So is this malware really linked to the FBI? DomainTools reports that the command-and-control IP address used by the malware is associated with McLean, Virginia-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC).

This exposes the user's actual IP address. 'It’s pretty clear that it’s FBI or it’s some other law enforcement agency that’s U.S.-based.'īuried within the malicious JavaScript is a tiny Windows-based executable inside a hidden variable named 'Magneto.' Instead of downloading additional code that would open a back door to hackers, it relays the victim's MAC address and Windows hostname to a server in Virginia that's outside the Tor network. 'It just sends identifying information to some IP in Reston, Virginia,' reverse-engineer Vlad Tsyrklevich told Wired. The maintenance pages were examined and found to include a hidden 'iframe' tag that loaded a clump of JavaScript code from a Virginia-based Verizon business Internet address. Shortly thereafter, all of the hidden service sites hosted by Freedom Hosting began displaying a 'Down for Maintenance' message, and included legit sites like TorMail. He was wanted for distributing child pornography in a federal case filed in Maryland. Wired reports that the broad deployment of malware across the Freedom Hosting network coincided with the arrest of Eoin Marques in Ireland on Thursday. Some of these sites are also supposedly known to dish out child pornography. onion websites that hide their IP addresses and geographical locations behind layers of routing, and in turn can only be accessed via the Tor network. This company specializes in playing host to special.

The attack in question reportedly stems from websites served up by the anonymous web hosting company, Freedom Hosting. 'Really, switching away from Windows is probably a good security move for many reasons.' 'Consider switching to a 'live system' approach like Tails,' the team states.

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