[Linux-Anyway] Re: New worm variant -- for those who don't knowyet
- From: Meph Istopheles <meph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: Linux-Anyway@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2002 08:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
> > thestar.com.my
> > Monday, September 23, 2002
> > Slapper worm smarting less
> > By Robert Lemos
> > A Linux worm that started spreading a week ago has reached a
> > plateau after infecting about 7,000 servers and turning the
> > hosts into a peer-to-peer network that could be used to
> > attack other computers.
> The ironic thing about Slapper is that it creates a file called
> .bugtraq.c and uses gcc on the host to compile it to an
> application called .bugtraq!!
> Now, that's sneaky!
Heh. The article only mentioned "some" directories -- not what
they're named. Damn. Gotta watch for that.
Meph
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efficient means for going backwards.
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