AIM worm plays nasty new trick.

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  • fetishblog
    Confirmed User
    • Sep 2005
    • 5995
    #1

    AIM worm plays nasty new trick.

    A worm found spreading via America Online's Instant Messenger is carrying a nastier punch than usual, a security company has warned.

    The unnamed worm delivers a cocktail of unwanted software, including a so-called rootkit, security experts at FaceTime Communications said Friday. A rootkit is a tool designed to go undetected by the security software used to lock down control of a computer after an initial hack.

    "A very nasty bundle is downloaded to your machine" when you click on the worm link, said Tyler Wells, senior director of engineering at FaceTime. "This is the first time that we have seen a rootkit as part of the bundle of applications that is sent to your machine. It is a disturbing trend."

    http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5920403.html

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    • sumphatpimp
      Confirmed User
      • Aug 2002
      • 5235
      #2
      thats ugly.
      "Bump"

      its worth the read!

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        • jimthefiend
          So Fucking Banned
          • Oct 2003
          • 18889
          #3
          serves them right for using anything to do with aol

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            • sumphatpimp
              Confirmed User
              • Aug 2002
              • 5235
              #4
              Originally posted by jimthefiend
              serves them right for using anything to do with aol
              yes, but give it time, it will work its way into icq and other message services too.
              rootkits are becoming popular with this kind of thing, these guys are getting smart.

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                • sunshynevideo
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2005
                  • 360
                  #5
                  The peeps that write this stuff are always one step ahead of a fix. Seems like just a big game to me. The way I figure it is Hackers, worm, virus and trojan writers get paid by the companies like Norton, Macafee etc... Gotta keep that cash flowing!

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                    • Matt 26z
                      So Fucking Banned
                      • Apr 2002
                      • 18481
                      #6
                      The security companies are obviously pro-hacker. They'd be out of business if they weren't.

                      Why do you think they go public with Windows security flaws instead of contacting MS in private? It's so the hackers can be alerted of the flaw, wreck havoc on computers and the public will then feel the need for security software.

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                        • fetishblog
                          Confirmed User
                          • Sep 2005
                          • 5995
                          #7
                          Originally posted by jimthefiend
                          serves them right for using anything to do with aol
                          That strikes me as hilarious seeing as how you have an ICQ # in your sig, and AOL owns ICQ, and all of your precious ICQ messages are going across AOL servers.

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                            • Furious_Male
                              Doing the grind since 99
                              • Oct 2003
                              • 16884
                              #8
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                                • pussyserver - BANNED FOR LIFE
                                  So Fucking Banned
                                  • Oct 2005
                                  • 5133
                                  #9
                                  carzy crazy crazy

                                  a few days ago someone posted some text from a site about brute forceing porn sites after I researched the site I found source code for this AIM worm

                                  small world

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