Classification

Malware

Slot machines in two Las Vegas casinos were out of action for almost a week in an incident that bears all the hallmarks of a ransomware attack. Investigations are currently underway by the Nevada. The only casino located in Gulfport is the Island View Casino. Federal investigators say the thieves gained access to the casino’s bank account by convincing a casino employee that a phishing email was genuine. Once the employee clicked on the attachment, the malware was installed. Details: The virus hooks Int 21h so that it is memory resident when it infects. When the system date is January 15 or April 15 or August 15, it starts to play a game where if the infected user loses, the.

Virus

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Casino

Summary

This virus is highly destructive, and may trash the FAT. Before doing so, however, it will offer the user to play a game - if he wins, the virus will leave the FAT unchanged.

Automatic action

Based on the settings of your F-Secure security product, it will either move the file to the quarantine where it cannot spread or cause harm, or remove it.

Suspect a file is incorrectly detected (a False Positive)?

A False Positive is when a file is incorrectly detected as harmful, usually because its code or behavior resembles known harmful programs. A False Positive will usually be fixed in a subsequent database update without any action needed on your part. If you wish, you may also:

• Check for the latest database updates

  First check if your F-Secure security program is using the latest detection database updates, then try scanning the file again.

• Submit a sample

  After checking, if you still believe the file is incorrectly detected, you can submit a sample of it for re-analysis.

  NOTE If the file was moved to quarantine, you need to collect the file from quarantine before you can submit it.

• Exclude a file from further scanning

  If you are certain that the file is safe and want to continue using it, you can exclude it from further scanning by the F-Secure security product.

  Note You need administrative rights to change the settings.

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