenges the security community has faced from the very beginning. In an effort to address this, The Industry Connections Security Group (ICSG), a new offering from the IEEE, allows like-minded companies to come together to solve industry or business problems that center on information security. Industry Connections is a program under the IEEE that allows for a fast start-up toward industry collaboration. It also offers the support and infrastructure of an established and well known brand—the IEEE itself. This effort will allow the group to focus on the work of security standards and problem solving, rather than being slowed down with issues such as incorporation or intellectual property matters. McAfee is proud to be a founding member of this effort.


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