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SpannerITWks
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Spycar suite of free Exploit Tests

Just released is Spycar courtesy of »www.intelguardians.com/ in conjunction with »www.counterhack.net/Counter%20Ha···ome.html

From the www -

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What is Spycar?

Spycar is a suite of tools designed to mimic spyware-like behavior, but in a benign form. Intelguardians created Spycar so anyone could test the behavior-based defenses of an anti-spyware tool.

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What’s New with Spycar?

Spycar was initially released on May 4, 2006. We’ll be adding new modules to it for additional tests over the next several weeks. At its inception, Spycar performs 17 different tests associated with Autostart Programs, IE Config Changes, and Network Settings changes.

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RESULTS AND CLEAN-UP

Click here to run TowTruck 1.0 to see how well your anti-spyware tool defended you, and to clean up all Spycar alterations.

Come Back Often

New Spycar modules testing other anti-spyware functionality will be released on a periodic basis. Please come back and look for new anti-spyware tests. Also, keep in mind, when new modules are released, you’ll have to use the latest TowTruck program to clean up the changes. The latest new modules will be listed above in a yellow font to distinguish them from the earlier set (because this is the original Spycar release, no New modules appear above in yellow yet).

»www.spycar.org/Welcome%20to%20Spycar.html

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sonify7



Re: Spycar suite of free Exploit Tests

Thanks for the heads up Spanner. I tried the tests and failed all the IE tests, but passed everything else. I let all tests run past PG of course, so they could have been blocked by that to begin with, but that's just not as fun now is it?

MSAS, WinPatrol, Prevx, Tea Timer and Pest Patrol seemed to fail all the IE tests. But they seemed to pass most of the other tests.

sonify7

Oops, I made a mistake I did pass the IE-SetHomePage and IE-SetSearchPage tests, my bad. But failed all the other IE tests.
RobertLudlum

join:2005-01-20
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Passed 100%. These tests are too simple.
Just Bob
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You are not authorized to view this page

HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden

My guess is that without javascript enabled none of their test can execute.

sonify7



Ok anyone care to tell how they beat the IE tests? Instead of just gloating about.

Maybe I'm more of a newb when it comes to protecting IE, but I never use it for the most part anyway.

It would still be nice to know how to protect IE though. Thanks if anyone can recommend how to pass the IE tests.

Bubba
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Around, Us
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Re: Spycar suite of free Exploit Tests

said by sonify7 :

MSAS, WinPatrol, Prevx, Tea Timer and Pest Patrol seemed to fail all the IE tests....I made a mistake I did pass the IE-SetHomePage and IE-SetSearchPage tests....It would still be nice to know how to protect IE though
The TeatTimer feature does monitor those 2 keys among a few others and is what alerted you ?

Those 2 keys in particular IMHO are more important to the malware writers than the 8 IE Policies\Microsoft\Internet explorer\Control panel tests that you failed. They are out for the fast buck and the quickest way would be thru keys such as that versus the disabling of the tabs in IE's Interent Options which you failed. You want find many of the anti-malware programs covering the IE policy keys. For that you would need to consider a Registry mointoring type program....whether it be the polling type or kernel based products like Regdefend.
RobertLudlum

join:2005-01-20
656456

Re: Spycar suite of free Exploit Tests

You could also use software restriction policies on XP pro to block registry keys and file changes.

»www.microsoft.com/technet/prodte···lcy.mspx

sonify7

Thanks Bubba.
controler

join:2003-11-02
Bubba

I did not know you posted here. Good to see you old friend.

controler

FoundYouOnAHarley

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I passed all 8 tests as well.

SpannerITWks
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Ed Skoudir Senior Security Analyst @ Intelguardians who is directly involved with these tests + the Spycar www, has posted in here - »www.wilderssecurity.com/showthre···st745362

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sheiny

join:2005-03-13
Turlock, CA

Even the limited tests revealed something interesting to me. The fact that Windows Defender's default action when it sees an unknown program make changes is to allow the changes. The best I can get from WD is a (brief) warning dialog. Something to note.

SpannerITWks
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Some very interesting + enlightening background info on one particular individual connected with the Spycar project !!!

»radsoft.net/resources/rants/2006···00.shtml

Also earlier on today i tried to reach the Tests page on Spycar - Click ( here ) to agree - »www.spycar.org/Spycar%20EULA.html - but got errors very similar to the WMF exploits i tested a few months ago -



I can't reach the Spycar tests page anyway, bit of a coincidence, or what ?

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