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Re: Passwords & Passphrases


From: David Harley <dharley () SMALLBLUE-GREENWORLD CO UK>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:29:43 -0000

It's also somewhat common in viruses to have a built-in
password list as an attack vector.

Not just viruses. It's a common bot feature, though the lists tend to be
fairly short and are, obviously, very generic.

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