Term Of the Day - Bladabindi

Bladabindi has been creating prowl over the Indian Cyberspace

"BLADABINDI"

The oddly spelled “Bladabindi” family is the latest threat looming over the Indian cyberspace . As per reports of CERN-In , the particular Bladabindi.B variant  , essentially a trojan is the most frequently detected and the most malignant of the lot , which makes clandestine multi-identity efforts to gain access to personal data , and use them for nefarious purposes .

The victims lists is hugely populated with “Windows Operating System users “ , the most common mode of propagation of the virus is via USB devices commonly called pen-drives and data cards . CERT-In , the nodal national agency for cyber threats across the Indian internet domain has already issued advisories for the same .

Bladabindi iconic aliases

In an official statement , it stated “Bladabindi variants can take up as much as 12 different aliases to conceal its identity . It can also come across as a malware downloader , in turn creating a backdoor entry route for further injection”.

A typical Bladabindi propagates by copying itself to the root folder of a removable drive , creating a shortcut icon . When clicked upon , it causes an explorer window to open , simultaneously executing the malware in background . So , while the user can remain rest assured with the normal functioning of the system , Bladabindi would have reported its creator accomplishment of new victimisation .

A potential attack by Bladabindi can result in loss of proprietary data such as computer name ,country , serial number , windows user details , chrome ,  internet explorer stored passwords , etc . It can also employ an dll file to the webcam of the infected system to record and send media to the remote attacker . The remote attacker can even snatch control of the system .

So , the next time round that we insert a external drive from the most trusted of our friends , lets go by a casual scan , lest our friend might be unknowingly  introducing us to Bladabindi’s net !!