Malware Attack Against VMware Limited In Scope
Security researchers have determined that some new variants of a new malware family called "Crisis," aka "Morcut," can infect VMware virtual machines and Windows Mobile devices. But, a security expert at Trend Micro points to current evidence that says the majority of VMware's most widely deployed products are not currently under attack.
"VMware has a family of test development and productivity products called Workstation and Player," said Warren Wu, director of datacenter products at Trend Micro, in an interview with CRN. "This malware only affects these types of hypervisors. The data center products are not under attack at this point. But, it's important to be aware that some malware writer in the future can try to leverage this same technique against the data center products. So, it's important to make sure that your anti-malware products are up to date and that you have effectively locked down access to key directories and repositories. If you've already done that, you're probably pretty good against this malware, as well as any other future threats that might be forthcoming."
