ProxyBack - A malware that turns PC into Proxy.

             In this cyber world if the user is not educated enough and caught in then all dirty jobs can be done in the name of the infected user. Recently a malware has been spotted which validates the point.

            Actually in many countries some websites are blocked as per their Government order and even in many organisations website blocking happens. In order to remove the barrier and access the blocked sites, proxy softwares are used.

             That proxy will create a tunnel and gives access to the blocked sites. There are many providers who provides this service for free or as paid service.

             A malware has been identified by Palo Alto Network security researchers that was named as #ProxyBack that makes the infected computer into a proxy for attackers and thus all the traffic will be redirected through the PC.

             A computer if infected will be given a unique ID and then the attacker will communicate with the compromised machine through HTTP requests. It has been noted that till there are 11000 compromised PCs nearly.

            The infection count increases and this shows the user negligence towards security of their own systems. This malware is not used to hide the location of the attacker but to use the blocked sites.

P.S: The post is to create awareness and not to create any negative impact.