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 | new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards
® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 21 Dec 2004 at 22:37 GMT |
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Anti-virus experts at Sophos have advised that a new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards across the globe.
The Santy worm exploits a vulnerability in a piece of software often used to provide discussion forums and bulletin boards on the web, phpBB. The worm uses the Google search engine to try and find vulnerable bulletin boards on the web, and replaces files on the bulletin board with a message which contains the following text:
Graham Cluley, Senior Technology Consultant for Sophos said,
"The good news is that this worm only affects web servers, not users who visit any of these bulletin boards. There have been serious security vulnerabilities found in the phpBB software in the past - and this incident underlines the importance of all people keeping up-to-date with the latest security patches and fixes."
http://itvibe.com/news/3103/
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| Re: new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards
® Tintin (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2004 at 11:07 GMT |
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While the BR does not use phpBB, it seems we have our very own internet worm all the same ...
The TisFrank worm exploits a vulnerability in a piece of soft brain often used by Blue Room users with low tolerance levels. The worm uses the Google search engine to try and find immaterial titbits of information on the web, and fills threads on the bulletin board with a message which contains the following text:
Just a Reminder . . .
There Are Only X Shopping Days
Remaining Until Christmas!
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| Re: new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards
® Tintin (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2004 at 11:08 GMT |
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I forgot:
The good news is that this worm only affects certain users who visit this bulletin boards, not web servers.
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| Re: new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards
® TisFrank (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2004 at 11:45 GMT |
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Thank goodness for that!
Happy New Year Tintin and Snowy
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| Re: new Internet worm is defacing web bulletin boards
® Satyricon (in the United Kingdom) 22 Dec 2004 at 14:45 GMT |
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