Friday Tech News - Virus Edition
Poster: Aron Schatz
Posted on December 31, 2004 at 10:52:07 PM
Anti-Santy worm infects sites.
Cell phone worm source released.
Tojan preys on help rendering bug in XP SP2.
Malware hides in DRM. I hate DRM.
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F-Secure said on Friday that it was aware of seven sites that had been defaced by the worm, which appears designed to combat the Santy worm. The anti-Santy worm searches Google for sites that use the PHP Bulletin Board (phpBB) software exploited by the earlier worm, infects the sites and attempts to make the sites more secure by installing a patch.
Cell phone worm source released.
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This follows reports on Tuesday that a number of variants of the Cabir worm have been detected and that these offshoots have evolved beyond their comparatively benign predecessors. The worm affects phones running the Symbian operating system that use Bluetooth wireless technology.
Tojan preys on help rendering bug in XP SP2.
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Microsoft has had significant problems securing its Web browser in 2004. As a result, the freely available open-source browser Firefox has gained market share. Security experts have recommended that computer users consider other browsers and some schools have told their students to use a non-Microsoft browser.
Malware hides in DRM. I hate DRM.
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A loophole in the Windows Media DRM process allows companies to create ersatz media files and link them to adware. Normally, when you download a protected Windows Media file, you also receive a license that lets you play it. According to Caulton, if Windows Media Player can't find a valid license on your PC, it checks in with a remote system running Microsoft's Windows Media DRM Server.